Our latest thought leadership and research aims to inform and equip decision makers across business, finance and policy to lay the foundations for a sustainable economy.
Global Leadership in the Age of Turbulence
17 April 2024
22 April 2024 – In February CISL convened a multi-sectoral Global Leadership Summit. This report synthesises the key challenges and solutions from discussions at the Summit.
Ahead of the Curve: A preparatory guide on nature for the agri-food sector
11 March 2024
12 March 2024 - Guidance for businesses in the agri-food sector to aid understanding of nature-related risks and disclosure frameworks that can promote nature-positive action has been produced by CISL in collaboration with Asda and incorporates business insights from value chain actors
Broadening the horizon: How CFOs and Finance Functions can help drive corporate sustainability
31 January 2024
1 February 2024 - A business briefing produced by CISL and Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) examines the implications for CFOs and Finance Functions in supporting their businesses to become aligned with a sustainable future.
Financing Africa’s Low Carbon Transition
29 January 2024
30 January 2024 - A policy briefing by CISL examines how there is a $1.8 trillion gap to fund the transition to low carbon economies in Africa.
CISL publishes second stage of its Equality Action Plan
26 January 2024
26 January 2024 - CISL has published the second stage of its Equality Action Plan which provides an update of its activities since February 2022 and sets out new strategic approaches to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion across the Institute.
The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review for 2023
5 January 2024
23 January 2024 - The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review for 2023 sees scores continue to increase across the membership, ahead of the introduction of a more ambitious set of Principles for 2024.
Risk sharing for Loss and Damage: Scaling up protection for the Global South
21 November 2023
21 November 2023 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) launches a Loss and Damage action plan to scale up protection for the Global South.
10 November 2023
13 November 2023 – CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance has published a new policy brief that dives deep into how the private sector can scale up finance for both climate and nature.
Bank Action Guide: Towards a just transition for small–medium enterprises (SMEs)
20 October 2023
30 October 2023 - CISL’s Banking Environment Initiative has published a new Bank Action Guide to help banks begin to facilitate a just transition for acutely vulnerable SMEs and assert their role as key partners to communities and civil society, contributing to a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable global economy.
CISL’s Business Transformation Framework Preliminary Diagnostic
12 October 2023
October 2023 – This report introduces a diagnostic tool that sets out 12 enablers presented onto four organisational typologies, distinguished by different levels of alignment to sustainability and purpose, against which businesses can self-assess.