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4 November 2025 – With COP30 fast approaching, experts, policy leaders and academics from across the University of Cambridge gathered at CISL’s Entopia Building to discuss how the global climate negotiations in Belém, Brazil, present a pivotal opportunity for Cambridge to amplify its impact across education, innovation and the vital intersection of…

16 October 2025 - Six Postgraduate alumni honoured in the ChangeLeaders 2025: Top 100 Corporate Impact Leaders list of corporate leaders redefining the role of business in building a better world.ChangeLeaders are celebrated as leaders who are making a difference with the ambition to continue to do more, they join a network of peers where they can …

16 October 2025 - Sudip Hazra, Director First Sentire Group (FSG) has been appointed as Working Group Co-Chair for CISL’s Investment Leaders Group (ILG) alongside Victoria Leggett, Head of Impact Development and Equity Fund Manager, Union Bancaire Privée (UBP). We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Sudip Hazra, Director First Sentier Group…

15 October 2025 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), in partnership with The Crown Estate, hosted a one-day Water Hack Day on 15 October 2025, bringing together over 60 innovators, sector experts, entrepreneurs, policy makers and academia to co-design bold solutions for upstream water pollution and demand. T…

7 October 2025 - The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is proud to announce the appointment of Renata de Andrade as its first Network Ambassador in Brazil. This reflects CISL’s commitment to fostering global collaboration and advancing sustainability leadership in key regions. Brazil and the wider Latin American region are cr…

7 October 2025 - We are pleased to announce a new strategic collaboration with Boston Scientific, which aims to accelerate sustainability in healthcare. By combining academic insight with industry expertise, the collaboration will explore innovative approaches that deliver value for patients and healthcare systems, while reinforcing a shared commit…

24 September 2025 - Throughout the remainder of 2025, CISL Network members will have the opportunity to attend exclusive events in Tokyo, the United States, Singapore and other locations worldwide.Ambassador Professor Jason Pomeroy will welcome members of the CISL Network based in Singapore to a seasonal dinner on 7 November, while Ambassadors in t…

23 September 2025 - Earlier this month, CISL Africa held a series of high-level engagements in Nairobi and Addis Ababa aimed at unlocking the climate leadership needed to enable a just and sustainable transition for Africa.In Nairobi, the CISL Africa team met with some alumni on 3 September before co-convening a high-level Climate Leadership Dialog…

5 September 2025 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) was pleased to host a delegation from the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) as part of the Committee’s ongoing inquiries into environmental sustainability, housing growth and airport expansion. The visit brought together CISL’s expert tea…

26 August 2025 – Starting this year CISL’s Master’s in Sustainability Leadership applicants can choose St Edmund’s to be their ‘home’ in Cambridge.From September, when the application window opens for cohorts joining in 2026, applicants to the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership can choose St Edmund's as their College. St Edmund’s joins colleges …

20 August 2025 - CISL to launch a new Postgraduate Alumni Council to develop a programme of ongoing alumni engagement that reflects the depth of connection between CISL and this critical group of change agents.More than 2,000 postgraduate students have studied with CISL over the last 25 years, and in doing so have built leadership capacity for posi…

7 August 2025 – Alumni of CISL in Africa came together for the inaugural Pan-African Network Gathering. It was a unique opportunity for network members from eight countries across Africa to reconnect, reflect and help shape the future of sustainability leadership on the continent.Hosted online, the session created space to reflect on the kind of le…

7 August 2025 – CISL's retrofit headquarters in Cambridge, the Entopia Building, has been shortlisted for another prestigious award. The RIBA Reinvention Award shortlist was selected from winners of the RIBA Regional Awards 2025 and the winner will be announced at the Stirling Prize ceremony on 16 October.  The latest shortlisting follows Entopia w…

14 August 2025 – The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) today announced a new project with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a leading professional body working in the public interest to advance knowledge, uphold standards and inspire current and future professionals. This collaboration aims to…

05 August 2025 – Attendees to the Summit were given an opportunity to shape the research, partnerships and investment priorities that will drive the future of innovation in the built environment processes & practices to new technologies.Last week, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) convened 120 senior decision-makers, inno…