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25 January 2016 – The importance of natural resource security for dairy production was highlighted today at an event at the House of Lords, on the occasion of the launch of a new report on natural capital and the dairy sector. Produced jointly by the Natural Capital Leaders Platform, hosted by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadersip, a…

30 November 2015 – COP21 international climate talks in Paris opened this morning with speeches from outgoing COP20 President and Peruvian Minister of the Environment Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, this year’s COP21 President, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, and Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Cl…

14 July 2015 – Launch of a new report, commissioned by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth office, into the role of governments in the fight against climate change.  The report, Climate Change: A Risk Assessment, was edited and produced by the University of Cambridge's Centre for Science and Policy.Read their views and summary of the report.Read the po…

14 July 2015 – New report highlights the essential role of insurance to support resilience and sustainable development in the face of growing climate risks. New report: 'Insurance regulation for sustainable development: Protecting human rights against climate risks and natural hazards'Risk-based insurance systems enabled by supportive regulation ar…

22 May 2015 – Working with leading experts from the finance sector as part of the Finance Advisory Council to the Green Growth Platform, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership has produced a briefing note for businesses on financing the low carbon transition.The briefing note suggests:Ensuring access to adequate and timely cost-effec…

1 April 2015 – We welcome two new members to the Natural Capital Leaders Platform.  We are pleased to welcome our newest members Value Retail (a company that specialises exclusively in the creation and operation of luxury outlet shopping destinations) and Kering (a world leader in apparel and accessories and developer of powerful brands) to the Pl…

27 November 2014 – In July 2014, the Nexus Network commissioned 13 think pieces with the remit of scoping and defining nexus approaches, and stimulating debate across the linked domains of food, energy, water and the environment. CISL’s Jake Reynolds and Gemma Cranston have co-written a think piece entitled ‘Nexus thinking: can it slow the Great Ac…

26 November 2013 - Second Nature, a University of Cambridge Natural Capital Leaders Platform event, launched a suite of innovative web-based tools to help global businesses better manage the goods and services from nature upon which they rely at The Royal Society in London. Businesses from a wide range of industry sectors joined Platform members to…

03 June 2014 - Water is an economically strategic resource, provided and regulated by nature and underpins many business activities. Ensuring that water is carefully stewarded and available in sufficient quantity and quality is a subject of vital interest to business, however, to date the management of and investment in water has been disjointed.  …

09 June 2014 - The Nexus Network, launched on Monday 9 June, offers business the opportunity, for the first time, to design and deliver research by embracing science in all its manifestations – social and natural – to ensure the sustainable management and secure supply of natural capital, including energy, food and water.  The Nexus Network, led by…

25 June 2014 - Cambridge-hosted industry platform calls for joint action plan with government. Download the press release.Read more about The Best Use of UK Agricultural Land report on the Natural Capital Leaders Platform page. 

15 October 2014 - What is natural capital valuation? How can it inform business decisions? E.Valu.A.Te: the Game, produced by the Natural Capital Leaders Platform, demystifies natural capital valuation and shows how it can inform commercial decisions that mitigate risk, reduce negative environmental impacts, and create value. Enlightened business …

19 March 2014 – Advisory Council I of the Green Growth Platform has released a report to the Green Growth Ministers on their discussions so far around the 2030 EU Climate and Energy Package and links to growth, jobs and competitiveness. The Advisory Council functions as an ongoing consultative process with European and global experts, business l…