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20 July 2026 - The Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy (MCTD) joins forces with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) to help businesses navigate the AI transition and build momentum around better approaches to AI.MCTD produces rigorous, evidence-based research on the most pressing challenges in AI and digital techno…

15 July 2026 - Ahead of a review of the emissions trading system on Friday in Brussels, Eliot Whittington from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership argues in the FT that most businesses are counting on a clear carbon price signal to keep underpinning the business case for investments in new solutions despite all the l…

16 July 2026 - From transforming a century-old manufacturing business to scaling circular economy solutions, alumni share how the programme has helped them drive change in their organisations and beyond. The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has unveiled a refreshed Cambridge Business Sustainability Programme (CBSP), designed…

14 July 2026 - Business leaders have urged policymakers to be more vocal and build on strong foundations to accelerate investment in Britain’s resilient, low carbon, nature-positive economic future.Download the business statement here - Seizing the opportunity: businesses want to go further, faster Over 100 business leaders, policymakers, and exper…

Business leaders have urged policymakers to be more vocal and build on strong foundations to accelerate investment in Britain’s resilient, low carbon, nature-positive economic future.Read the full statement on the CISL website.Over 100 business leaders, policymakers, and experts gathered at the 2026 UK Business Leaders' Summit during London Climate…

9 July 2026 - CLG Europe brought together policymakers and business leaders at the European Parliament in Strasbourg for a breakfast briefing on the priorities needed to accelerate Europe’s transition towards a more circular economy and support an ambitious Circular Economy Act. Hosted by MEP Sara Matthieu, with the support of VELUX and Coca-Cola E…

8 July 2026 - CLG Europe met Members of the European Parliament and political advisers from across the political spectrum during the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg to discuss how Europe can advance its climate ambitions while strengthening its competitiveness. The meetings brought together CLG Europe business representatives an…

7 July 2026 - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has been selected for support through the new Water Efficiency Cambridgeshire Fund (weCB Fund), helping to accelerate the development and testing of practical solutions to one of the region's most pressing challenges: water scarcityCambridgeshire is one of the most water-stresse…

Among the first global private banks to introduce bespoke leadership development programme for its leaders.Standard Chartered Global Private Bank ("the Private Bank") and the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership (“CISL”), today announced the launch of Standard Chartered Global Private Bank Mastery Programme – Leadership…

London Climate Action Week (20–28 June 2026) marked its biggest year to date, convening more than 75,000 participants across over 1,000 events, with diplomatic engagement from 25 countries across every region. Under the theme ‘Cooperation in a fragmented world’, the week highlighted a shifting global context: growing momentum on delivery, competiti…

24 June 2026 - During London Climate Action Week, CLG Europe joined CLG UK, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s Corporate Leaders Network (CLN) and international partners for a high-level roundtable exploring how stronger policy and business collaboration can accelerate clean electrification in Europe and globally. Held under th…

An opinion piece in Business Green by Beverley Cornaby, Director of the Corporate Leaders Group UK, on their latest report Powering prosperity: How electrification can strengthen the UK’s economy, resilience and energy security.  In it she argues that faster, more coordinated electrification can deliver significant and lasting economic benefitsAs w…

Against the background of intensifying physical climate risks, today the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is launching the ClimateWise Insurability Readiness Matrix, a first of its kind early warning and engagement tool to help insurers better assess and communicate the insurability of locations and projects to financiers, c…

Senior Project Manager Trisha Mani speaks on an FT podcast about the latest ILG report, Breaking Down Silos: Navigating the intersection of environmental and social risks for investors.In this episode of Margin Notes, Mani explores how shocks across climate, geopolitical and social systems can quickly ripple through global supply chains, shaping pr…

A new report by Corporate Leaders Group UK shows electrification is critical to UK prosperity, jobs and energy security.Download the full report on the CISL website.The UK is entering a period of heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty, marked by volatile global energy markets, supply chain disruptions and increasing pressure to strengthen…