Our practitioner-based sustainability reports, briefings and case studies highlight some of the best examples of sustainability leadership that have emerged over the past few years and explore new ideas and approaches that have the potential to deliver transformational change. |
Assessing Nature-related Financial Risks | Upcoming use cases from financial institutions
6 October 2021
October 2021 – The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has published a preview of financial assessments of nature-related risks that highlights how risks arising from nature loss threaten companies and their financiers
20 September 2021
September 2021 – This working paper summarises insights from pioneering interventions that promote community mental health.
Unleashing the sustainable business
30 July 2021
July 2021 – These working papers summarise why a purpose-driven approach to business is the optimum route to create a durable, equitable and sustainable future, and how to move from theory to practice.
Understanding the climate performance of investment funds
29 July 2021
29 July 2021 – Understanding the climate performance of investment funds should be made simple to all investors. Analysis from CISL’s Investment Leaders Group (ILG) found that the present disclosure of fund performance does not allow investors to understand and compare the alignment of funds with the Paris Agreement on climate change. The latest reports from the group now provides a tour of the assumptions and approaches behind existing methods, and introduces a simple and transparent disclosure method that enables investment managers to report the alignment of their portfolios with the Paris ambition.
Handbook for Nature-related Financial Risks: Key concepts and a framework for identification
6 July 2021
1 March 2021 – The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has published a handbook for understanding and identifying nature-related financial risks.
Targeting Net Zero: A strategic framework for business action
5 July 2021
Introduction A net zero emission economy will be essential to maintain a stable global climate. The private sector has a critical role in delivering this and there is a growing body of evidence to demonstrate that it makes good business sense to act. Business action on climate change can inform...
UK business and policy leadership for net zero: analysis of progress to reduce emissions
21 May 2021
May 2021 – A new report from University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership analyses the progress the UK has made towards reducing emissions and meeting its 2030 targets, and looks at the role that policy and clear, sector-specific ambitions have played in supporting the transition.
Let’s Discuss Climate: The essential guide to bank-client engagement
5 May 2021
The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) Banking Environment Initiative has published a new guide to bank-client engagement, which aims to address the need for a market-wide transformation in how banks and their corporate clients interact.
Brexit and UK climate leadership: The emerging opportunities and challenges
18 March 2021
A new report from University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership examines the opportunities and challenges for climate leadership in the context of Brexit.
1 March 2021
This paper from ClimateWise highlights the role of insurance underwriting in mitigating climate risks and supporting the transition to a resilient net zero economy.
