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Businesses urge the EU to set a 90% climate target by 2040 and prioritise climate action

13 June 2024 - Paulig Group, Robeco, PKA, Revenga, Haga Intiative, EMZ, East Capital, Euroheat & Power, Revenga Smart Solutions and CCLA Investment Management joined over 100 businesses and investors calling on the EU to place climate at the centre of the strategy that aims to increase the EU’s competitiveness, resilience and energy security.In a l…
Nature-related financial opportunity use case: Debt-for-nature swap supported by credit insurance for marine conservation

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…
Nature-related financial opportunity use case: The role of mangroves, coral reefs and seagrasses in supporting and protecting near-shore fisheries in Bolinao, the Philippines

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 …
Global Leadership in the Age of Turbulence

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…
Ahead of the Curve: A preparatory guide on nature for the agri-food sector

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…
Broadening the horizon: How CFOs and Finance Functions can help drive corporate sustainability

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…
Financing Africa’s Low Carbon Transition

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…
CISL publishes second stage of its Equality Action Plan

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…
The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review for 2023

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…
Business networks from across UK support UK government in keeping 1.5C alive

10 December 2023 – 25 UK businesses, business groups and investors have urgently come together during COP28 to deliver a shared a statement in support of the UK Government COP28 negotiation which aims to keep 1.5C aliveRead the letter here.The negotiations at COP28 are reaching a critical moment. The UK has strong aims for the COP28 negotiations, …
Business networks from across Europe call for fossil fuel phase out at COP28

9 December 2023 - 29 Business organisations representing different sectors and different sizes of businesses from SMEs to multinationals have urgently come together during COP28 shared a statement with European policy makers calling for them to support language during the COP negotiations that will set the world economy on a clear path to a triplin…
Risk sharing for Loss and Damage: Scaling up protection for the Global South

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…
Quotes about Risk sharing for Loss and Damage: Scaling up protection for the Global South

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…
Quotes about the Policy Brief

Dr Nina Seega, Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance, CISL, said:“The lack of private finance for climate action in EMDEs is a stark reality; while the challenges, such as the current multilateral financial architecture's struggle to deliver financing at the necessary scale and speed, are pressing, the solutions are within our reach. The impact …
Everything, everywhere, all at once: how can private finance be unlocked for nature and climate in the international financial architecture

13 November 2023 – CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance has published a new policy brief that dives deep into how the private sector can scale up finance for both climate and nature. Download the Policy BriefAboutThe policy brief, developed by CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance (CSF), lists immediate asks of the upcoming COP28 and the actions t…

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