28 January 2026 - This report sets out examples of how CISL has worked over the past year with leaders and innovators across business, finance and government to shape the markets of the future.
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2025 was the year sustainability stopped sitting comfortably in the world of global goals, models of change, flagship projects, glossy reports and technical frameworks, and moved firmly into contested, competitive and messy spaces of implementation with real costs and real consequences.
Despite this, the underlying direction and progress of economic transition towards sustainability has proven more resilient and positive than many expected.
It is in the context of technological change, economic realignment and sharper contestation that CISL’s work matters more than ever.
This report includes examples of how CISL has worked with businesses, financial institutions, civil society organisations and governments to advance thinking and accelerate action to design new systems, build new markets, transform whole sectors and systems, and foster innovation-driven solutions that align sustainability and competitiveness.
It also reflects the breadth of CISL’s work over the year:
- Through education, we supported board directors, executive teams and senior leaders to build capability, test assumptions, assess risk and develop strategies that can deliver in uncertain environments.
- Through convening and coalition-building, we helped generate political and market momentum where fragmented action and misaligned incentives continue to slow progress.
- Through research and applied insight, we challenged assumptions that no longer hold and surfaced credible pathways for transition.
- Through innovation support, we helped accelerate commercially viable solutions and new ventures, shortening the path from experimentation to scale.
