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1 April 2026 - ClimateWise, the insurance industry initiative convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), today announced the appointment of Vivek Syal of Tokio Marine Kiln and Ian Branagan of RenaissanceRe as its new co-chairs.The appointments mark a new chapter for the initiative as the insurance sector…

30 March 2026 - Leaders from investment, academia and industry gathered in London on 26 March to explore how breakthrough energy technologies can move from lab to market - fast enough to meet the demands of the global energy transition. Hosted by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in partnership with the TERA-Award, the roadshow …

23 March 2026 - The Cambridge Climate Innovation Summit, hosted by the CISL at the Entopia Building brought together leaders from industry, investment, academia and high potential ventures to explore how climate innovation can move more rapidly from breakthrough to largescale market impact.The Summit highlighted the scale of impact delivered throug…

18 March 2026 - Insurability is one of the earliest signals of whether assets, sectors, and entire economies can survive the accelerating impacts of physical climate risk, according to a new briefing by ClimateWise.The briefing, published today by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s ClimateWise, is titled “The canary in the coal…

17 March 2026 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is pleased to announce that Canopy has once again been recognised in the Financial Times and Statista 2026 ranking of Europe’s Leading Start Up Hubs. This is the third year in a row that Canopy has featured in the list. Canopy is placed at number 88 in Europe…

16 March 2026 - The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) today announced a new collaboration with the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability to help develop leaders for a fast-changing global economy, launching with a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) Forum.“The CSO role is changing fast moving from reporting and risk to shapi…

5 March 2026 - The IPA has partnered with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) to offer its members comprehensive training to help them rethink the role of marketing in sustaining people and the planet.The IPA Excellence in Sustainable Marketing Management course is delivered by CISL across eight weeks of online, tutor-led l…

4 March 2026: Applications for the TERA-Award 2026 programme are now open, supported by an expanded $1.15 million prize fund, underscoring the urgent need to scale breakthrough technologies capable of driving the global energy transition. Now in its fifth year, the Award continues to invest in innovators developing solutions that can deliver measur…

26 February 2026: A digital platform that tracks recycled materials using AI and blockchain, and a company supporting first-mile coffee and cocoa producers in Africa and Latin America, are among nine pioneering international start-ups selected for the third cohort of an accelerator programme focused on innovation in sustainability.Now in its third …

3 February 2026 - The insurance industry continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to climate action, according to the 2025 ClimateWise Principles Independent Review. The report, published today by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), shows that the sector is further embedding climate resilience and transition planning i…

27 January 2026 -  BSI and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) are partnering to offer a new Sustainability Training Academy.  It will equip leaders, managers, and sustainability practitioners with the skills, strategic insight, and practical tools needed for organisations to adapt to change to drive real-econ…

16 December 2025: Four Postgraduate Alumni are honoured in the Top 100 Middle East "Energy Addiction" Sustainability Voices 2026 list, a peer-driven nomination model that ensures the list reflects trusted expertise, real-world impact and cross-sector credibility.By empowering leading practitioners to nominate the next generation of influential thin…

5 December 2025 - What does leadership look like in this new era? An expert panel convened by CISL and the Oxbridge Society of the United Arab Emirates argued that Middle Eastern leaders must act urgently to keep pace with rapid change in the region.  Panelists including CISL’s Executive Director of Education, Alice Spencer, called for leaders to m…

4 December 2025 - New report urges insurers to drive co-ordinated governance against financial system vulnerabilitiesThe University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), in collaboration with ClimateWise, has released new research which outlines how insurers and governments are missing key aspects of risk and urgently need …

22 November 2025 - COP30 concluded with a voluntary plan to curb fossil fuels, a goal to triple adaptation finance and new efforts to “strengthen” climate targets. After negotiations in Belém, the Brazilian presidency released a final package termed the “global mutirão” – which attempted to draw together controversial issues that had divided talks.…