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7 August 2025 – CISL's retrofit headquarters in Cambridge, the Entopia Building, has been shortlisted for another prestigious award. The RIBA Reinvention Award shortlist was selected from winners of the RIBA Regional Awards 2025 and the winner will be announced at the Stirling Prize ceremony on 16 October.  The latest shortlisting follows Entopia w…

14 August 2025 – The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) today announced a new project with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a leading professional body working in the public interest to advance knowledge, uphold standards and inspire current and future professionals. This collaboration aims to…

05 August 2025 – Attendees to the Summit were given an opportunity to shape the research, partnerships and investment priorities that will drive the future of innovation in the built environment processes & practices to new technologies.Last week, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) convened 120 senior decision-makers, inno…

25 July 2025 – Over the past year the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has welcomed a distinguished group of new Fellows and Senior Associates to its global network of sustainability leaders. These appointments reflect CISL’s commitment to advancing thought leadership, fostering innovation, and driving collabor…

24 July 2025 - In July 2025, CISL celebrated its community by marking Global CISL Network Day. Network members joined events in Singapore, London, Hong Kong, Hamburg, Geneva, Bern, Dubai and San Francisco. Those unable to attend in-person gatherings met online.  Over the past three decades, CISL has grown a powerful network of leaders, innovators a…

On 18 July, the Canopy at CISL and Full Vision Capital convened global leaders in Cambridge for the Energy Innovation Forum 2025; a day dedicated to one of the most urgent and promising frontiers in the net zero transition: clean energy innovation."Our planet is at a critical juncture. Experts believe there is a high probability global warming will…

16 July 2025 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and The Crown Estate have today announced a major new partnership to accelerate sustainable innovation and collaboration in the built environment and support nature recovery across the UK. As the founding partner of CISL’s new Living Lab, The Crown Estate will…

30 June 2025 - We wrap up our events from the week where everything from retrofitting and the new economic narrative to scaling up innovation and the Industrial Strategy were discussed.London Climate Action Week (LCAW) is one of the world’s largest independent climate events and, last week, it brought together business leaders, investors, startups,…

25 June 2025 - Against the backdrop of an increasingly complex and fragmented world, the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) convened the 32nd Sustainability Practitioner Programme (SPP) in Stellenbosch, South Africa, from 22-25 June 2025. Hosted over four days, this immersive learning experience brought together …

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…