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25 July 2025 – Over the past year the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has welcomed a distinguished group of new Fellows and Senior Associates to its global network of sustainability leaders. These appointments reflect CISL’s commitment to advancing thought leadership, fostering innovation, and driving collabor…

24 July 2025 - In July 2025, CISL celebrated its community by marking Global CISL Network Day. Network members joined events in Singapore, London, Hong Kong, Hamburg, Geneva, Bern, Dubai and San Francisco. Those unable to attend in-person gatherings met online.  Over the past three decades, CISL has grown a powerful network of leaders, innovators a…

On 18 July, the Canopy at CISL and Full Vision Capital convened global leaders in Cambridge for the Energy Innovation Forum 2025; a day dedicated to one of the most urgent and promising frontiers in the net zero transition: clean energy innovation."Our planet is at a critical juncture. Experts believe there is a high probability global warming will…

16 July 2025 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and The Crown Estate have today announced a major new partnership to accelerate sustainable innovation and collaboration in the built environment and support nature recovery across the UK. As the founding partner of CISL’s new Living Lab, The Crown Estate will…

30 June 2025 - We wrap up our events from the week where everything from retrofitting and the new economic narrative to scaling up innovation and the Industrial Strategy were discussed.London Climate Action Week (LCAW) is one of the world’s largest independent climate events and, last week, it brought together business leaders, investors, startups,…

25 June 2025 - Against the backdrop of an increasingly complex and fragmented world, the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) convened the 32nd Sustainability Practitioner Programme (SPP) in Stellenbosch, South Africa, from 22-25 June 2025. Hosted over four days, this immersive learning experience brought together …

23 June 2025 - L'Oréal, the world's leading beauty company, has partnered with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) to launch its Sustainable Innovation Accelerator. The ambitious programme, endowed with €100 million investment over 5 years, is designed to address the critical solution gaps within the industry …

20 June 2025 - ClimateWise, the insurance industry leadership group facilitated by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), has announced that Felicity Hall is its new Programme Director. ClimateWise brings together the insurance industry into a member network which integrates sustainable leadership with world-lea…

20 June 2025 – The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership today announces that Alice Spencer has been appointed as its permanent Executive Director for Education. As Interim Education Director Alice has led CISL’s Education strategy and teams – empowering organisations and individual learners with the knowledge, tools and c…

16 June 2025 – Last week saw record numbers of governments, scientists and experts gather in Nice, France, for the third UN Oceans Conference - the largest so far. CISL’s nature lead, Harry Greenfield, responds. Oceans face multiple threats, with experts describing a "state of emergency" caused by the interlinked drivers of climate change, biodiver…

12 June 2025 - Senior public finance leaders from across the globe convened in Cape Town this week for the inaugural Customised Leadership Programme for the G20 Sustainable Finance Working GroupSenior public finance leaders from across the globe convened in Cape Town this week for the inaugural Customised Leadership Programme for the G20 Sustainabl…

12 June 2025: Lindsay Hooper, Chief Executive of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), has been named Leader of the Year at the 2025 BusinessGreen UK Green Business Awards.Judges praised her leadership in driving systemic change, advancing sustainability in business, and championing the role of education in shaping a sustain…

11 June 2025 - Ten senior corporate affairs and sustainability professionals from South Africa and Kenya gathered in Cambridge for the inaugural Corporate Affairs Leadership Programme (CALP), hosted by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).  The programme marked a significant milestone in building a new generati…

9 June 2025 - During a time of uncertainty and instability for the sustainability sector, CISL held a week-long programme of events - understanding the need to bring together voices from the private sector to propose collective solutions in order to accelerate market-wide transitions.  Corporate Affairs Leadership Programme Together with Wits Schoo…

6 June 2025 - Leading Chief Sustainability Officers convened in Cambridge yesterday to discuss how the private sector can manage current risks and compete and win in markets of the future. The CSO Forum took place at CISL’s Cambridge headquarters, the Entopia Building and brought together a combined expertise of almost 1,000 years in the sustainabi…