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On Tuesday, 27 May, CLG Europe relaunched the joint business and investor letter calling for the EU to adopt a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 90% by 2040. The letter received strong media coverage. Below are some highlights from key outlets that featured the call.Sustainable Views, article by Romain Pardo, Senior Programme Ma…

New business and investor leaders, worth more than 700 billion euros, join the call for a 90% EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to help reach competitiveness and energy security goals.Read the letter  34 investors and businesses – including  Allianz SE, EDF, Ethos Foundation, Henkel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Interface, LBP AM, N…

21 May 2025 - CISL is delighted to share that a further two Network Ambassadors have joined the community. Susan Njoroge takes up the position in Kenya, and Susanna Wong joins Daniel Vaughan as joint Ambassador for CISL in Hong Kong. CISL’s Network brings together the skills and connections of our alumni to address systemic sustainability risks. Th…

19 May 2025 – The Entopia Building has added another four accolades to its trophy cabinet, winning at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) East Awards and the British Council for Offices (BCO) Awards ceremonies. At the RIBA East Awards on Thursday, Entopia’s architects, Wendy Bishop and Mark Martines, collected three prizes:  2025 RIBA …

The first EU–UK Summit took place today since the UK withdrew from the EU.Today marked the first EU–UK Summit since the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss shared priorities and future cooperation.Adeline Rochet, Programme Manager o…

15 May 2025 - MUFG Asset Management (MUFG AM),* under its financial group MUFG, is the latest organisation to join the Investment Leaders Group (ILG), underlining its initiatives to promote sustainable investing and commitment to advancing economic, social and environmental sustainability throughout the investment chain. Partnering with MUFG AM, a …

13 May 2025 - Dr Nina Seega, Director of CISL's Centre for Sustainable Finance, explains why changes to the financial system will underpin the fight against the climate emergency. First published in Forbes.The world is not in good shape. 2024 was the hottest year on record. Six of nine planetary boundaries - the limits deemed safe for humans to enj…

Yesterday, CISL Europe celebrated its first year in the #SustainableHub, now Norrsken House Brussels with CISL CEO Lindsay Hooper. It was great to have this opportunity to bring our friends together in our new office space for an informal gathering to discuss how to maintain momentum on a competitive and sustainable transition. Participants were a …

07 May 2025 - Yesterday, the European Commission released a roadmap detailing how to phase out remaining EU imports of Russian fossil fuels by 2027.Ursula Woodburn, Director of CLG Europe said: “This is a very important step towards reducing Europe’s dangerous dependence on Russian gas, but it should not lead to a reliance on other gas imports. Eur…

The Climate Change Committee has today published it's progress report on the Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3). The report delivers a clear and urgent message: the UK is not adequately prepared for the increasing risks posed by climate change.Bev Cornaby, Director, UK Corporate Leaders Group, said:"The CCC's progress report on adaptation t…

24 April 2025 – Yesterday CISL and CCI hosted an event to celebrate the launch of Just Earth: How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet, the latest book by Tony Juniper CBE.  Just Earth shows how inequality underpin the biodiversity and climate crises which are ravaging our planet – and the crises cannot be solved unless society deals with the unfair…

24 April 2025 - CISL is delighted to announce the appointments of Khanyi Mlambo, Simon Wong, Perses Bilimoria and Daniel Vaughan as Network Ambassadors.   Khanyi will represent the CISL Network in South Africa, Simon in Japan, Perses in India, and Daniel in Hong Kong.   The expansion of CISL’s ambassadorship programme reflects CISL’s commitment to …

The UK's political consensus on climate change may be crumbling, but swift action from businesses can create and protect value from climate risks and secure the future of market-based economies, writes Bev Cornaby, Director of the UK Corporate Leaders Group. First published in BusinessGreen.Working in the climate space, change is seen as inevitable…

7 April 2025 - A new report from the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership sets out a pathway for the private sector to proactively respond to the current volatile geopolitical context while continuing sustainability efforts. The Competing in the Age of Disruption report, co-written by CISL’s CEO Lindsay Hooper and CISL …

Today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the 2025 Spring Statement in the House of Commons. Bev Cornaby, CLG UK Director, provided a rapid reaction to the contents of the statement.The Spring Statement updated Parliament and the nation on the economy, public finances and progress against the government's economic objectives.Bev Cornaby, Dir…