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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…

There is a clear role for companies of all sizes to speak up and share positive stories of how net zero is transforming their businesses, local communities, regions and the wider economy, writes Bev Cornaby, Director of the Corporate Leaders Group UK.First published in BusinessGreenIf you're paying attention, it's getting increasingly hard to ignor…

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…

475 businesses and investors urge the EU to uphold strong sustainability rules in the Omnibus package, warning that weakening them risks competitiveness and investor confidence. Read the statement here. As Members of the European Parliament prepare Parliament’s position and debate sweeping changes to the EU’s sustainability framework, 475 businesse…

Global automotive company Volvo Cars has officially joined Corporate Leaders Group Europe. This collaboration strengthens the Group’s collective voice in advocating for effective climate and industrial policy at the European level, particularly at this pivotal moment for the transformation of key industrial sectors. Ursula woodburn, Director of Cor…

Global automotive company Volvo Cars has officially joined Corporate Leaders Group Europe. This collaboration strengthens the Group’s collective voice in advocating for effective climate and industrial policy at the European level, particularly at this pivotal moment for the transformation of key industrial sectors.Ursula woodburn, Director of Corp…

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…

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…