Tag: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

CISL addresses the tough questions for global leadership in an age of turbulence

Stuart Mitchell

With time running out to bend the curve on the climate and nature crisis, rising geopolitical tensions, conflict and AI dominating political agendas, the University of Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL) brought together influential thinkers, experts and leaders for a 2 day summit to address the unprecedented challenges that currently face global leadership.   At the inaugural Global Leadership Summit in Cambridge on 27 and 28 February, which took place at CISL’s HQ the Entopia Building and Jesus College, representatives from a range of sectors including business, media, innovation debated…

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Lindsay Hooper announced as interim CEO for CISL

Stuart Mitchell

CISL’s current Executive Director Lindsay Hooper will now step up to take the helm of the Institute into an exciting 2024  The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership today announces that Lindsay Hooper has been appointed as its interim CEO/Director. In her previous position as Executive Director at CISL, Lindsay made an important contribution as part of the senior leadership team in setting the Institute’s ambitions for impact, its sustainability strategy and organisational purpose.   Lindsay played a foundational role driving transformative change and supported CISL’s evolution into the…

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First industry-specific guide for fashion brands to reduce their impacts on nature launched at the Global Fashion Summit

Stuart Mitchell

A landmark report from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), the Fashion Pact and Conservation International maps out how the fashion, textile and apparel industry can implement the first science-based targets for nature.  Raising the ambition for nature: A primer on the first science-based targets for nature for the fashion, apparel, and textile sector launches today at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen. The primer is part of a two-year project, Transforming the Fashion Sector With Nature, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). It provides a…

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ClimateWise Principles Review 2022 indicates steady progress and highlights need for insurers, reinsurers and brokers to become long-term partners to the real economy

Stuart Mitchell

The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2022 shows member insurance industry firms have made progress in disclosing their preparedness and response to climate change.    ClimateWise, convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is in its fourteenth year of reporting against the ClimateWise Principles, which has been aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations since 2019. The report indicates ClimateWise has built momentum across financial services by increasing its membership and securing a year-on-year rise in average member scores.   Nina Seega, Director of Sustainable Finance, CISL said:…

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CISL report reveals how banks and corporations can better support SMEs on the path to net zero

Stuart Mitchell

A new report by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), ​Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), the We Mean Business Coalition and the SME Climate Hub highlights the role of commercial banks and multi-national corporations in helping small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) reach net zero.   SMEs account for 99 per cent of businesses globally and, in the OECD region, are responsible for more than half of industrial emissions. But the majority of SMEs don’t have the right skills, knowledge, or resources to reduce their carbon emissions. There is…

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