24 April 2025 - CISL is delighted to announce the appointments of Khanyi Mlambo, Simon Wong, Perses Bilimoria and Daniel Vaughan as Network Ambassadors.
Khanyi will represent the CISL Network in South Africa, Simon in Japan, Perses in India, and Daniel in Hong Kong.
The expansion of CISL’s ambassadorship programme reflects CISL’s commitment to driving wide-reaching impact on a global scale. Promising ideas and solutions for addressing the challenges we face originate in every part of the world. CISL’s global Network is a key mechanism for identifying and scaling these. An extraordinary worldwide community with 40,000 members in over 80 countries, the Network offers a wealth of learning and exchange opportunities that support its members in delivering positive impact.
The appointment of four new Network Ambassadors will enable CISL’s community to deliver greater impact. Ambassadors play a critical role in mobilising the network through organising and hosting in-person gatherings, disseminating the latest insights from CISL, and representing the Institute at events. They also serve as advocates for the Network, voicing the community's needs to inform CISL strategy and activities.
Network members are invited to contact the Ambassador for their home region. Learn more about our new Ambassadors below.
Khanyi Mlambo is a Fellow at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Her career spans over 30 years across multinational businesses, including Old Mutual as Head of Responsible Business, Standard Bank Group, holding various director roles, and Corobrik, as an Executive Director and Board member. She is now Managing Director of KM ESG Consulting. Khanyi is passionate about driving sustainability and shared value principles for businesses to purposefully pursue sustainable growth while positively impacting customers, society, and the environment.
Perses Bilimoria has been involved with climate change research since 2001. He currently serves as a consultant to several municipal bodies and Indian government advisory panels on climate change, waste management, and the environment. He also sits on the boards of several publicly-listed companies in India as an Independent Director. In his early career, Perses was CEO of the family-owned Cobra Beer. He launched the brand in India in 2002, with his cousin, Lord Karan Bilimoria of Chelsea. Under his leadership, Cobra Beer was brewed and sold in 15 states in India.
The role of CISL Ambassador adds to Perses’ existing links with the University of Cambridge. In 2022, he become an Honorary Visiting Associate at the Cambridge Climate Repair Center (CCRC), at Downing College, Cambridge University, under the stewardship of Sir David King. Perses is also an honorary Fellow at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Daniel Vaughan holds Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership from CISL. He is an active member of the CISL community in Hong Kong and has participated in panel discussions and events in the region alongside CISL leaders. He is also an active longstanding member of the global Entrepreneurs’ Organization Hong Kong chapter. Daniel's areas of expertise include sustainable investment, responsible materials, circular solutions, CDP reporting, and carbon measurement and reduction strategies. Daniel is now Chairman and co-founder of bbase Design Group, a company dedicated to driving sustainability in the eyewear industry.
Daniel’s goal is to facilitate impact investments around responsible materials, also to guide design and production industries to increasingly implement circular economy outcomes and active carbon reduction, on the path towards net zero.
Simon Wong is a Head Tutor of the CISL Sustainable Finance online course and an independent advisor serving such organisations as International Finance Corporation, ClientEarth and Climate Bonds Initiative. He started his career as a capital markets lawyer at Linklaters and Shearman & Sterling, and subsequently worked at the OECD, McKinsey and Barclays Global Investors. In 2024 Simon moved to Tokyo after more than 20 years in London.