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All In - The Sustainable Business PodcastThe Imperative of Competitive SustainabilityIn this episode, Chris and David talk to Lindsay Hooper, CEO of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership about what leadership looks like in the second half of the 2020s. They also discuss the recent papers that Lindsay has co-authored with sustainability veteran Paul Gilding, on the need for businesses, individually and collectively to be more effective advocates for public policy changes (laws and regulations, taxes and subsidies) in favour of more sustainable outcomes. Otherwise, publicly listed companies are always going to be out-manoeuvred by the short-term profit-maximisers.Survival of the Fittest: From ESG to Competitive Sustainability (Sep...2025-07-2944 min
ProGRESSSarah Flynn, Psychologist, author and human sustainability coachSarah Flynn is a career coach who works with purpose-led, empathic leaders making a difference to the world. In addition, Sarah teaches resilience for sustainability leaders on the Cambridge sustainability leaders masters.Discussing her own squiggly career journey, Sarah explains how she felt when she discovered psychology as a teenager and then became inspired to study it in depth, thinking she’d work in clinical psychology. She talks about moving to Italy to teach English as a foreign language, what led her into working in psychotherapy and how she became fir...2025-07-2638 min
The Gist - Freedom in FocusThe Gist: Evening Analysis - Political protests and social movements | July 19Today's essential intelligence covering international developments and European affairs. Civic Pushback — France’s Bottom-Up Veto?A single click-scaled revolt: 23-year-old Zoé Chauchard’s online petition to scrap the new “Loi Duplomb” farm-regulation overhaul has hit 549,000 signatures in 11 days—well above the 500k threshold that forces a parliamentary debate (Politico, Le Monde). Rome’s “Patto della responsabilità” Tests Meloni’s Reform CredoCISL chief Daniela Fumarola urged the government to seal a cross-party “national contract” on growth, social sustainability and jobs within the next quarter, warning that “whoever balks self-excludes” (Ansa).2025-07-1907 min
Pensions For Purpose: How to make pensions a catalyst for positive changeRewiring finance – how to change financial systems: Laasya Shekaran, Richard Giles and Lindsay HooperLaasya Shekaran welcomes Lindsay Hooper of the University of Cambridge, to the Podcast to discuss why sustainable finance hasn’t delivered the progress needed.Sustainable Finance has been around for a while, but we still haven’t seen enough progress to tackle the immense systemic issues we face. If we do not address these problems directly, we risk witnessing environmental and social destruction, ultimately leading to total economic collapse.In this episode of the Pensions for Purpose podcast, our hosts Laasya Shekaran and Richard Giles speak to Lindsay Hooper, CEO of the Cambridge Institute for Sust...2025-06-1025 min
Thinking the Unthinkable with Nik GowingWhy We Must Rewire Sustainable Finance – with Nina SeegaThe transition to sustainable finance is moving faster than expected. In this conversation, Nina Seega, Director at the Centre for Sustainable Finance at Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership, details to Nik Gowing why net zero is cheaper than many assume, the industries leading the charge, and why sustainability is a financial imperative.Nina highlights that transition costs have dropped by 73%, with UK households projected to save £1,400 annually by 2040. Yet, scepticism persists, driven above all by a short-term risk focus and negative narratives. “Businesses must embed sustainability at their core—not as a compliance exercise, but as a...2025-05-2119 min
How HR Leaders Change the WorldEpisode 190. HR Meets Sustainability: Leadership for People and Planet Naomi Barton: Partner, Head of People & Culture Practice & Kate Goodall: Partner, Head of Sustainability Practice at RedgraveCombining perspectives and reflecting from their market-wide viewpoint, Naomi and Kate discuss the role of HR leaders in sustainability, exploring the connections and the gaps between the two professions. Reflecting on how people and sustainability roles are evolving, they discuss how AI will influence in the future and how HR professionals can use their commercial understanding to drive positive impact for people and planet. Naomi and Kate encourage you to take an active role in shaping and delivering your company's sustainability strategy, providing practical ideas on how, and highlight the exciting career opportunities ahead in...2025-05-1338 min
