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The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, announce the Africa Sustainability Leadership Programme (ASLP), now open for applications. The ASLP is a flagship international programme designed to equip senior leaders with the c…

This week saw the final of the Cambridge Edge AI Innovation for Sustainability Challenge 2026 in Cambridge, convening students from across the UK to develop AI solutions that reduce reliance on energy-intensive data centres and address sustainability challenges in agriculture, wildfire resilience and healthcare.Students and researchers from univers…

The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has launched a new course to equip senior leaders to build practical, organisation-wide approaches to AI governance.AI is being adopted across businesses at unprecedented speed. As organisations integrate AI across functions, responsibility for decisions about its use is inc…

CISL has appointed four new Fellows and one new Senior Associate. Together, they will help strengthen CISL's work to create markets that reward resilience and long-term value creation. CISL Fellows and Senior Associates are recognised leaders and experts who contribute their knowledge, experience and insight to the Institute's work with business, f…

Last week, CLG Europe, in partnership with VELUX and CONCITO, convened business leaders from across the energy value chain for a discussion with EU Commissioner for Energy & Housing Dan Jørgensen and his team on the strong economic case for the energy transition and the role of policy in scaling up investment and action. With the upcoming post-2030…

The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has today published Making Markets Fit for the Future, a major new report arguing that long-term prosperity, competitiveness and resilience will depend on leaders' ability to shape the markets in which they operate, not simply respond to them. Markets influence where capital…

Be among the first to experience CISL's new approach to building the organisational capability needed to shape a resilient, sustainable and competitive future.CISL Bitesize is designed to build foundational sustainability leadership knowledge, shared language and workforce confidence in short, interactive modules via an innovative learning experien…

This week CISL welcomed Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of Australia, to the Entopia Building in Cambridge for discussions on responsible technology governance, sustainability challenges and opportunities to strengthen collaboration between Australia and the UK. The visit brought together colleagues from CISL and the M…

 New members and sites are joining CISL’s Living Lab which connects innovators, businesses and policymakers to support peer learning and co-innovation at the forefront of practice, in an market shaping initiative.Inspired by the pioneering work of the Entopia Building – a deep sustainable retrofitted innovation hub co-locating startups and companie…

20 July 2026 - The Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy (MCTD) joins forces with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) to help businesses navigate the AI transition and build momentum around better approaches to AI.MCTD produces rigorous, evidence-based research on the most pressing challenges in AI and digital techno…

15 July 2026 - Ahead of a review of the emissions trading system on Friday in Brussels, Eliot Whittington from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership argues in the FT that most businesses are counting on a clear carbon price signal to keep underpinning the business case for investments in new solutions despite all the l…

16 July 2026 - From transforming a century-old manufacturing business to scaling circular economy solutions, alumni share how the programme has helped them drive change in their organisations and beyond. The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has unveiled a refreshed Cambridge Business Sustainability Programme (CBSP), designed…

14 July 2026 - Business leaders have urged policymakers to be more vocal and build on strong foundations to accelerate investment in Britain’s resilient, low carbon, nature-positive economic future.Download the business statement here - Seizing the opportunity: businesses want to go further, faster Over 100 business leaders, policymakers, and exper…

Business leaders have urged policymakers to be more vocal and build on strong foundations to accelerate investment in Britain’s resilient, low carbon, nature-positive economic future.Read the full statement on the CISL website.Over 100 business leaders, policymakers, and experts gathered at the 2026 UK Business Leaders' Summit during London Climate…

9 July 2026 - CLG Europe brought together policymakers and business leaders at the European Parliament in Strasbourg for a breakfast briefing on the priorities needed to accelerate Europe’s transition towards a more circular economy and support an ambitious Circular Economy Act. Hosted by MEP Sara Matthieu, with the support of VELUX and Coca-Cola E…