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21 November 2022 - COP27 has agreed an historic breakthrough on a new fund for loss and damage to support countries most vulnerable to the devastating impacts of climate change. But the Sharm El-Sheikh talks made little headway on the high levels of ambition required to reduce emissions and reach the goals of the Paris and Glasgow agreements. Gains…

28 October 2022 - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) announces sustainable startup Monumo as the first official member of its newly launched Canopy business hub.Monumo is an electromagnetic engineering company setting out to reinvent the electric motor.  Electric motors are an increasingly vital technology in today’s world, us…

5  October 2022 - Built environment and China specialist Lucy Bruzzone is travelling 9,000 miles as part of an expedition to Goudier Island in the Antarctic Peninsula to take up some of the most remote jobs in the world. The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) project received a record 6,000 expressions of interest and 4,000 job applications in Apr…

21 Sept 2022 - An overwhelming majority of business leaders surveyed in seven major economies agree government policies are necessary to deliver the net zero transition.  A new YouGov poll commissioned by the University of Cambridge institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) finds eight in 10 leaders of large businesses across five continents s…

9 September 2022 - CISL Director and CEO, Clare Shine, said: “We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Throughout her long reign she provided wise and principled leadership that was felt around the world, far beyond the borders of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. Her humility, her warmth and her commitment to service an…

10 August 2022 - The Entopia Building has been awarded the prestigious EnerPHit Classic certification by the Passive House Institute, a significant moment for a project that has transformed a 1930s telephone exchange into an ultra-efficient office-space meeting the highest possible sustainability standards.  Requiring just 15 per cent of the energy…

8 June 2022 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has joined the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) as a knowledge partner. The Alliance aims to coordinate policies and practices at financial institutions, companies, regulators and policymakers towards the growth and protection of Africa’s natural resourc…

25 May 2022 - New research highlights a role for neighbourhood planning in improving wellbeing for ageing populationsNew research for the NIHR School for Public Health*, co-authored by CISL Global Sustainability Fellow Caroline Lee, explores the evidence, theory and policy developments relating to place-based planning for health and well-being. It …

24 May 2022 – CISL is joining the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), a collaboration of leading global non-profits and mission driven organizations working to shape private sector impacts on the environment by using science-based targets for nature to empower companies to measure their contribution to a nature-positive economy.The SBTN is part o…

27 April 2022 - Two years ago, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales challenged a group of aviation industry players, convened through his Sustainable Markets Initiative, to half the time to achieve climate neutral aviation from 2050 to 2035, and asked the University of Cambridge to help unlock this change. The Whittle Lab and the Cambridge Instit…

20 April 2022 - InfluenceMap has recently launched an interactive platform tracking influencing efforts of companies and industry associations on key files within the EU Green Deal’s landmark initiative of the ‘Fit for 55’ package. The Corporate Leaders Groups were awarded an “A” ranking for their ongoing policy engagement for climate action, toppi…

7 April 2022 – Case studies from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) have revealed how the continued lack of focus on damage to the natural environment is increasing financial risks to businesses and investors. CISL worked with member institutions of the Banking Environment Initiative and Investment Leaders Group to researc…

31 March 2022 - The Prince of Wales launches innovation hub for green entrepreneurs at heart of new Cambridge low carbon retrofit officeThe Prince of Wales, Patron of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, today welcomed the launch of a ground-breaking innovation hub for SMEs at the opening of the organisation’s new re…

CISL has published a new Equality Action Plan which seeks to unlock greater participation of people from ethnically diverse backgrounds in CISL’s work, ensure fuller representation of their voices, and ensure the Institute counters racism as an employer, client and partner.The plan was drawn up following a staff survey where CISL staff were asked t…

20 January 2022 – The ClimateWise Principles Review shows continued improvement with the group score rising from 65 to 68 per cent.Read the ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2021The ClimateWise initiative is convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).  This year’s ClimateWise Principles Independen…