The Legendary Leaders PodcastClare Freshwater-Turner & Annabelle Richards - The Power of Job SharingIs leadership about going it alone, or could sharing the load lead to even greater success? In this episode of Legendary Leaders, host Cathleen O'Sullivan welcomes the dynamic duo Clare Freshwater-Turner and Annabelle Richards to explore how job sharing could be the key to enhanced leadership and personal fulfilment. Clare and Annabelle, senior managers in sustainable business at Lloyds Banking Group, have mastered the art of job sharing, proving that two heads can indeed be better than one. Join us to learn about the unique partnership they’ve built over nine years, sharing insights into how combining different strengths an...2025-04-151h 09
Wilder PodcastEp. 038: Thrivalism with Tony Juniper CBETony Juniper, Chair of Natural England, shares with us a powerful thesis: we cannot fight the climate and ecological crisis without first addressing social inequality. Not content with just highlighting these connections, Tony describes the system change necessary to move us all forward; the new political philosophy of Thrivalism. Your HostsTom Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-constable/Chloe Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-constable-24155821b/Website: https://www.grangeproject.co.ukPodcast Journey Page: https://www.grangeproject.co.uk/wilder-podcastGrange Project Contact & Social Media:Email: hello@grangeproject.co.ukInstagram: https://w...2025-04-0851 min
Circularity.fmTransitioning From the Linear to Circular Value Chain for Solar PVs by Pamela Ong, E.ON | CIRCULAZE SummitA systemic approach including product design, collaboration and regulation
The expansion of Solar energy is progressing rapidly. But how do we keep this new equipment in circulation?
Pamela Ong presents a systematic analysis of the solar panel supply chain. It covers product design and stakeholder collaboration as well as supply chain incentives and regulation. Pamela's talk is based on a new report from Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, E.ON Group Innovation and Institute for Manufacturing Engage, that explores the challenges and circular solutions associated with the expected increase in end-of-life solar PV waste over the coming...2025-03-1709 min
Beyond LeadershipMojca Briščik, izvršna direktorica Slovenske oglaševalske zbornice in predsednica festivala Zlati boben - "Oglaševanje, samoregulativa in transparentnost." Mojca Briščik je kariero začela kot novinarka, a se je po letih nabiranja izkušenj na številnih medijih, od Radia Capris do Radia Ekspres in POP TV-ja, pričela razgledovati še po drugih izzivih. Bila je direktorica blagovnice Maximarket, direktorica korporativnega komuniciranja v Mercatorju, zdaj pa že več kot osem let vodi Slovensko oglaševalsko zbornico, kjer predseduje tudi priznanemu oglaševalskemu festivalu Zlati boben. IzobrazbaMojca Briščik je diplomirana novinarka ter magistra ekonomije, ki je iz lastnega zanimanja do trajnostnega razvoja uspešno zaključila tudi intenziven osem tedenski program »Busines...2025-03-111h 02
Beyond LeadershipMojca Briščik, izvršna direktorica Slovenske oglaševalske zbornice in predsednica festivala Zlati boben - "Oglaševanje, samoregulativa in transparentnost."Mojca Briščik je kariero začela kot novinarka, a se je po letih nabiranja izkušenj na številnih medijih, od Radia Capris do Radia Ekspres in POP TV-ja, pričela razgledovati še po drugih izzivih. Bila je direktorica blagovnice Maximarket, direktorica korporativnega komuniciranja v Mercatorju, zdaj pa že več kot osem let vodi Slovensko oglaševalsko zbornico, kjer predseduje tudi priznanemu oglaševalskemu festivalu Zlati boben. IzobrazbaMojca Briščik je diplomirana novinarka ter magistra ekonomije, ki je iz lastnega zanimanja do trajnostnega razvoja uspešno zaključila tudi intenziven osem tedenski program »Busines...2025-03-111h 02
Cyrus SaysGujarati: A Journey Through History, Culture, Billionaires & Cricket | Salil Tripathi | Kem Cho?Salil Tripathi is a distinguished writer, journalist, and policy adviser with extensive expertise in human rights, corporate accountability, and business ethics. With a career spanning decades, he has worked with organizations like Amnesty International and International Alert, conducting research on human rights abuses, conflict zones, and corporate complicity. Currently, he focuses on themes such as discrimination, technology, and the protection of human rights defenders, while also curating a course on business and human rights at the University of Bergen. A Senior Associate at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), Salil is also an award-winning journalist and...2025-03-1059 min
