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Read more at: Exploring Sustainability in AI and Finance at the Postgraduate Certificate for Sustainable Business
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Exploring Sustainability in AI and Finance at the Postgraduate Certificate for Sustainable Business

18 December 2024 - Brishni Mukhopadhyay, Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB) Organisational Stream supervisor at CISL shares his thoughts on sustainability in AI and finance, and how the PSCB postgraduate programme allows its students to explore and discuss these ever-evolving topics in relation to sustainability in business.


Read more at: Reflections from my UK Immersion Experience
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Reflections from my UK Immersion Experience

17 December - Nuno Taveira, CEO of ENFASYS and Investor at CENTUM Research and Technology reflects on his experience vising the UK during the Desafia Londres Cleantech Programme, and shares his advice for startups looking to explore UK markets during CISL’s accelerator and immersion programmes.


Read more at: Why I'm an energy transition optimist
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Why I'm an energy transition optimist

4 December 2024 - In this blog, Dr Jan Rosenow, CISL Senior Associate and course lead of the new self-paced online course, Renewable Energy Foundations for Business, explains why he’s an energy transition optimist. There are common energy fallacies that stand in the way of the transition to clean energy, he discusses, and the urgent need for international co-operation and for business to drive the transition. There are also many reasons to be optimistic.


Read more at: Why sustainability should be integrated into all business functions
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Why sustainability should be integrated into all business functions

27 November 2024 - In this blog, Oliver Dudok van Heel, CISL Fellow and course lead of the Sustainable Business Foundations self-paced online course, discusses the benefits of understanding sustainability as a cross-functional business opportunity to drive its agenda.


Read more at: What is sustainability innovation and why does it matter?
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What is sustainability innovation and why does it matter?

27 November 2024 - Jie Zhou, Head of International Engagement for CISL’s Innovation team, discusses why sustainability-led innovation is crucial for both startups and established businesses to thrive in a rapidly changing world. This blog builds on CISL's recent innovation thought piece , which reflects on the importance of innovators helping to build the markets we need for a more sustainable and equitable future.


Read more at: After COP29, where do we go from here?
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After COP29, where do we go from here?

26 November 2024 - CISL’s Systems Change Officer, Eliot Whittington, unpacks this year’s dramatic UN climate negotiations – what was achieved, who was present, and what needs to happen next.


Read more at: A day in the life of a Diploma in Sustainable Business student
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A day in the life of a Diploma in Sustainable Business student

22 November 2024 – Sonia Ventosa García-Morato, Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Manager at Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company and student on the Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Business, shares her experience of studying the programme and details what a day looks like during one of her residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.


Read more at: Time for a switch 
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Time for a switch 

22 November 2024 – First published in The Mint magazine, ​​​Ellie Standen explains how levies break, dividends divide and it’s time to take back the power industry into the public sector.


Read more at: A day in the life of a Master's in Sustainability Leadership student
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A day in the life of a Master's in Sustainability Leadership student

15 November 2024 – Kristin Edie, Vice President, Enterprise Sustainability at Hallmark and student on the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership, shares her experience of studying the programme and details what a day looks like during one of her residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.


Read more at: A day in the life of a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership student
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A day in the life of a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership student

11 November 2024 - Barbora Kotoun, Global Leader for Circularity at IKEA and student on the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership. Barbora shares her experience of studying the programme and details what a day looks like during one of her residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.


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