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.
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.
Double materiality: Broadening corporate sustainability reporting to encompass societal and environmental impacts
29 September 2023 – Simon C.Y. Wong explains the meaning of double materiality and why it will intensify focus on how companies are affecting the wider world.
Buildings, cities and nature: a tragedy of the commons or a transition to circularity and regeneration?
27 September 2023 - Dr Tim Forman, Senior Teaching Associate and Course Director of the Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE) postgraduate courses, explores the relationship between buildings, cities and nature.
What are the ISSB's IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 Standards, and why do they matter?
22 September 2023 – In this blog, David Carlin explains the new standards for sustainability and climate disclosures developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board and the implications of these new standards for business and investors.