The Purpose PodBeth Knight of Lloyds Banking Group on Social and Environmental Sustainability“Within the next decade the financial system has to make some progressive moves to protect our way of life, because if we don’t, the economy as we’ve known it for the last 150 years is going to break.” With the meaning and value of Diversity Equity and Inclusion increasingly undermined, Beth Knight, Head of Social Sustainability at Lloyds Banking Group, shares her lived experience of the necessary and tangible gains made from engaging with underserved stakeholder groups across the globe, in her refreshingly personal, frank and illuminating style, including:- Career lessons through a...2025-01-2443 min
The Circular Economy Show PodcastWhat should businesses do to scale a circular economy?How do we move from pilots and beyond the ESG hype bubble to scale the implementation of the circular economy and how do businesses lead in this space? In this episode of the Circular Economy Show, host Seb is joined by Lindsay Hooper, CEO for the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), and Joe Murphy, Executive Lead of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s business network.Together, they’ll explore the insights from CISL’s Competitive Sustainability report and the Foundation’s business network, offering perspectives on the state of the circular economy and related efforts. What will it take...2025-01-2130 min
Communicating Purpose with John HigginsonBeth Knight - Head of Social Sustainability, Lloyds BankingIt’s my pleasure to share with you the latest episode of the Communicating Purpose podcast with Beth Knight, Head of Social Sustainability at Lloyds Banking.Beth is a recognised leader in social impact and sustainability, with over 15 years of experience and the title of ‘Great British Businesswoman of the Year’ in 2022.Since 2016, she has been a Senior Associate at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). Her work spans female empowerment and corporate sustainability, driving initiatives that advanced diversity, closed gender representation gaps, and tackled pay inequities in the tech sector.Previ...2024-12-1834 min
Work From The Inside Out264: Niven Postma’s Bold Journey in Leadership and LifeAt 17, Niven Postma, was a new high school graduate and did not know what she wanted to do. Her mother reminded her that she had a dream to live on a kibbutz in Israel, so off she went. For the next four years, Niven traveled and worked in many countries. Then at 29, she held her first executive position in a career that has spanned multiple sectors and roles. Niven is a strategy, leadership, and culture consultant partnering with clients in diverse industries worldwide to (re)ignite the discretionary energy of people and teams, build an enabling culture, a...2024-12-041h 09
Shoot Room SessionsE81 Joss Ford: Going EnviralJoss Ford is the founder of Enviral, a purpose-driven agency that consults, creates and communicates organisations’ social and environmental stories. He believes that communications plays one of the most important roles in solving our global challenges. A graduate of The School of Earth and Environment at Leeds University and CISL (Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership), Joss helps companies operate more sustainably and transparently communicate their environmental messages through impactful campaigns. Enviral works with a number of clients, dedicating their communications skills to help create a cleaner, greener and more just future.2024-11-211h 10
The HR L&D PodcastHR’s Role in Building a Sustainable FutureThis episode of the HR L&D Podcast is sponsored by Deel, the all-in-one Global People Platform that simplifies how you manage the entire global team lifecycle. Hire and onboard talent in over 150 countries in minutes. Run payroll in over 100 countries with one click. Offer competitive benefits, equipment, and equity from a single dashboard. From contractors, direct employees, EOR, and more, you can manage them all in one place with Deel.Book a demo now: https://www.deel.com/inbound-general?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=nickday&utm_campaign=ww_aware_branding_nickday_podcast_hrld-nickday-mar24_all_all&utm...2024-04-2348 min
