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Read more at: Is the energy transition in trouble?
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Is the energy transition in trouble?

15 April 2024 - Governments must step up to support clean energy companies facing a number of challenges in today's shifting world order, writes CISL's Katherine Quinn.


Read more at: "A great human meeting place" - what role can supermarkets play in social infrastructure?
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"A great human meeting place" - what role can supermarkets play in social infrastructure?

3 April 2024 - Publicly-funded social infrastructure is disappearing, but supermarkets and other retailers are providing communities with much-needed space and resources. Caroline Lee and Rosa Marks ask if it is time to recognise supermarkets as social infrastructure.


Read more at: The Crucial Role of Leadership in Sustainable Development: Bridging the Gap for a Better Future
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The Crucial Role of Leadership in Sustainable Development: Bridging the Gap for a Better Future

25 March 2024 - In this blog, Khanyi Mlambo, CISL Senior Associate, discusses the need for a comprehensive leadership approach to sustainability challenges in South Africa and beyond.


Read more at: Asia's Crucial Role as a Leader in Global Sustainable Business
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Asia's Crucial Role as a Leader in Global Sustainable Business

24 March 2024 - In the midst of a global business context where sustainable outcomes are becoming an ever-important consideration, Munish Datta discusses how Asia is becoming adriving global force in terms of opportunity, innovation, and resources.


Read more at: Entopia: A breath of fresh air – Incube Space and Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership team up on healthy building
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Entopia: A breath of fresh air – Incube Space and Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership team up on healthy building

20 March 2024 - Rishi Chowdhury, Co-Founder of Incube Space, discusses the opportunities presented in teaming up with CISL’s Entopia Building to accelerate innovation in the built environment.


Read more at: Why good leadership is needed in an age of turbulence
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Why good leadership is needed in an age of turbulence

1 March 2024 - With time running out to bend the curve on the climate and nature crisis, rising geopolitical tensions, conflict and AI dominating political agendas, Lindsay Hooper reflects on the unprecedented challenges currently facing global leadership today and what this means for our ability to achieve the sustainability goals.


Read more at: What does leadership mean and look like in the context of a sustainable built environment?
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What does leadership mean and look like in the context of a sustainable built environment?

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.


Read more at: From 1994 to 2054: transformative leadership for a sustainable, equitable world

From 1994 to 2054: transformative leadership for a sustainable, equitable world

22 February 2024 - In this blog Munish Datta, recently appointed Chair of the Business and Sustainability Programme (BSP) for its 30th year, reflects on the past 30 years of sustainability and the impact of the programme in the coming decades.


Read more at: Geo-politics and social justice - Do we need activists or actionists?
Geo-politics and social justice - Do we need activists or actionists?

Geo-politics and social justice - Do we need activists or actionists?

20 February 2023 - 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...


Read more at: A day at Davos: what it taught me about transformational leadership for sustainability
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A day at Davos: what it taught me about transformational leadership for sustainability

16 February 2024 - Dr Tanja Collavo, Senior Programme Manager and Course Director of the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership, Flexible Route, discusses her experience attending Davos and what it taught her about transformational leadership for sustainability.


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