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Read more at: Remote sustainability courses could close global skills gap, says University of Cambridge director
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Remote sustainability courses could close global skills gap, says University of Cambridge director

26 March 2025 - Unless sustainability courses are made more accessible to busy working professionals, the talent shortage will increase, putting the planet’s climate and other sustainability goals further beyond reach, says Dr Theo Hacking at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.


Read more at: With America hostile to multilateralism, G20 president South Africa should forge closer ties with Europe
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With America hostile to multilateralism, G20 president South Africa should forge closer ties with Europe

19 March 2025 - The G20 is facing a crisis. This is due to the United States’ newfound hostility to multilateralism of all kinds and particular hostility to the holder of the G20 presidency, South Africa, CISL Africa's Sikho Luthango writes. First published by Reuters.


Read more at: Effective Corporate Persuasion - profile of Gillian Secrett published in ESG Investor

Effective Corporate Persuasion - profile of Gillian Secrett published in ESG Investor

10 March 2025 - To be successful, engagement must be a two-way street, says Gillian Secrett, Research Director at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Read the full article in ESG Investor.


Read more at: Stand up for the future we want
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Stand up for the future we want

4 March 2025 - Over the past six weeks, multiple Rubicons have been crossed. With geopolitical instability accelerating, our CEO Lindsay Hooper explains why sustainability must be recast as a core component of national resilience.


Read more at: Comment: The dangers of ditching Europe’s Green Deal
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Comment: The dangers of ditching Europe’s Green Deal

18 February 2025 - Remaining competitive is fundamental to Europe’s future. And implementing the European Green Deal is the best mechanism to get there. Climate change and its costs to the economy are real and set to soar. CISL's CEO, Lindsay Hooper, and the CEO of the We Mean Business Coalition, María Mendiluce, write in Reuters.


Read more at: On conflict, critical minerals and the need for renewed global leadership
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On conflict, critical minerals and the need for renewed global leadership

13 February 2025 – Sibusiso Nkomo, Africa programme manager at CISL, explains how the regional crisis around critical minerals sourcing in the DRC reflects deeper global problems as demand for these materials increases. First published by edie.


Read more at: Comment: Sustainability is under unprecedented attack. Here’s how we can fight back
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Comment: Sustainability is under unprecedented attack. Here’s how we can fight back

10 February 2025 - Those working for a sustainable future are under attack. Progress is being dismantled and a new reality is hitting hard. And yet there’s no shared plan for what comes next. The time for passive observation, or for relying on vague calls for “courage” or “digging deeper” is past. We need a new strategy – fast. Eliot Whittington writes on the Reuters website.


Read more at: Round-up of CISL media coverage, w/c 27 January 2025

Round-up of CISL media coverage, w/c 27 January 2025

On Monday Martin Porter, Executive Chair of CISL Brussels, was quoted on the front page of the Financial Times in this article: Brussels under pressure to curb green agenda in response to Trump.


Read more at: Beyond box ticking – why investors and boards will benefit from strategic collaboration on sustainability
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Beyond box ticking – why investors and boards will benefit from strategic collaboration on sustainability

29 January 2025 - Collaborative support for legislative reforms, taxation frameworks, and public incentives is vital to create a level playing field for long-term value creation, says Gillian Secrett of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. First published by IPE.


Read more at: How businesses can escape the sustainability trap
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How businesses can escape the sustainability trap

20 January 2025 – Writing in Sustainable Views, CISL's CEO, Lindsay Hooper, says it is time to reframe sustainability as a save-ourselves imperative.