Publications

25 September 2024 – Our CLG Africa policy paper examines the complex debate on gas use as transition fuel to accelerate South Africa’s renewable energy transition Download the paperThis paper addresses South Africa's critical need to reassess its energy transition strategy, as the country faces increasing pressure to meet its 2050 climate goals. It…

23 September 2024 - If the four 2030 Sustainable Aviation Goals are achieved in the next five years, net zero aviation can be reached by 2050. This new report from the University of Cambridge and the Aviation Impact Accelerator sets out what is required. Read the reportAboutThe aviation sector is at a pivotal moment in its history. Currently, only …

18 September 2024 – It is time to move on from trying to put ‘sustainability thinking’ into business and instead start putting ‘business thinking’ into sustainability. In our latest report, CISL Interim CEO Lindsay Hooper and CISL Fellow Paul Gilding argue for the need to shift to an agenda of competitive sustainability. Download the report AboutIt…

10 September 2024 – Caroline Lee and Dr Catherine Hammant explore how supermarkets can play their part in mitigating local food insecurity through strategic and place-based partnerships in this new working paper from the CISL Foresight team. Download the reportAboutThe challenge of food insecurity, characterised by individuals and households having…

12 August 2024 - Leading organisations have signed and renewed their commitments to the Catchment Management Declaration, which aims to accelerate action for a multisector approach to water catchment management. Originally launched by the (then) Prince of Wales in 2018, these organisations will take a collaborative approach to managing water and na…

5 June 2024 - CISL’s ClimateWise, in collaboration with MS Amlin, has published one of the first nature-related financial opportunities use cases, showcasing a debt-for-nature swap supported by credit insurance for marine conservation in Ecuador. Download the use case Members of ClimateWise worked with CISL and academic partners from the University…

5 June 2024 - CISL’s ClimateWise, in collaboration with Howden, the international insurance intermediary group, has published one of the first nature-related financial opportunities use cases, showcasing the role of mangroves, coral reefs and seagrasses in supporting and protecting near-shore fisheries in Bolinao, the Philippines. Download the use …

22 April 2024 - In response to the challenges faced by society and those in positions of leadership, CISL convened a multi-sectoral Global Leadership Summit in February 2024.It brought together leaders from a broad range of sectors internationally for open, challenging and necessary dialogue.Through discussions ranging across geopolitics, global go…

12 March 2024 - Guidance for businesses in the agri-food sector to aid understanding of nature-related risks and disclosure frameworks that can promote nature-positive action has been produced by CISL in collaboration with Asda and incorporates business insights from value chain actors Download the reportAboutThe integration of nature-related risks…

1 February 2024 – A business briefing produced by CISL and Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) examines the implications for CFOs and Finance Functions in supporting their businesses to become aligned with a sustainable future. Download the reportAboutConsensus is growing that businesses must become more sustainable and move away from short-term pr…

30 January 2024 - A policy briefing by CISL examines how there is a $1.8 trillion gap to fund the transition to low carbon economies in Africa. Download the policy briefingThis brief is intended to provide a basis for engagement on the key question for African climate finance: how much money do African states need to meet the transition commitments…

26 January 2024 - CISL has published the second stage of its Equality Action Plan which provides an update of its activities since February 2022 and sets out new strategic approaches to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion across the Institute. Download the Equality Action PlanThis updated Equality Action Plan (EAP) outlines how the fundamen…

23 January 2024 - The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review for 2023 sees scores continue to increase across the membership, ahead of the introduction of a more ambitious set of Principles for 2024. Download the ClimateWise Principles Independent ReviewDownload the ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2023 (Japanese translation)AboutThe Cl…

21 November 2023 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) launches a Loss and Damage action plan to scale up protection for the Global South. Read the briefingCISL’s new briefing Risk sharing for Loss and Damage: Scaling up protection for the Global South offers a breakthrough in the design of the global architec…

Dr Ana Gonzalez Pelaez, Fellow, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and lead author, said:“We have demonstrated how public-private finance can be combined to protect billions of people, now and in the decades ahead. We are calling on the international community to make risk-sharing systems a pillar of the Loss and Damage…