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23 June 2025 - L'Oréal, the world's leading beauty company, has partnered with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) to launch its Sustainable Innovation Accelerator. The ambitious programme, endowed with €100 million investment over 5 years, is designed to address the critical solution gaps within the industry …

20 June 2025 - ClimateWise, the insurance industry leadership group facilitated by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), has announced that Felicity Hall is its new Programme Director. ClimateWise brings together the insurance industry into a member network which integrates sustainable leadership with world-lea…

20 June 2025 – The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership today announces that Alice Spencer has been appointed as its permanent Executive Director for Education. As Interim Education Director Alice has led CISL’s Education strategy and teams – empowering organisations and individual learners with the knowledge, tools and c…

16 June 2025 – Last week saw record numbers of governments, scientists and experts gather in Nice, France, for the third UN Oceans Conference - the largest so far. CISL’s nature lead, Harry Greenfield, responds. Oceans face multiple threats, with experts describing a "state of emergency" caused by the interlinked drivers of climate change, biodiver…

12 June 2025 - Senior public finance leaders from across the globe convened in Cape Town this week for the inaugural Customised Leadership Programme for the G20 Sustainable Finance Working GroupSenior public finance leaders from across the globe convened in Cape Town this week for the inaugural Customised Leadership Programme for the G20 Sustainabl…

12 June 2025: Lindsay Hooper, Chief Executive of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), has been named Leader of the Year at the 2025 BusinessGreen UK Green Business Awards.Judges praised her leadership in driving systemic change, advancing sustainability in business, and championing the role of education in shaping a sustain…

11 June 2025 - Ten senior corporate affairs and sustainability professionals from South Africa and Kenya gathered in Cambridge for the inaugural Corporate Affairs Leadership Programme (CALP), hosted by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).  The programme marked a significant milestone in building a new generati…

9 June 2025 - During a time of uncertainty and instability for the sustainability sector, CISL held a week-long programme of events - understanding the need to bring together voices from the private sector to propose collective solutions in order to accelerate market-wide transitions.  Corporate Affairs Leadership Programme Together with Wits Schoo…

6 June 2025 - Leading Chief Sustainability Officers convened in Cambridge yesterday to discuss how the private sector can manage current risks and compete and win in markets of the future. The CSO Forum took place at CISL’s Cambridge headquarters, the Entopia Building and brought together a combined expertise of almost 1,000 years in the sustainabi…

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 …

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…

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 …