Inspiring PerspectivesCreative alert | If you're working with fossil fuel companies, you're supporting climate changeSend us a textDuncan Meisel is the Executive Director of Clean Creatives, a movement of advertisers, PR professionals, and their clients cutting ties with fossil fuels. Their pitch to creatives: fossil fuel clients represent a threat to our shared future. And since their founding, over 900 agencies have pledged to not work with them.In our conversation, we discuss how Clean Creatives - now a global movement - started after a realization that the creative industry plays a vital - even if sometimes unintentional - role in supporting the fossil fuel industry. Duncan...2024-04-1738 min
The World is Storytelling29. Nature & Peace In Bustling City StreetsThis time Ronni is joined by David Carlin. David is the founder of Cambium Global Solutions, an advisor to governments, corporates, and financial institutions on climate and sustainability. David led the creation of UNEP FI’s risk programming, and in addition, he is a contributor to Forbes, a Visiting Fellow at King’s College London, and a Senior Associate at Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). Connect with David here & follow his work here. Look out for Ronni, support the podcast, order the book, and buy him a coffee here. Reach out for links to the topics discussed in the episode.2024-04-1108 min
Onarım AtölyesiErinch Sahan ile Yeni Ekonomi Bölüm 3 | İşin Yeniden Tasarımı
Onarım Atölyesi podcast olarak çok heyecanlıyız! İlham aldığımız, çalışmalarından ve düşüncelerinden kendimize çok şey kattığımız sevgili Erinch Sahan ile 3 bölümlük bir mini seri hazırladık! Erinch, Doughnut Economics Action Lab Business Lead'i! Aynı zamanda Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)'de dersler veriyor ve SEWF - Social Enterprise World Forum'da Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi. Aynı zamanda Uluslararası Adil Ticaret Örgütü'nün eski CEO'su! Çok uzun süredir ekonomi ve işletme modelleri üzerine çalışan Erinch, adil bir ekonomi tasarımında bize yol gösteren çok önemli isimlerden! Türki...2024-04-0845 min
Onarım AtölyesiErinch Sahan ile Yeni Ekonomi Bölüm 2 | Çemberin Dışına Çıkmak
Onarım Atölyesi podcast olarak çok heyecanlıyız! İlham aldığımız, çalışmalarından ve düşüncelerinden kendimize çok şey kattığımız sevgili Erinch Sahan ile 3 bölümlük bir mini seri hazırladık!Erinch, Doughnut Economics Action Lab Business Lead'i! Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)'de dersler vermenin ve SEWF - Social Enterprise World Forum'da Yönetim Kurulu üyesi olmanın yanı sıra, Uluslararası Adil Ticaret Örgütü'nün eski CEO'su!Uzun süredir ekonomi ve işletme modelleri üzerine çalışan Erinch, adil bir ekonomi tasarımında bize de yol gösteren çok...2024-04-0146 min
Onarım AtölyesiErinch Sahan ile Yeni Ekonomi Bölüm 1|Eski Ekonomi - Yeni Ekonomi
Onarım Atölyesi podcast olarak çok heyecanlıyız! İlham aldığımız, çalışmalarından ve düşüncelerinden kendimize çok şey kattığımız sevgili Erinch Sahan ile 3 bölümlük bir mini seri hazırladık! Erinch, Doughnut Economics Action Lab Business Lead'i! Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)'de dersler vermenin ve SEWF - Social Enterprise World Forum'da Yönetim Kurulu üyesi olmanın yanı sıra, Uluslararası Adil Ticaret Örgütü'nün eski CEO'su! Uzun süredir ekonomi ve işletme modelleri üzerine çalışan Erinch, adil bir ekonomi tasarımında bize de yol gösteren çok...2024-03-2557 min
Sustainable FuturesAre co-creation and industry-wide collaboration an unlock to sustainable transformation?Join us for the latest Sustainable Futures episode in our Sustainable Marketing 2030 mini-series – this time on Transformative Relationships. Listen to our host Jonathan Hall interviewboth Michelle McEvoy, Initiative Lead at Planet Pledge at the World Federation ofAdvertisers, and Charlie Thompson, Director of Commercial Strategy at the CambridgeInstitute of Sustainability Leadership. This episode focuses on the transformativerelationships lever within SM2030’s circular marketing framework: outlining the importance ofembracing opportunities for industry-wide collaboration to benefit both business and theplanet. 2024-02-2835 min
ESG新賽局從35年前啟動的永續人才培育計畫 一 ft. 劍橋大學永續領導力學院新創專案總監 Viola Jardon劍橋大學於1988年就成立了永續領導力學院(Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, CISL) 他們特別針對在職企業人員設計永續專業訓練課程，35年來培育數萬成員進入公部門與企業，成為永續與ESG轉型的人力庫。本集特別為您越洋連線訪問出身自台灣，如今在CISL服務的 Viola Jardon，請她帶我們認識英國以至於歐洲，在社會共識的建立，以及永續教育與人才培育的長期努力，同時也請她針對永續領導力教育學程規劃的內容與目標做說明。台灣的永續教育正在醞釀，目前企業亟待專業人才的投入，劍橋大學從上個世紀走過來的精煉成果，值得我們參考學習。劍橋永續領導力學院線上課程連結：Online sustainability courses and leadership training, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership2024-01-2622 min
