Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

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Policy Briefing: Accelerating the transition to a climate neutral and circular economy – How the EU can deliver through the Sustainable Products Initiative

16 December 2021 - The new policy briefing from the Taskforce for climate neutral and circular materials and Products highlights its recommendations for the upcoming Sustainable Products Initiative. Read the full briefing. Find out more about the Materials and Products Taskforce. Title_image_Materials_Products_Taskforce_SPI_Briefing …
Policy Briefing: Preparing for the storm: The role of UK business and government in improving UK resilience to climate change in the UK

11 November 2021 - As COP26 focuses on the built environment, the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) launches its new report highlighting the role and interaction of business and policy in supporting resilient places. Read the policy briefing. clg_uk_resilience_report_title_page.jpg In the context of reaching net zero by 2…
Policy Briefing: ‘Fit for 55? A progressive business perspective on the EU’s transformative climate package’ analyses the Fit for 55 Package across key sectors.

4 October 2021 - The new CLG Europe policy briefing identifies gaps to be addressed by policymakers and how business can support the implementation of an ambitious package. Read the policy briefing Visit CLG Europe’s Fit for 55 Knowledge Hub to read more thought leadership on the package. About the policy briefing clg-europe-policy-briefin.jpg …
Report: Bridging the Gap: UK business and policy leadership for net zero

23 June 2021 – A new report from the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) sets out steps for how business and government can work together to bridge the gap between present action and necessary ambition. Read the report bridging_the_gap_cover.png The new report builds on analysis taken by CISL’s Centre for Policy and Indust…
Policy Briefing: Towards a sustainable food future for Europe

14 June 2021 - CLG Europe’s policy briefing explores how to make food systems more sustainable by looking at solutions from production to consumption and waste, illustrated with best practices from the private sector, and provides recommendations on how EU policies, such as the Farm to Fork Strategy, can contribute to the achievement of the transit…
Business Briefing: Brexit and UK climate leadership: The emerging opportunities and challenges

18 March 2021 – A new report from University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership examines the opportunities and challenges for climate leadership in the context of Brexit.  Read the business briefingThe new briefing, which draws on insights from the Corporate Leaders Group, looks at the ways the UK’s departure from the EU may impa…
Report: Tomorrow’s markets today: Scaling up demand for climate neutral basic materials and products

11 May 2021 – The climate transition is an unprecedented shift in our societies and economies. As the EU stands ready to deliver the next round of key policies in support of this transition and works to update its industrial strategy and other key policies, there is an important discussion to be had about how policies that shape and create market d…
Technical Report: Delivering the climate transition: Exploring the assumed costs of capital in EU energy and economic modelling

31 March 2021 - The new CLG Europe technical report indicates the cost of finance assumptions used in EU modelling could be overestimating the cost and level of policy action needed to achieve the EU’s 2030 climate goals. Download the report delivering_the_climate_transition.jpg About Research commissioned by the CLG Europe analysed th…
Report: Maximising the benefits: Economic, employment and emissions impacts of green recovery stimulus in Europe

19 October 2020 – Europe is now considering how best to structure its recovery from the deep health, social and economic crisis stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. New modelling demonstrates how a Green Recovery Plan maximises benefits compared to other options, providing positive long-lasting economic benefits, a boost to employment and reducing …
Event: Green Growth Partnership webinar: The EU's 2030 climate target: policies & business action to deliver the 55%, October 8 2020

Join us for this second webinar of the series that the Green Growth Partnership (GGP) is organising on ‘Greening the economic recovery in line with climate neutrality - From commitments to action’. High-level webinar: The EU's 2030 climate target: policies & business action to deliver the 55%. Thursday 8 October, 10:00-12:00 (CET) Speakers include…
Over 170 business and investor CEOs urge the EU to raise EU 2030 GHG emissions targets to at least 55 per cent

Sept 2020 - Dec 2020: In a critical year for climate action, five years on from the landmark Paris Agreement and with the clock ticking for countries to ratchet up ambition before the end of the 2020, CEOs from over 170 businesses, investors and business and investor networks, including Deutsche Bank, Google, IKEA and Unilever, are calling on EU p…
Policy Briefing: The Green Deal and Europe’s recovery: Building a prosperous, resilient and climate neutral EU through business and political action

18 June 2020 – The Covid-19 pandemic is confronting Europe with a deep health, social and economic crisis that is upending business-as-usual. Evidence shows that green investments can create jobs and kick-start economic activity while increasing its resilience in the long term. The European Green Deal can set the foundations for the transition towa…
Business Briefing: How the EU Industrial Strategy and Circular Economy Action Plan can support the decarbonisation of European industry

27 May 2020 – Explore the key elements of the EU Industrial Strategy and the Circular Economy Action Plans that can help drive forward the decarbonisation of industry in alignment with net zero emissions by 2050 whilst simultaneously strengthening the competitiveness of EU industry. Download the policy briefing On 10 March, the European Commission…
CLG Europe urges EU to maintain its climate ambition

7 May 2020 – The Director of CLG Europe, Eliot Whittington, has written to the Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today to underline that CLG Europe continues to strongly support the EU’s climate ambition and the Green Deal as the EU’s growth strategy. Read the letter here Eliot Whittington, Director, CLG Europe, said: “It is essential that …
Technical Report: Working towards a climate neutral Europe: Jobs and skills in a changing world

28 April 2020 – This technical report from CLG Europe delivered by Cambridge Econometrics (CE) includes research findings that underpin 'Working towards a climate neutral Europe: Jobs and skills in a changing world'. The publication explores the labour market impacts of the transition to a climate neutral Europe in the context of four key megatrend…