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20 February 2025 - CISL Ambassadors joined CISL CEO, Lindsay Hooper, for a Summit aimed at enhancing our understanding of the regional needs of our Network members and sharing the incredible engagement of our Network members globally.CISL’s Ambassadors play an invaluable role in our mission, which is to connect CISL 40,000 Network members within a …

18 February 2025 – The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has launched white label training materials to help corporates and financial institutions build their nature-related capabilities. We are delighted to share that the  TNFD has launched a suite of ‘white label’ training materials that can be used by training providers an…

7 February 2025 – Dr Gabriel Okello won the Early Career Researcher award at the prestigious Cambridge Awards for Research Impact and Engagement earlier this week. Gabriel is The King's Global Sustainability Fellow in Air Quality and NCDS, supported by AstraZeneca. His work applies multidisciplinary, collaborative approaches to tackle air pollution…

The UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) is delighted to confirm Beverley Cornaby, Director of CLG UK, will be sitting on the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's recently relaunched Net Zero Council.Read more about the announcement of the Net Zero Council members.The Council will be co-chaired by Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, and Co-opera…

Following the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs's (Defra) announcement of £2.65 billion for flood defences, Bev Cornaby, Director the UK Corporate Leaders Group, commented:"Today’s announcement of £2.65 billion for flood defences is a welcome and necessary step to protect homes, businesses, and farmland."The devastating impacts of …

5 February 2025 - The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2024 highlights progress and challenges for insurance industry members reporting against new, ambitious principles.Press ReleaseClimateWise - the global insurance industry leadership group founded in 2007 and facilitated by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leade…

Whatever the White House does, it won't change the market fundamentals driving the net zero transition, writes Beverley Cornaby, Director of the UK Corporate Leaders Group.As we started 2025 witnessing flooding in Spain and the UK, and the devastating wildfires in the US, it's hard to be optimistic when these events underline that climate change is…

CLG UK reacts to the UK's NDC ICTU submission, setting out how it will deliver on its 2035 carbon emissions reduction target.Today, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) submitted further detail behind the UK's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) headline target to the UNFCCC, ahead of the 10 February 2025 deadline set by the…

CLG Europe and CLG UK groups strengthened as new members join and current members upgrade – leading businesses across sectors continue to showcase determination for a competitive and sustainable future. We are pleased to announce that the Corporate Leaders Groups – for both the UK and the EU – have welcomed new and upgraded members to kickstart bus…

30 January 2025 - Meet the businesses who are pushing boundaries in sustainable innovation.The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) Canopy is a vibrant network of purpose-driven innovators and entrepreneurs dedicated to building ventures that put sustainability at the heart of their work and focus on tackling global sustainabi…

On 28 January, CLG Europe was delighted to welcome the group of Business Networks for a Climate Neutral Europe in Brussels.  These business networks from across Europe work together to achieve a climate neutral, nature-positive, and socially inclusive green transition. They met with Members of the European Parliament at a roundtable and dinner to d…

24 January 2025 – CISL's Network is a global community for impact. In 2024, our community surpassed 40,000 members and the scope of CISL’s Network engagement was greater than ever in 2024.  Key moments in 2024 included: The Global Leadership Summit began the year with CISL’s most ambitious Network event convened so far. The summit invited leaders f…

20 January 2025 - CISL has released its yearly impact report, looking back on a pivotal year for the institute and the sustainability movement more widely. Read the full report2024 was a challenging and pivotal year for CISL and the wider sustainability movement. Action taken across the world is not keeping up with the challenges that are being thr…

03 December 2024 - As an official sponsor of the UK's COP29 and COP30 Pavilion, the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) increased its presence and visibility at this year’s UN climate convention leading many high-level events, convening cross-sectoral experts and forging stronger business-government engagement.Since its founding in 2005, CLG UK has…

2 December 2024 – The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership today announces that Lindsay Hooper has been appointed as its permanent CEO and Head of Department.Lindsay’s appointment comes at a critical moment for the sustainability movement and for CISL. Following another year of record temperatures, extreme weather events …