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Why the end to Australia’s climate wars isn’t enough

27 June 2022 - Henrietta Ardlie, a sustainability consultant at One Brave Step and a recent participant in our Business Sustainability Management programme, discusses change in Australia's politics, the energy crisis and the need to focus on the larger picture of sustainability.

The built environment industry needs to undergo radical change to effectively respond to the climate emergency – how should that happen?

CISL's Director and CEO Clare Shine was invited to take part in a recent discussion from the Edge's "Big Issue" webinar series. The webinars focused on materials, the real impact of climate change on human health and culminating in the degree of radical change which the construction/built environment industry must undergo to respond to the climate and ecological emergency. This event summary focuses on the ways in which the built environment industry must undergo radical change to effectively respond to the climate emergency.

The modern food system – ready for the next revolution.

21 June 2022 - David Farrell, founding partner of Blue North Sustainability and co-lead of CISL's Sustainability Practitioner Programme in South Africa, discusses food, global sustainability and how we approach the challenges of feeding the world.

The European Commission’s plans to label fossil fuel projects as ‘green’ in the taxonomy might hamper the EU’s clean energy transition

9 June 2022 - Ahead of the European Parliament’s vote on the Taxonomy Delegated Act, Nina Seega, from Centre for Sustainable Finance and Ursula Woodburn from the European Corporate Leaders Group explain why labelling fossil fuel projects as ‘green’ in the EU taxonomy might hamper the clean energy transition.

A living wage increases economic productivity while reducing poverty

26 May 2022 - Anna Barford and Jane Nelson discuss the need for, and benefits of paying living wages and discuss the key findings of their report The case for living wages: How paying living wages improves business performance and tackles poverty. It can be difficult to see a way out of the current...

The Circular Economy Showcase Roundup: “If you want to change the world, you need to throw a better party than those destroying it” - Toast Ale

26 April 2022 - CISL supported the UKRI Circular Economy Hub (CE-Hub) as it hosted its first annual Circular Economy Showcase. CISL’s Emma Fromberg and Jie Zhou review the biggest takeaways from the key speakers, and the wealth of sustainable innovations shared by startups and entrepreneurs.

Why boards must lead - board governance and accountability

26 April 2022 - This blog is the first in a series from CISL Fellow, Professor Richard Calland on Why Boards Must Lead. It explores the core fiduciary responsibility of the board of directors, and how it has changed substantially, before inviting a deeper critical reflection on the fundamental purpose of a business and the implications for board governance. It concludes by laying the leadership gauntlet for boards to reset their mission and rewire their approach to leadership, so as to fundamentally rethink the role of business in society and the economy.

Why methane needs to take centre stage in the climate debate

22 April 2022 - CISL Research Fellow Pablo Salas and CISL Fellow, Paul Guilding, reflect on the urgent need to reduce methane emissions in the next decade to avoid runaway climate change

The emerging low build agenda at a time of change

4 April 2022 - In his latest blog, Dr Tim Forman challenges the design and construction industry's linear, ‘take-make-waste’ processes, and asks how we can enable our built environment sector to deliver more for the benefit of people, nature and planet, whilst using far fewer resources?

Mother Nature: sharpening our mind to the challenge ahead

28 March 2022 - Dr Gemma Cranston, CISL’s Director for Business and Nature, reflects on the crucial role of nature, signals of positive change and the need for businesses, financiers and policy makers to align to deliver a nature-positive future.

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Why the end to Australia’s climate wars isn’t enough

The built environment industry needs to undergo radical change to effectively respond to the climate emergency – how should that happen?

The modern food system – ready for the next revolution.

The European Commission’s plans to label fossil fuel projects as ‘green’ in the taxonomy might hamper the EU’s clean energy transition

A living wage increases economic productivity while reducing poverty

The Circular Economy Showcase Roundup: “If you want to change the world, you need to throw a better party than those destroying it” - Toast Ale

Why boards must lead - board governance and accountability

Why methane needs to take centre stage in the climate debate

The emerging low build agenda at a time of change

Mother Nature: sharpening our mind to the challenge ahead

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