UKTN | The PodcastNet zero COP-outs and the case for climate tech optimism – Carbon13 CEO Nicky DeeDr Nicky Dee, founder and CEO of Carbon13, explains why climate tech innovation is cause for optimism despite a lack of progress from initiatives like COP, unpacks why carbon offsetting is still the “Wild West” and reveals which climate solutions provide the “best bang for buck”. Carbon13 is a venture builder for the climate emergency. The Cambridge-based firm selects, supports and invests in startups focused on building scalable climate ventures that will reduce and remove emissions on a global scale. It has made 65 investments since 2021. Dee has previously worked with UNEP, Nesta and the UK government...2023-12-0525 min
The Discomfort PracticeEpisode #106: Carlos Zimbron on Fuckup Nights and Why Celebrating Failure is ImportantIn this episode Betsy is joined by Carlos 'Charlie' Zimbrón, Co-Founder and CEO of Fuckup Nights, as well as The Failure Institute. Betsy and Charlie say the word 'fuck' a lot cuz... clue's in the name, really. So if you enjoy 'swear words' as occasional punctuation and appreciate a free-flowing, un-edited conversation, you're gonna LOVE this one. Fuckup Nights has become a global movement driven by community of people who share professional failure stories on a monthly basis in 200+ cities in 62+ countries. It's a link I often share with the execs who take the online course I...2023-10-2946 min
Sustainability Uncovered#SustyTalk: CISL's Eliot Whittington previews COP28edie's #SustyTalk series of exclusive interviews continues with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership's (CISL) chief systems change officer Eliot Whittington, who looks ahead to the crucial COP28 UN climate conference beginning in Dubai this November.2023-10-1616 min
Courageous Conversations by Erickson Coaching InternationalEpisode 6: Navigating Office PoliticsTune in to Episode 6 of the Courageous Conversations podcast, brought to you by Erickson Coaching International
Episode 6: Navigating Office Politics
Do you cringe at the idea of office politics? Turn a blind eye? As a leader, office politics are often seen as unpleasant, unfair and an unnecessary distraction from "real work". But...what if you could use office politics to your benefit?
This Courageous Conversation takes a closer look at what office politics really are and suggests a completely new way to view them- along with practical ways to play politics without sacrificing...2023-09-2128 min
Keen On AmericaThere will be no stock market on a dead planet: Sandrine Dixson-Decleve on how to transform extractive capitalism into a regenerative model of equitable economic progressEPISODE 1692: In this special KEEN ON show from the DLD AI Summit in Munich, Andrew talks to Sandrine Dixson-Decleve, co-president of the Club of Rome, about how to transform extractive capitalism into a regenerative model of equitable economic progressSandrine Dixson-Declève is Co-President of The Club of Rome and divides her time between leading The Club of Rome, advising, lecturing, and facilitating difficult conversations. She currently Chairs the European Commission, Expert Group on Economic and Societal Impact of Research & Innovation (ESIR) and sits on the European Commissions Mission on Climate Change & Adaptation. She a...2023-09-0718 min
FutureReady#14 How can neuroscience help us catalyse sustainable change?With Dr. Brandi Shaw Morris, Assistant Professor at Aarhus University and Founding Partner at Engagement Lab.
How can we make sustainable behaviours more appealing?
Dr. Brandi Shaw Morris suggests that neuroscience can help us catalyse sustainable change by understanding how our brains work and what drives our behaviour. Brandi has worked in both academia and the private sector for more than 15 years. Currently, she is an assistant professor at Aarhus University in Denmark.
Conducting research at the intersection between sustainability and neuroscience, Brandi believes that by understanding our brain's natural tendencies, we can design interventions...2023-08-1756 min
FutureReady#13 How can purpose unlock system-wide sustainability transformations?With Dr. Victoria Hurth, Independent Pracademic, Fellow of the University of Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership and Sustainability Impact committee lead for UnaTerra VC.
Long-term well-being for all is the ultimate goal of an economy.
This can be easy to forget, since today's economic systems are largely designed for profit-maximization. But capital is not valuable in itself. It is merely a tool to move humanity towards long-term well-being.
