3 June 2016
Quo vadis, impact? Manuel Lewin, Head of Responsible Investment at Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, a member of the Investment Leaders Group, explains why he thinks it's worth measuring impact for everything. 7 June 2016 500,000 tons of CO 2 , or the equivalent of 1.2 billion miles (50,000 around-the-...
Management in the Age of the Anthropocene
20 May 2016
Management in the Age of the Anthropocene Professor Jennifer Howard-Grenville reflects on a recent talk by Professor Andrew J. Hoffman, jointly sponsored by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and the Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) 24 May 2016 The words 'business'...
Business supports green growth platform in Pacific Alliance region
26 April 2016
Business supports green growth platform in Pacific Alliance region By Nicolette Bartlett, Senior Programme Manager, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 3 May 2016 On 22 April 2016 , 175 countries gathered together in New York to sign the Paris Agreement and signal their continued...
What would a bright future for the steel industry look like?
8 April 2016
What would a bright future for the steel industry look like? By Eliot Whittington, Deputy Director, Policy 8 April 2016 In Port Talbot thousands of people are waiting to see if a buyer can be found for the steel works, a story that is reflected at other sites across the UK. Whatever the resolution...
How Jaguar Land Rover ditched traditional supply chain thinking to create a closed loop value chain
3 March 2016
As part of our Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Value Chains, Paul Cassell, Vehicle Engineering, Jaguar Land Rover, evaluated the REALCAR project: a closed-loop value chain collaboration between Jaguar Land Rover, Novelis, Innovate UK and other partners, with the aim of introducing more closed-loop aluminium into Jaguar Land Rover cars.
Jaguar Land Rover and Novelis: committed to collaboration for a closed-loop value chain
26 January 2016
Jaguar Land Rover and Novelis: committed to collaboration for a closed-loop value chain Ian Ellison, Sustainability Manager with Jaguar Land Rover and Senior Associate at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 28 January 2016 In 2015 the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability...
L’Appel de Paris: holding each other to account after COP21
7 January 2016
L’Appel de Paris: holding each other to account after COP21 By Nicolette Bartlett, Senior Programme Manager, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 7 January 2016 Building on the experience of the Corporate Climate Communiqués, the Paris Pledge for Action (L’Appel de Paris), a collective...
Taking the Paris Agreement home to Europe
17 December 2015
Taking the Paris Agreement home to Europe By Sandrine Dixson-Declève and Nick Mabey, CEO of E3G 17 December 2015 With the ink barely dry on the Paris Agreement, the key implications for Europe are already becoming clear. In Paris, Europe built new alliances to break down old divides. It helped form...
After COP21: Achieving a zero carbon economy
16 December 2015
After COP21: Achieving a zero carbon economy Polly Courtice, Director, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 18 December 2015 Dame Polly Courtice DBE, LVO, was Founder Director of the University of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (1989–2021). She is now Emeritus...
A strong climate deal is good for the planet and great for business
10 December 2015
A strong climate deal is good for the planet and great for business By Sandrine Dixson-Declève 10 December 2015 We are at a turning point in global economic transition which the Paris climate conference can meaningfully accelerate. Over the past few years, the business community has made...