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Read more at: Current markets don’t fully value sustainability—but sustainability entrepreneurs can’t wait for this to change
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Current markets don’t fully value sustainability—but sustainability entrepreneurs can’t wait for this to change

25 September 2024 - James Cole, Chief Innovation Officer at CISL reflects on the importance of innovators in helping to build the markets we need for a more sustainable and equitable future.

Read more at: What is the energy transition?
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What is the energy transition?

25 September 2024—In this blog, CISL International Policy lead Katherine Quinn and Policy Analyst Anum Sheikh discuss the energy transition, why moving away from fossil fuels is important, and outline possible steps for a fair and resilient transition to renewable energy.

Read more at: A view from the Canopy: Why a Lack of Clear Planning and Collaboration is Slowing Down Our Energy Transition
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A view from the Canopy: Why a Lack of Clear Planning and Collaboration is Slowing Down Our Energy Transition

25 September 2024 - In this blog, Claire Hannon, from Advanced Infrastructure , discusses why she thinks collaboration is the key to unlocking the energy transition and discusses how her organisation is working on a new Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP) Tool and the impact this could have on energy planning and consumption locally.

Read more at: ESG is dead. Long live ESG
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ESG is dead. Long live ESG

23 September 2024

23 September 2024 - Lindsay Hooper, interim CEO of CISL, and Paul Gilding, a CISL Fellow, explain why we must urgently address the tension between profitability and sustainability.

Read more at: Turbulent times require future-fit leadership – and education is the answer
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Turbulent times require future-fit leadership – and education is the answer

29 August 2024 - CISL CEO, Lindsay Hooper, reflects on the unique role educational institutes can play preparing leaders to adapt to complex challenges - and lead the transition to cleaner, greener, fairer and more prosperous economies.

Read more at: A day in the life of a Postgraduate Course Director
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A day in the life of a Postgraduate Course Director

29 August 2024 - Emma Fromberg, Course Director of the Postgraduate Certificate and Supervisor for the Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Business shares a day in her life at the first workshop of our 2024 Postgraduate Certificate cohort at Homerton College.

Read more at: Renewables by 2030: how are global leaders driving the energy transition?

Renewables by 2030: how are global leaders driving the energy transition?

2 September 2024 - With a pressing need to meet the 2030 renewable energy goal, experts from across our global offices share their insights on the policy actions and business strategies needed to accelerate the energy transition.

Read more at: Kiteezi landfill collapse exposes critical need for waste management reform 
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Kiteezi landfill collapse exposes critical need for waste management reform 

18 August 2024

18 August 2024 – CISL Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellow, Dr Gabriel Okello, wrote in New Vision about the need for urgent change in the way that Uganda manages its waste.

Read more at: Why it’s Now for Nature as businesses move to understand and address their impacts on the natural world
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Why it’s Now for Nature as businesses move to understand and address their impacts on the natural world

12 July – Edmund Dickens, Business and Nature Project Manager, discusses why nature is everyone’s business and how businesses tackling climate change can use their experiences as a springboard for action on nature.

Read more at: From why to how – good governance in turbulent times
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From why to how – good governance in turbulent times

2 July 2024 – In this blog, Ben Kellard, Director of Business Strategy, explores how business leaders can make their way out of the transformation dilemma by following four key governance principles and enable their organisations to deliver their purpose and strategy aligned with a sustainable future. If you'd like to learn more about how boards can navigate the transformation dilemma, join CISL's sustainable governance course.

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