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Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

Read more at: Dr Nicola J Dee

Dr Nicola J Dee

Dr Nicky Dee is a Research Associate, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge.


Read more at: Will Day

Will Day

Will is a Fellow at CISL and Chair of the UBS Donor Advised Foundation. He is also a member of the WWF UK Council of Ambassadors. Amongst his previous roles he was Sustainability Adviser to PwC UK, Chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission, CEO of CARE International UK, Chair of the Sainsbury's Foundation Advisory Board, Chairman of the BBC's Children in Need Appeal and of the Overseas Development Institute. He works with Boards and senior teams to help them understand and identify the need for organisational transformation in a dynamic and changing world.


Read more at: Richard Burrett

Richard Burrett

Richard Burrett is a Fellow of the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL). He is an Independent Non-Exec Director of Triodos Bank UK (a leader in sustainable banking) and a Senior Adviser to the Earth Security group.


Read more at: Dr Nancy Bocken

Dr Nancy Bocken

Nancy Bocken is Professor in Sustainable Business & Circular Economy at Maastricht University, Maastricht Sustainability Institute (MSI), the Netherlands. She has coordinated various (inter)national research projects with a focus on business as the driver for sustainability transitions. Her research topics include sustainable business models, business experiments, circular economy, sufficiency, regeneration, and closing the 'idea-action' gap for sustainability through novel tools, methods and approaches.


Read more at: Dr Wayne Visser

Dr Wayne Visser

Prof. Dr Wayne Visser is a Fellow and Head Program Instructor at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. He is also a Visiting Professor at Antwerp Management School’s Sustainable Transformation Lab, which he established in 2017. He is Director of the think-tank and media company, Kaleidoscope Futures, through which he co-produced and presented the award-winning documentary film on the circular economy called Closing the Loop. In addition, he is Founder of CSR International and Board Member of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI).


Read more at: Prof Emily Shuckburgh

Prof Emily Shuckburgh

Prof Emily Shuckburgh is Director of Cambridge Zero, the University of Cambridge's major climate change initiative. She is also Professor of Environmental Data Science at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, and a Fellow of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

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Read more at: Gareth Llewellyn

Gareth Llewellyn

Gareth Llewellyn was the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's Chief Executive. Gareth joined DVSA in March 2016 having spent most of his career in the private sector.


Read more at: Oliver Dudok van Heel

Oliver Dudok van Heel

Oliver Dudok van Heel is a CISL Fellow and the Global Sustainability Director with strategy consultants Kearney where he supports clients in their transition to a sustainable future. Previously he was Head of Client Sustainability and Environment with law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where he led the development and implementation of the firm's approach to sustainability.