Our blogs offer timely perspectives from CISL experts and our global network, exploring how leaders are responding to market shifts, managing risk and turning insight into action.
Why playing it safe over the Middle East crisis is the riskiest strategy of all
17 March 2026 - The impact of the current war in the Gulf are being felt around the world in the form of energy price hikes and disrupted supply chains. In moments like this there is a familiar reflex: to zero in on immediate economic pain and short-term security risks while delaying action that might address the underlying causes.
Recognised excellence: re‑accreditation for the Master in Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment
18 March 2026 - The MSt in Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment has successfully secured the maximum five-year re-accreditation from six leading professional bodies, recognising its professional value and relevance. The assessors praised the programme’s exemplary interdisciplinary approach, integration of real-world challenges, and its focus on collaboration, reflective practice and leadership across disciplines
Cambridge City Leaders: Turning Climate Ambition into Action
11 March 2026 - Catherine Oakley, Cambridge City Council and Lucy Bruzzone, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, reflect on how Cambridge’s city leaders are working together to turn climate ambition into coordinated, system‑wide action.
Food system at a crossroads: disrupt or be disrupted?
11 March 2026 - In this blog, Dr Tom Norton explores how accelerating climate, nature and geopolitical shocks are driving disruptive pressures across the food system. Although innovation is expanding, structural barriers continue to slow progress. The piece highlights cross-value-chain collaboration and responsible scaling as critical to resolving these barriers and creating better food systems. To make that possible, CISL is running a Leadership Lab that will bring together those with influence and intent to transform food systems for resilience and sustainability.
What's working now: innovation, market-making and the leadership to make it happen
4 March 2026 - In this blog, we explore the challenges facing business leaders today and how these are reflected in the Business & Sustainability Programme (BSP) – CISL’s flagship executive programme – designed for leaders who need to make hard choices that carry long-term consequences – across geopolitics, technology disruption and systemic climate and nature risks while keeping commercial performance on track.
U.N. body confirms what we have known for decades: Companies that pillage nature risk extinction
24 February 2026 - Lindsay Hooper, CISL, CEO, discusses why the warnings about nature loss have become impossible for businesses to ignore. Despite clear evidence that degrading natural systems threatens economic stability, food security and long‑term profitability, global markets continue to undervalue and overexploit nature. Lindsay outlines how emerging data, regulatory shifts and practical tools are helping companies address nature‑related risks and why investing in resilient, nature‑positive business models is now essential for future competitiveness.
The Decade Of Competition Has Arrived, But Is The Global Financial System Ready For It
February 23 - Welcome to what the World Economic Forum has dubbed "the decade of competition," an era of competitiveness where nations and regions race to secure resources, build resilience and attract capital, all while planetary boundaries compress. This shift demands we fundamentally rethink how finance operates.
11 February 2026 - In this blog, Marija Jurcevic, Programme Manager for CISL's Postgraduate Courses, reflects on interviews with five sustainability leaders at the cutting edge of leading change in their contexts - CISL Fellows and Senior Associates Pat Dwyer , Ian Ellison , Oliver Dudok van Heel , Beth Knight , and Brishni Mukhopadhyay - for their reflections on what it means to drive action for a more thriving world.
A day in the life of a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB) student
27 January 2026 - Serene Law, CSR Manager at Louis Vuitton and a student on the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB). Serene shares how immersive learning and rich peer collaboration at Madingley Hall leave her inspired and motivated to drive sustainable change.
The transfer of multigenerational wealth, growth and inequality – how to maintain legacy in a period of transition
27 January 2026 - The coming decades will see an unprecedented transfer of wealth between generations, unfolding against a backdrop of rising global inequality, geopolitical instability and environmental stress. As multigenerational families navigate this transition, they face both a responsibility and an opportunity: to redefine their purpose, steward their assets for long‑term societal benefit, and lead with intention in an age of disruption. This blog explores the challenges, questions and leadership approaches shaping how families can sustain their legacy while catalysing positive change.
