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24 March 2025 – The Cambridge headquarters of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, the Entopia Building, is among 23 projects nominated for the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) East Awards 2025.Constructed in 1939 to house a telephone exchange, the Entopia Building, formerly 1 Regent Street, was sustainab…

CLG Europe held a roundtable discussion at the European Parliament on Financing European Nature Hosted by MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen, the event brought together key stakeholders from the finance sector, policymakers, environmental organisations, and industry leaders to discuss the financial mechanisms needed to support the EU Nature Restoration Law.  Th…

13 March 2025 - The CISL Network community in Dubai came together in March, uniting sustainability professionals from diverse industries, backgrounds and expertise to discuss how to deliver impact in their respective fields.The event, held at Eugene at Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates, was an opportunity for CISL Network members in the UAE to e…

The UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) is is delighted to announce the appointment of its new co-chair, Anne Chassagnette, Chief Sustainability Officer at Johnson Matthey.Today, on International Women's Day, we celebrate having three women leaders representing CLG UK. Anne will join CLG UK co-chair Sophie Miremadi, VP of Global Government Affairs …

28 February 2025 – The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability’s headquarters, the Entopia Building, brought home two prizes at last night’s Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) awards ceremony. Entopia won the Building Performance Champion award and was also named the Project of the Year in the Retrofit Workplaces category. …

28 February 2025 – As the COP process ended without consensus in Colombia last year, negotiators met this week to resolve mobilisation of the Cali Fund. Here’s what CISL Nature Lead, Harry Greenfield, makes of the outcome.With changing geopolitics casting doubt on the ability of multilateralism to solve the world’s pressing problems, it is hearteni…

Today the European Commission published the Clean Industrial Deal and the Omnibus proposal.Reaction on Clean Industrial Deal and security/gas Ursula Woodbrun, Director, Corporate Leaders Group Europe “Three years on from the invasion of Ukraine, Europe must not repeat the mistakes of the past and lock in dependence on imported fossil fuels, includi…

Today the Climate Change Committee provided its advice to the UK government on the level of the Seventh Carbon Budget (2038-2042). CLG UK provided comments on the published advice.The recommended level for the Seventh Carbon Budget, a limit on the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions over the five-year period 2038 to 2042, is 535 MtCO2e, including emissio…

27 February 2025 - CISL’s Canopy has once again been recognised as one of Europe’s leading startup hubs, following its selection by the Financial Times in collaboration with Statista for the 2025 rankings.  The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) Canopy is a vibrant network of purpose-driven innovators and entrepreneurs dedic…

During the Green Growth Summit, we conducted a series of high-level interviews with policymakers and business leaders to gain insights into their perspectives on climate policy and competitiveness.The Green Growth Summit, the flagship high level event of the Green Growth Partnership, took place on 16 December in Brussels and online. The Summit brou…

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 …