Blogs

18 March 2026 - The MSt in Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment has successfully secured the maximum five-year re-accreditation from six leading professional bodies, recognising its professional value and relevance. The assessors praised the programme’s exemplary interdisciplinary approach, integration of real-world challenges, and i…

10 March 2026 - Catherine Oakley, Cambridge City Council and Lucy Bruzzone, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, reflect on how Cambridge’s city leaders are working together to turn climate ambition into coordinated, system‑wide action.Cambridge City leaders come together around the ambition for a net zero climate resilient city and t…

11 March 2026 -  In this blog, Dr Tom Norton explores how accelerating climate, nature and geopolitical shocks are driving disruptive pressures across the food system. Although innovation is expanding, structural barriers continue to slow progress. The piece highlights cross-value-chain collaboration and responsible scaling as critical to resolving…

20 May 2026 - Emma Piercy, Head of Climate Change & Energy Policy at Food and Drink Federation and a student on the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership Flexible Route. Emma shares a day of her workshop in Cambridge.My day begins with… When in Cambridge, I like to stay at my college – Fitzwilliam – and that’s where my days start when on a workshop…

4 March 2026 - In this blog, we explore the challenges facing business leaders today and how these are reflected in the Business & Sustainability Programme (BSP) – CISL’s flagship executive programme –  designed for leaders who need to make hard choices that carry long-term consequences – across geopolitics, technology disruption and systemic clima…

24 February 2026 - Lindsay Hooper, CISL, CEO, discusses why the warnings about nature loss have become impossible for businesses to ignore. Despite clear evidence that degrading natural systems threatens economic stability, food security and long‑term profitability, global markets continue to undervalue and overexploit nature. Lindsay outlines how …

February 23 - Welcome to what the World Economic Forum has dubbed "the decade of competition," an era of competitiveness where nations and regions race to secure resources, build resilience and attract capital, all while planetary boundaries compress. This shift demands we fundamentally rethink how finance operates.Every year, the World Economic Fo…

11 February 2026 - In this blog, Marija Jurcevic, Programme Manager for CISL's Postgraduate Courses, reflects on interviews with five sustainability leaders at the cutting edge of leading change in their contexts - CISL Fellows and Senior Associates Pat Dwyer, Ian Ellison, Oliver Dudok van Heel, Beth Knight, and Brishni Mukhopadhyay - for their ref…

27 January 2026 - Serene Law, CSR Manager at Louis Vuitton and a student on the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB). Serene shares how immersive learning and rich peer collaboration at Madingley Hall leave her inspired and motivated to drive sustainable change.My day begins with… My day begins with a stroll around the Downton Ab…

27 January 2026 - The coming decades will see an unprecedented transfer of wealth between generations, unfolding against a backdrop of rising global inequality, geopolitical instability and environmental stress. As multigenerational families navigate this transition, they face both a responsibility and an opportunity: to redefine their purpose, ste…

14 January 2026 - In this blog, Tanja Collavo and Brishni Mukhopadhyay explore why finance holds the key to a sustainable future. They highlight how capital allocation shapes environmental and social outcomes, and why finance leaders need sustainability education to manage risks, unlock innovation, and ensure long-term resilience in an increasingly…

5 January 2026 - Marketing shapes culture and the future. This blog, based on insights from Solitaire Townsend in CISL’s Sustainable Marketing, Communications and Brand Management online course, explores why neutrality is no longer an option. Every campaign either accelerates solutions or delays them. This blog explores why marketers must lead with…

17 December 2025 – This year, Latin America’s business leaders stepped forward to make their voices heard in the COP process. The Ibero-American Business Network for Green Growth (IABN) united companies and non-governmental stakeholders to call for the policy conditions needed to accelerate an inclusive, nature-positive energy transition in the reg…

December 5 - AI is not simply another technology wave. It is reorganising the strategic conditions under which societies plan, invest, compete and govern. These shifts affect every long-term national priority, including security, economic resilience, social stability and the viability of energy and industrial transitions.Much attention is paid to A…

4 December 2025 - Dr Emre Usenmez, Course Director for the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership, introduces one of the themes taught in the programme. He explores the complexity of sustainability decision-making, highlighting how well-intentioned actions can create both positive and negative unintended consequences, and the trade-offs leaders must…