Sustainability blog

28 February 2024 – Dr Kayla Friedman, Course Director for the Master’s and Postgraduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE), explores what leadership means and looks like in the context of a sustainable built environment.

20 February 2024 - The struggle for social justice is hard because its intent is to disrupt the existing order which is unjust, but deeply entrenched in how our systems operate. Bringing about change in a peaceful, non-violent manner, consistent with the rule of law is a challenge, and history is replete with examples of frustrated groups resorting to unlawful means. Bringing about change that leads to social justice requires action, and a distinction is increasingly made between activists and actionists. These change agents include businesses and civil society organisations.

16 February 2024 - Recent years have seen a resurgence of the debate on corporate governance and regulatory frameworks focused on environmental and social challenges. Dr Livia Ventura, Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellow, explores what purpose-driven businesses need to know now in terms of key legal trends emerging in the UK, the US and Europe.

29 January 2024 - As part of our NaturePositive Insights series, Centre for Sustainable Finance Senior Project Manager Sara Taaffe details how the stage has been set for 2024 to emerge as the critical year for action on nature loss with an unprecedented sense of urgency.