Putting this insight into practice requires a radical rethinking of business-as-usual. Companies must recognize sustainability as their raison d'être. After all, what is sustainability if not t...2023-08-0340 min
CISL ConversationsChina's Envirotech Landscape: Panel DiscussionIn this session, we hear from a diverse panel, including academics, business leaders and environmental experts, to gain an insight into the latest industry innovations, policy settings and business trends that are advancing China towards a sustainable future.Moderators:Jie Zhou, Sino-UK Centre for Sustainability Innovation, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Professor William Hurst, Deputy Director at the Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge UniversitySpeakers:David Ferguson, Head of Net Zero Innovation, EDF UKDr Li Guo, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Lau China Institute, King’s College London Dr Sam Geall, CEO, China Dialogue Suwei Jiang, Partn...2023-06-0938 min
Climate Risk PodcastFrom Startup to Sustainability: Innovating For The Climate EmergencyHear from Nicky Dee, Co-Founder of Carbon13, as we take a closer look at the climate startup ecosystem and how it’s changing the way we decarbonize. Many sectors, especially hard-to-abate ones such as steel and cement, are failing to align with a 1.5-degree world and still require fundamental change to become viable in a low carbon economy. Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, we often turn to innovation as a way to find creative solutions to decarbonization challenges. Many entrepreneurs and innovators are turning their attention to climate and environmental issues, but given the scale an...2023-05-2533 min
CISL ConversationsThe role of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in a sustainable economyCISL CEO Clare Shine interviews World Trade Organisation co-founder and Professor of law, James Bacchus (Jim Bacchus). They discuss the need for more collaboration, reforms, and the role of the WTO in achieving COP goals.Recorded live at CISL's Cambridge headquarters, in our world-class sustainably retrofit Entopia building.*****About the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership partners with business and governments to develop leadership and solutions for a sustainable economy. We aim to achieve net zero, protect and restore nature, and...2023-05-1017 min
CISL Conversations'Earth for All': why we need urgent economic systems changeAn interview with Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President of the Club of Rome and CISL Senior Associate. Here, Sandrine takes questions on her new book 'Earth for All'.If you haven't already, check out part one: Lecture: from 'The Limits To Growth' to an ‘Earth for All: A survival guide for humanity’ https://youtu.be/V-_G7r1GAQEHosted in collaboration with the Club of Rome, Cambridge Centre for Environment Energy and Natural Resource Governance, and the Anglia Ruskin University Global Sustainability Institute. Recorded live at the Entopia building, Cambridge, Febru...2023-04-1728 min
CISL ConversationsFrom 'The Limits To Growth' to an 'Earth for All' with Sandrine Dixson-Declève (Guest Lecture)Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President of the Club of Rome and CISL Senior Associate, shares insights from her latest book, ‘Earth for All: A survival guide for humanity’.Hosted in collaboration with the Club of Rome, Cambridge Centre for Environment Energy and Natural Resource Governance, and the Anglia Ruskin University Global Sustainability Institute. Recorded live at the Entopia building, Cambridge, February 2023.This is a decisive decade for humanity. The next ten years must see the fastest economic transformation in history. Earth4All is an international initiative to accelerate the systems-change we need for an equitable future on a...2023-03-3036 min
CISL ConversationsChina's EnviroTech Landscape: Meet the InnovatorsAs the world’s highest carbon emitter and largest producer of renewable energy technology, China carries a significant responsibility to accelerate the global pathway to a decarbonised economy. Home to more than 60 per cent of the global renewable energy supply chain, China’s EnviroTech sector will be key for transitioning China and the world to a carbon neutral future.While still heavily reliant on fossil fuels for its energy needs, there are many exciting innovations emerging from within China that can increase sustainability across a range of sectors.In this session, we hear from a dive...2023-03-1723 min
CISL ConversationsDiversifying your board for a VUCA worldIn this episode, Professor Richard Calland speaks with Patrick O’Sullivan, the former chair of South African multinational insurance house Old Mutual, discusses the role that the Chair plays, as well as the complex subject of diversity in the composition of the board, and how significant it is for any board that wants to be able to understand, grasp and navigate the VUCA world in which business must now operate.About the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership partners with b...2023-02-0823 min
CISL ConversationsWhy are regulations a boardroom issue?In this episode hosted by Professor Richard Calland, CISL Fellow Dr. Victoria Hurth – whose expertise spans marketing and sustainability but who is passionate about the binding role that governance plays in linking organizational purpose with commercial strategy – explains how the ISO37000 standard was developed (she played a leading role) and what it means for board directors who are serious about raising their game in the light of the mounting global poly-crisis confronting humanity. About the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership partners with busi...2023-02-0126 min
