Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

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Policy Briefing: Ten years of UK climate action under the Climate Change Act

January 2019 – The United Kingdom (UK) Climate Change Act received royal assent on 26 November 2008, creating a legal architecture for British climate action that was unprecedented in its scope, scale and ambition. The UK Climate Change Act has since been emulated by many other countries. This briefing looks at what has changed in the ten years sin…
Better Growth, Better Climate – Business Briefing on The New Climate Economy Synthesis Report

January 2015 and September 2014 – This briefing presents the findings of The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate as documented in their New Climate Economy Synthesis Report, ‘Better Growth, Better Climate’ as a short and relevant summary for a business audience. Download the publication Download the briefing A short and relevant summary o…
A Vision for a Strong, Sustainable UK Economy

27 January 2015 – These case studies illustrate that members of The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group have found that action to reduce emissions can deliver growth and benefits to consumers. Download the publication The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) is a select club of European business leaders working together, under th…
Atlas Schools Images

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Policy Briefing: A new agenda for Europe: Business priorities to deliver a prosperous, climate neutral economy

June 2019 – The EU is entering a period of institutional change with a new Parliament and a new European Commission. These institutions will need to develop an agenda that puts Europe on track to end its contribution to climate change by 2050 at the latest while delivering economic and social benefits. This briefing sets out what business sees as f…
Aiming for Zero: Long-term certainty for economic prosperity

12 September 2018 – The Paris Agreement is a historic landmark for both international diplomacy and action on climate change. The Agreement sets out an ambition, and a framework, to limit climate change and global temperature rise to well below 2°C, with efforts to limit this to 1.5 °C. To be Paris compliant, and to have any hope of limiting temper…
Aiming for Zero: A growing business movement

9 September 2018 – Business leaders can share their insights and experience to inform policy and regulation; they can also shape public expectations on how sustainable growth can be advanced. This briefing aims to support companies to engage more meaningfully in the net zero debate. Read the business briefing This briefing aims to support companies…
A Decade of Progress

27 January 2015 – The first ten years of The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group. Download the publication Download the infographic Ten years ago, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) brought together a group of thirteen pioneering business leaders to write an open letter to the UK Prime Minister. We called for UK lea…
Policy Briefing: Acting Together: How the UK can accelerate action to deliver a thriving net zero economy that works for all

9 March 2020 – The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group has published a briefing outlining a set of leadership priorities for the UK Government, which aim to engage all parts of society in taking action in response to climate change. Download the briefing here About The UK’s new commitment to net zero requires strong leadership to translate am…
21st century energy: Business reflections on renewables in Europe

April 2017 – This report brings together business stories and interviews with companies with an interest in renewable energy. It focuses on EU policies on renewable energy and industry’s role in innovating to deliver it. Download 21st century energy: Business reflections on renewables in Europe Executive summary in Spanish |Executive summary in P…
10 years of carbon pricing in Europe – A business perspective

July 2015 – This report, commissioned by The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group, was produced to mark the ten-year anniversary of the EU Emissions Trading System. It is based on a series of interviews with companies covered by this cornerstone climate policy who have made notable progress to reduce their carbon emissions during its lifetime.…
Navigating COP31: What businesses need to know and how CLG members can engage

20 October 2026 - A briefing by CISL explores the emerging priorities for COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, and what they mean for business, where companies can contribute and how to engage with CISL’s COP31 activity. Download the report here About COP31 takes place in Antalya, Türkiye, against a backdrop of escalating climate impacts, geopolitical tensio…
Building markets for a clean and competitive Europe

14 October 2026 - A collection of business case studies from Corporate Leaders Group Europe showcases how companies are developing and scaling low-carbon products and solutions, and the conditions needed to support their wider deployment.About Europe’s industrial transition depends on turning low-carbon innovation into commercially viable products …
Business and investor voices issue a joint statement on the Omnibus initiative for EU sustainability rules

4 September 2025 – 475 businesses and investors urge the EU to uphold strong sustainability rules in the Omnibus package, warning that weakening them risks competitiveness and investor confidence. Read the statement here.As Members of the European Parliament prepare Parliament’s position and debate sweeping changes to the EU’s sustainability framew…
Business and Investors call on the EU to Set a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target of at least 90% by 2040.

27 May 2025 - Over 150 businesses and investors signed a joint letter calling on the EU to set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 90% by 2040. A robust climate target and the decarbonisation of our economies will improve the EU’s resilience to shocks, energy security and competitiveness Read the letter here.In an open letter co…