Tag: CISL

New poll indicates strong business appetite for net zero regulation

Stuart Mitchell

An overwhelming majority of business leaders surveyed in seven major economies agree government policies are necessary to deliver the net zero transition.   A new YouGov poll commissioned by the University of Cambridge institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) finds eight in 10 leaders of large businesses across five continents say they believe regulation is needed for their net zero ambitions and for economy-wide decarbonisation.   In the wake of this year’s IPCC mitigation report which suggested progress in policies, regulations and market mechanisms could be scaled up and applied widely to produce…

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BEI announces new Chair and Vice-Chair

Stuart Mitchell

The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) has announced ABN AMRO Global Head of Group Sustainability Richard Kooloos as its new Chair and former Bank of England Senior Advisor Michael Sheren as Vice-Chair.  The new appointments reflect Richard’s and Michael’s deep sector knowledge as well as their passion for driving progress on sustainability in the finance arena.  Their skills and experience will support the BEI’s goals of supporting decarbonisation of the global economy, protection and restoration of nature, and building inclusive and resilient societies.    The…

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The Aviation Impact Accelerator launches its first public, interactive tool and a new Target True Zero report

Stuart Mitchell

Last month, the AIA team visited the Aerospace Global Forum (AGF), a brand-new platform developed as part of the 2022 Farnborough Air Show and aimed at driving immediate action towards net zero aviation. As part of this event the AIA launched a new interactive tool aimed at accelerating the transition to net zero aviation and published a new report in collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF).  Launch of new AIA tool: RECCE  The AIA’s first interactive tool, which was launched at the event – the Resource to Climate Comparison Evaluator…

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Multisector land management collaboration delivers scalable models that can improve water quality through more sustainable land husbandry

Stuart Mitchell

Two new regenerative nature projects from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) offer blueprints for land management that supports a range of environment improvements, including biodiversity, water quality, flood mitigation, emissions reductions and carbon sequestration, through more sustainable agriculture. Four years after The Catchment Management Declaration was launched by HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron of CISL, two pilot nature-based solutions projects have brought together farmers, businesses, local authorities, government departments and agencies and NGOs to deliver scalable solutions to reduce land, habitat and water degradation and…

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CISL joins Science Based Targets Network as NGO partner

Stuart Mitchell

CISL is joining the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), a collaboration of leading global non-profits and mission driven organizations working to shape private sector impacts on the environment by using science-based targets for nature to empower companies to measure their contribution to a nature-positive economy. The SBTN is part of the Global Commons Alliance, which brings together organisations from a diverse range of sectors and industries with the aim of empowering effective stewardship of the global commons. The Science Based Targets Network aims to enable the world’s major companies to…

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