CISL ConversationsThe future of boards: Business as usual is deadThe future of boards is a mini-series from CISL Conversations: shaping the future for people, nature and climate.In this episode hosted by Professor Richard Calland, CISL Fellow and former President of the Board of Alstrom Power Philippe Joubert shares his experience of sitting on boards across the globe. He explains why he believes 'Business as usual is dead', and how this paradigm shift has profound implications for the ways boards think about their legal duties and organise themselves to provide the leadership needed. About the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Le...2023-01-2524 min
CISL ConversationsThe future of boards: Commercial resilience in a time of crisisThe future of boards is a mini-series from CISL Conversations: shaping the future for people, nature and climate.In this episode, Professor Richard Calland speaks with board professional Maria Hjorth, who sits on the boards of six investment and asset management companies in Denmark. She has clear views on the changing role of boards at this moment of global crisis, sharing our view that it is vital for the future commercial resilience of companies that their boards step up and provide strong leadership on how to resolve the acute dilemmas that the CEO and...2023-01-1822 min
CISL ConversationsSeries trailer: The Future of BoardsThe future of boards is a mini-series from CISL Conversations: shaping the future for people, nature and climate.As a companion piece to CISL’s blog series on Board Leadership and Governance, Professor Richard Calland – who leads our work with boards – has conducted a series of interviews exploring a full range of current issues and challenges with board directors and experts in the arena of board leadership and governance. Discover more at www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/boards2023-01-1601 min
Consciousness Beyond The ProductSustainability Claims & ValidationsThe topic of this episode is Sustainability Claims & Validations.
How can sustainability comms be made appealing to the consumer? Which sustainability claims do customers care most about? And what can the industry do to ensure a clearer understanding of sustainability claims?
For this episode, we were joined by Jie Zhou, Bianca Foley and Liv Simpliciano.
You can find out more about Jie Zhou and the report on https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/directory/jie-zhou-programme-manager-sustainability-hub-and-accelerator-team and on https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/p...2022-12-1848 min
Sustainability Uncovered#SustyTalk: CISL's Nina Seega provides her reflections on COP27Our long-standing #SustyTalk interview series is evolving from video to audio-only!
In this episode, edie's Content Editor Matt Mace catches up with Dr Nina Seega from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) after her time in Sharm El Sheikh for COP27. Nina provides her view on whether the measures agreed in and beyond the negotiating rooms bring us any closer to a just transition to net-zero and achieving the Paris Agreement.2022-11-2220 min
Women Making Waves PodcastZoe Arden - COP27Zoe Arden a fellow at Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and her focus is on helping people to gain the skills to lead courageously and maximise their positive influence, as well as impacting and creating stories that drive change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-11-0624 min
More With Less Podcast with Venkata and JaideepEp 9 - Conversation with Justin DeKoszmovszky (Founder, Archipel&Co)In this episode, we talk to Justin DeKoszmovszky, Founder and Managing Partner of Archipel&Co’s UK office. Justin has been working at the interface of strategy, innovation, and sustainability for over 20 years. We start by talking about Justin’s sustainability journey and what sustainability means to him. We then explore Justin’s role at CISL (Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership), League of Intrapreneurs, and Archipel&Co. Justin then explains the sustainability trends in businesses and how the role of purpose in large listed companies is taking prominence. We then ask Justin about the challenges faced by large, listed compan...2022-08-3132 min
Responsible FuturesGreenwashing, Influencers, and Green Investing! Alexis Eyre - Sustain TalksAlexis Eyre - Sustainable Marketing Consultant Co-Founder of Sustaineers Consultants and Co-Founder of Sustainable Marketing Compass - joins me in today's Sustain Talks. We've witnessed the power of advertising and its influence on our daily lives, what we buy, and who we aspire to be since the 1960s. Many organisations today are eager to demonstrate their sustainability credentials, fully aware that buyers today consider how ethical and green a company is when making purchases. However, many are greenwashing. Alexis gives us some excellent advice on how businesses and their marketing teams can avoid falling victim to this. On the other...2022-08-0940 min
