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Read more at: COP15 lays cornerstone for global biodiversity protection and prioritisation but fails to agree key targets to secure scale and pace of change

COP15 lays cornerstone for global biodiversity protection and prioritisation but fails to agree key targets to secure scale and pace of change

19 December 2022

19 December 2022 - The UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, under the presidency of China, has agreed a package that includes the world’s largest area-based commitment to biodiversity conservation ever made.


Read more at: Major breakthrough on loss and damage at COP27 addresses impacts of climate change but talks fail to move forward on limiting causes

Major breakthrough on loss and damage at COP27 addresses impacts of climate change but talks fail to move forward on limiting causes

21 November 2022

21 November 2022 - COP27 has agreed an historic breakthrough on a new fund for loss and damage to support countries most vulnerable to the devastating impacts of climate change. But the Sharm El-Sheikh talks made little headway on the high levels of ambition required to reduce emissions and reach the goals of the Paris and Glasgow agreements.


Read more at: CISL's new sustainable startup hub welcomes electric motor innovator as first business

CISL's new sustainable startup hub welcomes electric motor innovator as first business

28 October 2022

28 October 2022 - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) announces sustainable startup Monumo as the first official member of its newly launched Canopy business hub.


Read more at: CISL programme director heads up all-women team to Antarctica to oversee wildlife monitoring and running world’s most southerly Post Office

CISL programme director heads up all-women team to Antarctica to oversee wildlife monitoring and running world’s most southerly Post Office

5 October 2022

5 October 2022 - Built environment and China specialist Lucy Bruzzone is travelling 9,000 miles as part of an expedition to Goudier Island in the Antarctic Peninsula to take up some of the most remote jobs in the world.


Read more at: New poll indicates strong business appetite for net zero regulation 
YouGov Net zero Poll

New poll indicates strong business appetite for net zero regulation 

16 September 2022

21 Sept 2022 - An overwhelming majority of business leaders surveyed in seven major economies agree government policies are necessary to deliver the net zero transition. 


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Queen Elizabeth II,  1926-2022

We are deeply saddened at the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.

9 September 2022

9 September 2022 - CISL Director and CEO, Clare Shine, said: “We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Throughout her long reign she provided wise and principled leadership that was felt around the world, far beyond the borders of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.


Read more at: Entopia Building achieves EnerPHit Classic certification
External view of Entopia Building. Image credit: SOLK Photography for ISG

Entopia Building achieves EnerPHit Classic certification

9 August 2022

10 August 2022 - The Entopia Building has been awarded the prestigious EnerPHit Classic certification by the Passive House Institute, a significant moment for a project that has transformed a 1930s telephone exchange into an ultra-efficient office-space meeting the highest possible sustainability standards.


Read more at: CISL joins the African Natural Capital Alliance as a knowledge partner

CISL joins the African Natural Capital Alliance as a knowledge partner

7 June 2022

https://www.fsdafrica.org/anca/ 8 June 2022 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has joined the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) as a knowledge partner. The Alliance aims to coordinate policies and practices at financial institutions, companies, regulators and policymakers towards the growth and protection of Africa’s natural resources.


Read more at: Neighbourhood planning has potential to boost wellbeing, according to new research

Neighbourhood planning has potential to boost wellbeing, according to new research

25 May 2022

25 May 2022 - New research highlights a role for neighbourhood planning in improving wellbeing for ageing populations


Read more at: CISL joins Science Based Targets Network as NGO partner
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CISL joins Science Based Targets Network as NGO partner

24 May 2022

24 May 2022 – CISL is joining the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), a collaboration of leading global non-profits and mission driven organizations working to shape private sector impacts on the environment by using science-based targets for nature to empower companies to measure their contribution to a nature-positive economy.


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