Our blogs offer timely perspectives from CISL experts and our global network, exploring how leaders are responding to market shifts, managing risk and turning insight into action.
Business impact: Beyond Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Social Justice
15 December 2023 – Where does a business begin its conversation and work on social justice? While Diversity and Inclusion represent the institutional aspect of social justice, business plays a broader societal role that is more relevant today than ever before.
Rich Nations’ $700 Million COP28 Pledges Cover 0.2% Of Climate Change Loss And Damage
13 December 2023 - Dr Nina Seega, Director of CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance, discusses the role of private finance and risk-sharing mechanisms in addressing loss and damage, and the need for more ambitious action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Dr Helen Xiaoqin Ma Accepts a Purple Plaque Award at the Entopia Building
12 December 2023 - Dr Helen Xiaoqin Ma, an alumna from our Women in Sustainability Innovation accelerator programme, accepted a Purple Plaque Award at the Entopia Building. Purple Plaque Awards are an initiative from InnovateUK to address the gender imbalance in the UK's blue plaques by celebrating inspirational women.
What happened in the first week of COP28 and why two little words matter
7 December 2023 - Dr Nina Seega, Director of CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance, discusses the declarations already made in Dubai and why all eyes are now on the Global Stocktake wording
The $100 Billion To Reverse Climate Change Has Swelled To Trillions. Here’s How To Raise It
4 December 2023 - Nina Seega, Director of CISL's Centre for Sustainable Finance explains how it's time to pin down financial commitments to support developing countries through turbulent climate change.
28 November 2023 - As we head to COP28, Paul Gilding, Fellow at CISL, reflects on ‘the great disruption’ we are now entering, with its ‘crisis, chaos and disruption’ on both the global economy and all of our lives. This discussion paper explores the implications of the great disruption, painting a...
27 November 2023 – In this blog, Dr Mario Abela, Course Convenor of the new Governance for a Sustainable Future 8-week online course, describes the challenges businesses face in today's sustainability crisis, the imperative to act, and how governance can be the engine of change.
Is your board being proactive at leading business transformation?
30 October 2023 - CISL Director, Leadership & Culture, Gillian Secrett explains how boards play a key role in transforming organisations to align with a sustainable future.
25 October 2023 - Ben Kellard, CISL's Director of Business Strategy, discusses the issues that businesses face when trying to become more sustainable and introduces the Business Transformation Framework.
How can business harness the power of sustainable design to drive innovation and build resilience?
04 October 2023 – The 2020s are the decade we have to deliver on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which are known as the greatest challenge of our time.
