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Read more at: CISL CEO Lindsay Hooper gives galvanising keynote speech at Women in Leadership Europe event
CISL CEO, Lindsay Hooper, addresses Women in Leadership Europe’s Annual Gathering

CISL CEO Lindsay Hooper gives galvanising keynote speech at Women in Leadership Europe event

14 March 2024

14 March 2024 - Yesterday, University of Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership CEO, Lindsay Hooper, delivered the keynote speech at Women in Leadership Europe’s Annual Gathering at the House of Lords, Palace of Westminster, in London.


Read more at: CISL’s Canopy selected as one of Europe’s leading startup hubs
Canopy’s Trust in Sustainability Accelerator Cohort

CISL’s Canopy selected as one of Europe’s leading startup hubs

11 March 2024

14 March 2024 – CISL’s Canopy named by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s leading startup hubs following a survey run by Statista.


Read more at: Dr Nina Seega, Director of Sustainable Finance, recognised as one of Reuters’ Trailblazing Women in Climate
Collage of Reuters’ Trailblazing Women in Climate 2024.

Dr Nina Seega, Director of Sustainable Finance, recognised as one of Reuters’ Trailblazing Women in Climate

8 March 2024

8 March 2024 - On International Women’s Day, Dr Nina Seega, CISL’s Director of Sustainable Finance, has been recognised as one of the 20 inspiring women in Reuters’ Trailblazing Women in Climate. The list demonstrates the influence, impact and leadership in the climate industry.


Read more at: CISL's Europe team joins EU changemakers in new office space
New occupants gathered outside #SustainableHub in Brussels

CISL's Europe team joins EU changemakers in new office space

7 March 2024

7 March 2024 - The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership's Brussels team is set to move into #SustainableHub. The centre has opened its doors for a range of impact-focused frontrunners from industry, associations, NGOs and think tanks.


Read more at: CISL addresses the tough questions for global leadership in an age of turbulence
CISL's interim CEO, Lindsay Hooper, addresses attendees at the Global Leadership Summit in Cambridge

CISL addresses the tough questions for global leadership in an age of turbulence

1 March 2024

4 March 2024 - With time running out to bend the curve on the climate and nature crisis, rising geopolitical tensions, conflict and AI dominating political agendas, CISL brought together influential thinkers, experts and leaders for a 2 day summit to address the unprecedented challenges that currently face global leadership.


Read more at: 30 years of impact

30 years of impact

20 February 2024

22 February 2024 – As we celebrate 30 years of CISL’s flagship executive education programme, the Business & Sustainability Programme (BSP), we are keen to share some updates to how the programme will be delivered in 2024.


Read more at: New analysis shows a $1.8 trillion gap to fund the transition to low carbon economies in Africa
Financing Africa’s Low Carbon Transition

New analysis shows a $1.8 trillion gap to fund the transition to low carbon economies in Africa

25 January 2024

30 January 2024 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) latest research shows that Africa’s ambitious climate commitments are significantly underfunded, with the 2030 deadline to meet promises fast approaching. The report Financing Africa’s Low Carbon Transition finds that tailor-made...


Read more at: Lindsay Hooper announced as interim CEO for CISL
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Lindsay Hooper announced as interim CEO for CISL

24 January 2024

24 January 2024 - CISL’s current Executive Director Lindsay Hooper will now step up to take the helm of the Institute into an exciting 2024


Read more at: Beginning of the end
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Beginning of the end

13 December 2023

13 December 2023 - Today representatives from nearly 200 countries have agreed at COP28 to a landmark deal to start “transitioning” away from fossil fuels. Read responses to this agreement from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability (CISL).


Read more at: Three Young Innovators from CISL’s Canopy Incubator Are Taking Their Breakthrough Climate Solutions To COP28
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Three Young Innovators from CISL’s Canopy Incubator Are Taking Their Breakthrough Climate Solutions To COP28

28 November 2023

27 November 2023 - The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership has worked with UNICEF on Innovation30, an Initiative Calling For Critical Investment in Sourcing and Scaling Youth-led Climate Innovations from Across the Globe.


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