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Wait-and-see is not an option to ensure future climate resilience

22 May 2025 - In the Financial Times, CISL's CEO, Lindsay Hooper states that the temptation to sit out the political storms is a huge strategic risk no business can afford to take.

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Climate action is doomed unless we rewire the global financial system

13 May 2025

13 May 2025 - Dr Nina Seega, Director of CISL's Centre for Sustainable Finance, explains why changes to the financial system will underpin the fight against the climate emergency. First published in Forbes .

A day in the life of an Master's in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment student

9 April 2025 - Gloria Wong, Senior Civil and Structural Engineer at Arup, and student on the Master’s in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE), shares her experience of studying the programme and details what a day looks like during the third of her residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.

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Private finance is vital for climate action. Here’s how to scale it

8 April 2025 - Dr Nina Seega, the Director of CISL's Centre for Sustainable Finance, explains why it's time for the private sector to step up and finance adaptations to climate change. First published by Forbes.

Silence is not a strategy when it comes to sustainability

7 April 2025 - In the current climate, there is huge opportunity for business in leading. But as the need to act grows more urgent, the political context is driving many companies to retreat from public leadership. CISL's CEO, Lindsay Hooper, makes the case for speaking up. First published in Newsweek.

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Neutreeno: The journey of a Cambridge cleantech startup on the rise

31 March 2025 - This blog follows Neutreeno, a pioneering Cambridge-born cleantech venture, as it grows from academic research to a potential global force in decarbonisation. With deep roots in the University of Cambridge and support from innovation hubs like CISL’s Canopy, Neutreeno is redefining sustainability by helping businesses eliminate emissions at the source. Discover how this deeptech startup is leveraging cutting-edge science, strategic investment, and the power of collaboration to tackle the $130 trillion decarbonisation market.

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What is it like to work in a collaborative hub fostering sustainability and innovation?

27 March 2025 - CISL’s Chief Innovation Officer James Cole details a day in the life at CISL’s Entopia Building, a world-class innovation hub, recently named by the Financial Times as one of Europe's leading startup hubs for the second year running.

Remote sustainability courses could close global skills gap, says University of Cambridge director

26 March 2025 - Unless sustainability courses are made more accessible to busy working professionals, the talent shortage will increase, putting the planet’s climate and other sustainability goals further beyond reach, says Dr Theo Hacking at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

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With America hostile to multilateralism, G20 president South Africa should forge closer ties with Europe

19 March 2025 - The G20 is facing a crisis. This is due to the United States’ newfound hostility to multilateralism of all kinds and particular hostility to the holder of the G20 presidency, South Africa, CISL Africa's Sikho Luthango writes. First published by Reuters.

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A day in the life of a Postgraduate Course Director

24 February 2025 – Dr Tim Forman, Course Director of the Master’s and Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment (SLBE) shares a day in his life at the last SLBE workshop of 2024.

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Wait-and-see is not an option to ensure future climate resilience

Climate action is doomed unless we rewire the global financial system

A day in the life of an Master's in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment student

Private finance is vital for climate action. Here’s how to scale it

Silence is not a strategy when it comes to sustainability

Neutreeno: The journey of a Cambridge cleantech startup on the rise

What is it like to work in a collaborative hub fostering sustainability and innovation?

Remote sustainability courses could close global skills gap, says University of Cambridge director

With America hostile to multilateralism, G20 president South Africa should forge closer ties with Europe

A day in the life of a Postgraduate Course Director

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