Publications

 26 May 2026 – A report by CISL’s Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) outlines an approach to embed physical risk, insurance, and resilience into financial decision-making.  Download the Resilience-Adjusted Credit Risk report: About The report, developed by CISL’s Banking Environment Initiative (BEI), highlights how physical climate risk is accele…

20 May 2026 - This paper examines why climate finance is not scaling in Kenya despite strong ambition, advanced financial inclusion and progressive policy frameworks, and what will be required to close the gap between climate finance ambition and delivery.  beyond_the_illusion_of_innovative_cover.jpg Download the paper Ab…

28 April 2026 – In a position paper on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), CLG Europe calls for an EU budget aligned with Europe’s industrial transformation clg_europe_public_finance_position_cover.jpg Read the full position here Europe is entering a defining decade. Rising geopolitical tensions, intensifying gl…

22 April 2026 - Europe has a €100 billion pipeline of industrial decarbonisation projects ready to deploy – but many face stalling due to insufficient market demand and inconsistent signals to investors. This report explores how European lead markets, supported by the Clean Industrial Deal and the Industrial Accelerator Act, can unlock investment i…

14 April 2026 – The world faces a global nature crisis, which is impacting the real economy and its key actors including businesses, governments and financial institutions. The global economy must take account of nature, which underpins its resilience and long-term stability. This requires a transition to a nature positive economy and to new busine…

9 April 2026 - This paper examines why international private climate finance is not flowing at scale to green development opportunities in Africa that appear commercially viable, and what will be required to change that. Download the reportThis report from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) explores how Afric…

23 March 2026 -  This report sets out how the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) supports innovation with the potential to reshape markets, and the impact of this work over the past five years.Download the reportAboutAcross sectors, markets are being reshaped by structural pressures linked to climate change, natu…

16 March 2026 - Leading companies and business networks, representing the whole energy value chain from generators to users across the EU, underline the urgency and importance of scaling up clean electrification of the region. clg-europe-statement-on-electrification_cover.jpg Read the letter in full For decades, the EU has …

18 March 2026 - ClimateWise has published a new briefing outlining how insurability is one of the earliest signals of whether assets, sectors, and entire economies can survive the accelerating impacts of physical climate risk. Download the full briefingInsurability represents a threshold where insurance is available and affordable. When this signal…

11 March 2026 - Environmental and social risks are compounding across economies and portfolios, yet most risk frameworks assess them in isolation. This report provides a practical, systems-based approach to help investors understand how these interconnected risks amplify financial exposure – particularly in high-impact sectors like agrifood – and o…

10 February 2026 – CLG Europe, convened by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, releases a Business Briefing examining how high-integrity nature-based carbon removals can help close Europe’s climate gap while strengthening nature recovery, competitiveness and resilience. roots-revival-cover.jpg Download …

5 February 2026 – As citizens across G7 countries are losing belief in the future, leaders face increasing difficulty in taking bold action on climate change and nature loss. A new report, produced by CISL and Zero Ideas, explores how to rebuild public support by restoring human progress as a motivating vision, one that resonates with citizens, pro…

3 February 2026 - The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review for 2025 reveals momentum building on transition plans and a culture of continued improvement, despite a complex external environment.Download the ClimateWise Principles Independent ReviewAboutThe ClimateWise Principles have provided a framework for the insurance industry to disclose c…

Dr. Nina Seega – Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance, CISL, said: “In a year marked by a global recalibration of sustainability reporting, it is encouraging to see the insurance industry moving forward with quiet determination. Seeing such a strong baseline in our first-ever assessment of transition plans is particularly heartening. It shows t…

28 January 2026 - This report sets out examples of how CISL has worked over the past year with leaders and innovators across business, finance and government to shape the markets of the future.Download the report.About2025 was the year sustainability stopped sitting comfortably in the world of global goals, models of change, flagship projects, glos…