skip to content

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

Read more at: Working paper finds that better disclosures are needed to assess long-term orientation of investment funds
None

Working paper finds that better disclosures are needed to assess long-term orientation of investment funds

19 March 2019

20 March 2019 – The Investment Leaders Group found that the data necessary to enable institutional and retail investors to assess the long-term orientation of the investment funds is not currently available.


Read more at: Applying the Long View to Investment Funds: Introducing the Long-term Disclosure Framework

Applying the Long View to Investment Funds: Introducing the Long-term Disclosure Framework

March 2019 – The Investment Leaders Group (ILG) has developed an original framework that can be used by institutional and retail investors, and by their advisors, to assess the long-term orientation of the investment funds that they are being offered.


Read more at: In search of impact - Measuring the full value of capital: Update: The Sustainable Investment Framework

In search of impact - Measuring the full value of capital: Update: The Sustainable Investment Framework

January 2019 – Supporting progress against SDGs has become one of the main objectives of the sustainable finance industry. However, measurement of this progress at fund level from both institutional and retail investors is still only developing. Although many challenges remain to be solved, the Investment Leaders Group, convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has designed a set of six open-source metrics which investors can use as proxies for their progress towards the SDGs.


Read more at: Investment Leaders Group
Investment Leaders Group

Investment Leaders Group

The Investment Leaders Group (ILG) is a global network of pension funds, insurers and asset managers, with over $9 trillion under management and advice. The group is committed in its mission to advance the practice of responsible investment. The ILG is a voluntary initiative, driven by its members...


Read more at: The Prince of Wales attends forum of global investment leaders, highlighting the importance of responsible investment
None

The Prince of Wales attends forum of global investment leaders, highlighting the importance of responsible investment

16 May 2016

17 May 2016 – The Prince of Wales, Patron of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, today attended a reception and plenary meeting for a global network of investment managers and asset owners known as the Investment Leaders Group.


Read more at: Investment Leaders Group Forum
None

Investment Leaders Group Forum

The Investment Leaders Group Forum on 17 May 2016 aimed to explore the tangible, practical steps and commitments that investors can make to achieve a more responsible, sustainable and, ultimately, resilient financial system.


Read more at: Unhedgeable risk: How climate change sentiment impacts investment

Unhedgeable risk: How climate change sentiment impacts investment

November 2015 – This report analyses how shifts in market sentiment induced by awareness of future climate risks could impact global financial markets in the short term.


Read more at: The Value of Responsible Investment: The moral, financial and economic case for action

The Value of Responsible Investment: The moral, financial and economic case for action

May 2014 – Investors are uniquely placed to support economic activity that enhances the environment, sustains livelihoods and contributes to economic stability. And with thousands of signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, support for these values has never been stronger. The imperative now is to convert ambition into effective investment practice.