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Read more at: Trisha Mani, Senior Project Manager

Trisha Mani, Senior Project Manager

Trisha is a Senior Project Manager within the Investment Leaders Group (ILG) at the University of Cambridge - Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). She has over 5 years of work experience in sustainable finance, impact investing and private banking.

 


Read more at: The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review for 2023

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.


Read more at: Everything, everywhere, all at once: how can private finance be unlocked for nature and climate in the international financial architecture

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.


Read more at: Primer on the financial materiality of Nature-based Solutions (NbS)

Primer on the financial materiality of Nature-based Solutions (NbS)

8 August 2023 – Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL)’s ClimateWise showcases a new primer on the financial materiality of Nature-based Solutions (NbS).


Read more at: Planning decisions, adaptive capacity and insurability: Findings from a case study of flooding in Somerset, UK

Planning decisions, adaptive capacity and insurability: Findings from a case study of flooding in Somerset, UK

1 August 2023 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) ClimateWise has published a new report on planning decisions, adaptive capacity and insurability.


Read more at: Sara Taaffe

Sara Taaffe

Sara Taaffe has spent the last 10 years working at the intersection of economic progress and sustainability, better understanding how to synergise the two.


Read more at: Roadmap: Identification and integration of nature-related risks and impacts in underwriting and insurance brokerage

Roadmap: Identification and integration of nature-related risks and impacts in underwriting and insurance brokerage

12 April 2023 – New roadmap from CISL’s ClimateWise charts a path for the insurance sector towards nature-positive underwriting and explores the industry’s role in supporting the transition of its clients towards a sustainable economy. 


Read more at: The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review for 2022

The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review for 2022

23 January 2023 – The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review for 2022 sees scores continue to increase across the membership.


Read more at: Elizabeth Clark

Elizabeth Clark

Elizabeth is Programme Manager for the Investment Leaders Group (ILG), a global network of pension funds, insurers and asset managers working to advance the practice of responsible investment. Elizabeth works with the ILG to integrate social and environmental considerations into mainstream finance, as well as develop insights that solve horizon challenges facing the sustainable finance community.


Read more at: Financial innovation for SME net zero transition: Role of banks and buyers

Financial innovation for SME net zero transition: Role of banks and buyers

17 January 2023 – The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), We Mean Business Coalition (WMB) and the SME Climate Hub have published a new report highlighting the role of commercial banks and multi-national corporations in helping small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) reach net zero.