Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | Nils Behrndt Deputy Secretary-General | Exchange of views on a possible Geothermal Commission strategy | SRC |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Nils Behrndt Deputy Secretary-General | Exchange of views on a possible Geothermal Commission strategy | — |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Bettina Doeser Head of Unit | Nature-based carbon removals and nature credits | SRC |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Bettina Doeser Head of Unit | Nature-based carbon removals and nature credits | — |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Valdis Dombrovskis Commissioner | Industrial Accelerator Act | SRC |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Gabriela Tschirkova Cabinet member | Industrial Accelerator Act | SRC |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Gabriela Tschirkova Cabinet member | Industrial Accelerator Act | — |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Mirzha De Manuel Cabinet member | Simplification and sustainability | SRC |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Mirzha De Manuel Cabinet member | Simplification and sustainability | — |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Simplification and sustainability | SRC |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Vincent Hurkens Cabinet member | Simplification, CSRD, CSDDD | SRC |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Vincent Hurkens Cabinet member | Simplification, CSRD, CSDDD | — |
| 07 Jul 2025 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Letter with 16 signatories for European Competitiveness Fund to deliver climate and energy security for EU citizens and SMEs | SRC |
| 07 Jul 2025 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Letter with 16 signatories for European Competitiveness Fund to deliver climate and energy security for EU citizens and SMEs | — |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Clean industrial deal | SRC |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Clean industrial deal | — |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | EU’s Industrial and Sustainability Agenda | SRC |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | EU’s Industrial and Sustainability Agenda | — |
| 08 May 2025 | Terhi Lehtonen Cabinet member | Green Growth | SRC |
| 08 May 2025 | Terhi Lehtonen Cabinet member | Green Growth | — |
| 07 May 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Networking evening organised by CISL / Corporate leaders group | SRC |
| 07 May 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Networking evening organised by CISL / Corporate leaders group | — |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | General | SRC |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | General | — |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Terhi Lehtonen Cabinet member | Discussion with Corporate Leaders Group Members on the coming work programme. | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is a globally influential Institute developing leadership and solutions for a sustainable economy. Our Rewiring the Economy framework shows how the economy can be ‘rewired’, through focused collaboration between business, government and finance institutions, to deliver positive outcomes for people and environment in pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For over three decades we have built individual and organisational leadership capacity and capabilities, and created industry-leading collaborations, to catalyse change and accelerate the path to a sustainable economy. Our Rewiring Leadership framework sets out our model for the leadership needed to achieve this. Our interdisciplinary research engagement builds the evidence base for practical action, through a focus on six cross-cutting themes critical to the delivery of the SDGs: sustainable finance, economic innovation, inclusive dev (...)
EU Legislative Interests
Main EU legislative proposals or policies targeted: The Corporate Leaders Group is essentially about driving strategic, long-term, transformational change in the economy towards sustainability. The Group is focusing on the changes necessary to ensure long-term economic prosperity, competitive advantage and corporate sustainability at an EU-wide level. Files currently followed by our organisation: Enabling framework for the Climate Law: ETS, RED, CBAM, EED, ETS revision and Social Climate Fund Circular Economy Act Clean Industrial Deal and enabling framework: Industry Accelerator Act, Grids Package, Competitiveness Fund Centre for Sustainable Finance (CSF) is a research, education and practice hub on financial market reform. It aims to help governments, financial institutions and businesses build a sustainable financial system. Its work is underpinned by insights from CISL’s finance sector business groups, representing leaders from over 50 financial institutions across five continents. The three finance sector business groups include ClimateWise, the Banking Environment Initiative and the Investment Leaders Group. CSF works with and engages the financial sector to analyse systemic risks and opportunities related to sustainability and nature finance.
Communication Activities
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Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
o CSF Groups https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/convening/centre-for-sustainable-finance o Aviation Impact Accelerator https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/convening/aviation-impact-accelerator-aia o CLG Groups - https://www.corporateleadersgroup.com/ - CLG UK https://www.corporateleadersgroup.com/corporate-leaders-group-uk - CLG Europe https://www.corporateleadersgroup.com/corporate-leaders-group-europe o CLN https://www.corporateleadersgroup.com/corporate-leaders-network-climate-action CLG Europe is a member of the We Mean Business Coalition: https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/
Organisation Members
National Business Networks Business networks for a Climate Neutral Europe https://www.corporateleadersgroup.com/corporate-leaders-group-europe/business-networks-climate-neutral-europe o Green Growth Partnership - https://www.corporateleadersgroup.com/corporate-leaders-group-europe/green-growth-partnership https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/about https://www.corporateleadersgroup.com/corporate-leaders-group-europe/members-clg-europe
Additional Information
Our main income comes from the education department, which organises Masters and various educational courses. We have other funding coming from various organisations (European Climate Foundation and We Mean Business Coalition among others), these grants never exceed 10% of our total budget.
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