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CISL’s energy efficient Entopia Building shortlisted for the AJ100 Awards 2023

Stuart Mitchell

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)’s green office retrofit, the Entopia Building, has been shortlisted for the Architects’ Journal (AJ) 100 Awards 2023.  The AJ100 Awards celebrate the achievements of the UK’s largest architecture practices, including those leading the way on sustainability. Entopia has been shortlisted in the ‘Collaboration of the Year’ category alongside four other contenders.  The Entopia Building is an energy-efficient, sustainable retrofit. What used to be a 1930s telephone exchange is now a world-leading example of ‘deep green’ retrofit, aiming for BREEAM certification (Outstanding), the Passivhaus ‘EnerPHit’…

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Three new sustainability-focused businesses join CISL’s startup hub in Cambridge

Stuart Mitchell

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) welcomes three new, impact-led businesses as official members of its Canopy innovation hub.  Rural Voices, ClimateNode and Archipel&Co are the latest to join the entrepreneurial community, with a range of focus from standing up for farming communities in the world’s supply chains and using AI to calculate climate risk, to consulting with businesses to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy.  Sam Laakkonen, Director of The Canopy at CISL said:  “It’s exciting to see the different kinds of sustainability startups drawn to joining the Canopy: from those working in social responsibility to using…

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CISL’s green retrofit Entopia building wins Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2023

Stuart Mitchell

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) low carbon headquarters and green business hub, the Entopia building, has won two prestigious architectural awards. The Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2023 presented two awards and a commendation to the Entopia building, in the following categories: David Mackay Award for Engineering and Sustainability Best Conservation, Alteration, or Extension of an Existing Building (over £2m construction costs) Commendation for Craftsmanship Award The awards celebrate the best construction projects completed in Greater Cambridge, including new buildings and conservation, alterations, or extensions to existing buildings. The Entopia Building is…

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Businesses, entrepreneurs, green growth groups and leading climate NGOs welcome EU Green Deal Industrial Plan and call on bloc to increase its speed, scale and focus

Stuart Mitchell

Over forty organisations representing business innovation, green growth associations, clean tech entrepreneurs, think-tanks, institutes and NGOs are calling on the EU to make a success of the proposed Green Deal Industrial Plan. Read the letter In a letter to EU leaders, signatories offer guidance and call for rapid action on ten priority measures before this week’s Special European Council meeting which will help chart the EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Together these suggested measures can ensure public funding is accessed more quickly across all EU budget…

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CISL is offering a free sustainability programme to local businesses in Cambridge

Stuart Mitchell

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is running a free programme for businesses in the local area who want to learn how to improve their sustainability credentials.  The in-person workshop, Sustainability essentials for your SME/Startup will include keynote speakers, case studies, networking opportunities, and a dinner reception at Downing College, Cambridge. Experts in the field will educate participants on how to take practical steps to implement sustainability into their businesses. Viola Jardon, Senior Programme Manager for CISL’s Accelerator team at the Canopy: “Startups and SMEs often feel overwhelmed about sustainability…

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