Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

🌍📖We're delighted to invite you to a seminar focusing on the vital messages emerging from "Just Earth: How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet", Tony Juniper CBE's powerful and hopeful new book. 🌿Awareness of humanity’s dependence on the natural world, for food, water and clean air, is growing – but so is the scale of the environmental crisis we are facing. Knowing the impact we, as a species, have on the planet through our consumption and ways of living, what hope do we have of changing the direction of travel on the nature and climate crises? 🗣️Co-hosted by the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) and the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), Tony will be sharing insights from Just Earth and a panel of experts including Lindsay Hooper (CEO, CISL), Melissa Leach (Executive Director, CCI) and others will discuss the themes emerging from the book and how we can respond. 🗓️Wednesday 23 April at 16.00 📍David Attenborough Building, Cambridge and online 🔗Register here for in person and online attendance: https://lnkd.in/eArY6gfp #JustEarth #EarthDay2025 #TonyJuniper

Celebrating a Cambridge Success Story. Neutreeno, a pioneering deeptech company born from University of Cambridge research, is proving just that. From its roots in the Cavendish Laboratory - Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge and the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge to programme support at Cambridge Judge Business School Accelerate Cambridge and funding from Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Neutreeno is now a proud member of the Canopy community—scaling its intelligent data-driven decarbonisation technology to simultaneously reduce costs and emissions on a global stage. With $5M in seed funding and a nomination from Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) for the 2025 The Earthshot Prize, Neutreeno is showing how cutting-edge research, the right support, and a strong network can drive real impact. Read their story: https://lnkd.in/enE644pJ #Sustainability #Cleantech #Innovation #Cambridge #NetZero #IECambridge Spencer Brennan Jobey Meacham Zoë Loughlin Izzy McKeever James Cole Lindsay Hooper Maisie Ormrod Adele Williams

Word of mouth goes a long way. Jennifer Owens enrolled in our #SustainableMarketing 8-week #OnlineCourse after a mentor who had taken the course recommended it. She also explains why this course was what she was looking for in her #ProfessionalDevelopment. With CISL, you will have the opportunity to learn with academic rigour, but with flexibility that suits your needs. The next Sustainable Marketing, Communications and Brand Management course starts on April 30. Find out more and enroll now: https://lnkd.in/dmTbTwTH #SustainabilityLeadership #OnlineLearning #Upskilling #MarketingCourse

"This course provided me with the scientific foundations and practical skills needed to advocate with investors, policymakers and partners. It equipped me to show that businesses can not only survive, but thrive by putting sustainability at the core of their strategy," shares Blerina Ago, a former delegate of our #BusinessSustainabilityManagement 8-week online course. Register now for a May 7 start: https://lnkd.in/dNqebuy Entrepreneurs often mention how lonely the journey can be. With our 8-week online courses, you will not only learn how to speak to your stakeholders using evidence-based insights. You will also become part of the CISL Network, a community of like-minded leaders seeking to accelerate the sustainable transformation beyond their organisation.

How can one build trust with consumers? "Take decisive action to reduce any negative impacts and increase positive value to people and planet. And then be transparent about those actions," says Lucy Usher, Head of Sustainability at OLIVER Agency. She's one of the leading practitioners speaking at our 'Sustainable Marketing, Communications and Brand Management' course. Join us on April 30 and learn how you can lead a transformational change through your role in the industry. Find out more and register now: https://lnkd.in/dmTbTwTH

Climate impacts are no longer a distant threat. They are a material business risk NOW. Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is capitalising on the business opportunities and benefits that come with moving from fossil fuels to clean energy solutions, and your business can too. We Mean Business Coalition has developed the #FossilToClean Business Action Checklists with coalition partners and industry leaders to provide clarity on the actions that businesses can take over the next 2-5 years to decarbonise their core operations and work toward their clean energy goals. The checklists offer tools for practitioners and examples of how businesses are already making progress. They delve into areas that are ripe for decarbonisation, including energy efficiency and buildings, electricity procurement, business travel and fleet management. 🔗 Get the checklists here: https://lnkd.in/eUxF54r2 ⚡ Learn more about Fossil to Clean: https://lnkd.in/eJhGum-C #WMBC

🎙️ Listen to one of our King's Global Sustainability Fellows, Caroline Lee, speak on BBC Radio 4's programme The World Tonight, broadcast on Tuesday. 🛒 After the news that Morrison's plans to shut 52 of its instore cafes, Caroline explained the role that supermarkets can perform in providing social space in communities. She says: "In recent years, alongside several fabulous colleagues, I’ve focused a lot on the role of these ubiquitous businesses within society – thinking not only about access to healthy and nutritious food, but also supporting broader community wellbeing. It was a pleasure to share a few thoughts about the importance of these spaces to social connection and accessing a range of support." 🍎 Find out more about Caroline's research at CISL: https://lnkd.in/eiK4bsAp

📢 Today, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered the 2025 Spring Statement in the House of Commons. Read the rapid reaction from CLG UK Director, Beverley Cornaby: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eyTkT5Yh The Spring Statement updated Parliament and the nation on the economy, public finances and progress against the government's economic objectives. Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) #SpringStatement

📅❌ The European Commission was expected to publish amendments to the Climate Law for the 2040 climate target but has yet to announce a release date. The 2040 climate target and enabling conditions are essential to set the pathway for a prosperous, competitive and climate neutral EU by 2050.      🌍 Romain Pardo, Senior Programme manager, CLG Europe:  “A release of the amendments of the Climate Law today would have provided clarity on the 2040 climate target and enabled political discussions to shift to higher gear ahead of the Environment Council. Businesses are already developing solutions on the ground to decarbonise the economy in line with competitiveness and energy security strategic objectives. A clear regulatory framework is key to enable the right investments and business models for a sustainable and resilient future. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eKZ7aMfY    #ClimateLaw #GreenDeal #2040Targets #ClimateAction #Sustainability Wopke Hoekstra Ursula von der Leyen Teresa Ribera Han ten Broeke

📊 We’re working with Social Finance International, British Asian Trust and Consulting for Sustainable Solutions on groundbreaking research for Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) to unlock new ways to fund climate projects benefitting women, funded by the Gates Foundation 🌍 Today we hosted a virtual roundtable with stakeholders and we want to thank everyone who attended and gave us valuable feedback.   In this video you can see Justin DeKoszmovszky discussing the research this consortium is undertaking, and why the work the WOCAN enables is important.  We’re looking to engage experts and stakeholders to understand the demand for W+ credits - a pioneering standard that quantifies women’s empowerment in climate resilience.  🚨Have you worked with similar impact units? Are you interested in how gender lens investing intersects with climate finance? We want to hear from YOU! Please complete our survey: https://lnkd.in/eidaX-d6 📧 Drop us a message or reach out to our team: Jie Zhou, Temasime Sukati or Justin DeKoszmovszky.  James Cole Trisha Mani Saskia Thomas Cooper Renfro Rebecca Luff Dalia Zileviciute-Mirchandani Megan Sager Derick Hall Anushree Parekh Sanjana Haribhakti Pragati Keswani Inge R.