What Can We Do In These Powerful Times?12. Julie BlaneJulie Blane has a range of activities in impact investing professional focussing on integrating ESG into venture capital (LinkedIn).We speak on the strengths, and weaknesses, of impact investing, ESG and Venture Capital. Plus, If you are a lifelong learner, going into a new career is daunting, exciting, scary, thrilling, exhausting, and invigorating, and a whole bunch more. But it's never too late to restart and never too late to reinvent.For clarity, I have been a tutor on the sustainable finance online short course offered by the Cambridge...2022-07-1829 min
Constructive VoicesFOOTPRINT+ Special 2 With Interviews From The EventPete the Builder and Steve Randall along with this special’s guests are transporting you back to Footprint+! And if you weren’t there, this is a great way to be in the know!Pete the Builder spoke to Wendy Bishop of Architype about retrofitting and the Entopia BuildingWendy Bishop is an associate of Architype and Passivhaus designer. She was a keynote speaker at the event. Her talk was entitled Retrofitting a historic building: CISL’s Entopia Building." What might work for a 1930’s building like the Entopia Building in Cambridge won’t work for a...2022-06-2152 min
Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement2. The Lightning Bolt of Systems Thinking with Dame Polly CourticeMy guest this week is Dame Polly Courtice, DBE, LVO, who is the Founder Director of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Listen to Polly talk about:- How her roots in South Africa shaped her thinking on sustainability -- and how issues of social justice remain close to her heart- What has changed in the sustainability movement over the past 30 years -- and what we have to urgently focus on today- Why so few leaders really understand systems thinking -- and how the principles of thriving can be like a lightening...2022-06-0931 min
Conduit ConversationsFast & Fair - The Climate Transition podcast, with DLA Piper: Carbon Literacy Begins in the BoardroomAlex Tamlyn, a Partner at DLA Piper, and Lindsay Hooper, Executive Director of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership join Paul van Zyl, co-founder of The Conduit.
Alex is Head of DLA Piper’s EMEA Capital Markets practice, and is Co-Chair of the firm’s Boardroom Advisory Services practice, which is designed to support the lifecycle of boardroom needs.
Lindsay leads CISL’s Education team, supporting organisations and leaders around the world to align commercial performance with the delivery of positive outcomes for society. She is a member of the Institute’s Executive Board and, alongside Earth on Board...2022-02-0328 min
Responsible FuturesLeading with a sustainable purpose - Ben Kellard - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership - Sustain Talks - Episode 27Welcome to Sustain Talks where I discuss the world of Sustainability and CSR with an array of interesting people I come across on my journey.
Today I’m talking to Ben Kellard, Director of Business Strategy at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).
We are talking about what is a sustainable purpose-led business? How do businesses understand where they're starting from and how they can transform to that in the future. With research from the likes of Ikea, Unilever, DSM and Interface, Ben talks about how those big brands integrated sustainability and evidence-based goals into their core pu...2022-01-2432 min
The Internet Marketing Podcast#630 How To Successfully Promote Your Commitment to Sustainability w/ Pete Martin, Head of Strategy at Always Be ContentIn this episode we're joined by Pete Martin, Head of Strategy at Always Be Content. Pete shares with us his thoughts on how businesses can best support and promote their commitment to sustainability and eco-friendliness, without being accused of greenwashing.In this episode, we discuss:The role marketers have in distilling and promoting important scientific messages related to sustainabilityHow can businesses avoid being accused of greenwashing?Why it's important for marketers to focus on the benefits of sustainabilityHow learning about sustainability can propel the careers of future CMOsThe Club biscuit problem!2021-12-0950 min
Carnegie Council PodcastsC2GTalk: How can the idea of a planetary emergency help the world emerge from crisis? with Sandrine Dixson-DeclèveUnderstanding that we face a planetary emergency can help countries and citizens around the world overcome our many interlocking crises, says Sandrine Dixson-Declève, co-president of the Club of Rome during a C2GTalk interview. Bringing international, national and local leaders into inclusive, people-focused governance processes can help our emergence into a new type of civilization. Technology has a role to play—if governed properly—but cannot be relied upon to "save" us. In particular, climate-altering approaches like solar radiation modification (SRM) or large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) need governance in order to manage risks. Science and stories...2021-12-0642 min
Sustainability MindshiftZoë Arden I Episode 5 I Sustainability MindshiftZoë Arden is an independent leadership communications expert who specializes in leadership, stakeholder engagement and storytelling. She is also a fellow at Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). Zoë is passionate about enabling individuals with the capability to lead courageously, to maximize their positive influence and impact, and to create stories that drive change. Through her work, Zoe helps organizations craft compelling purpose-centered learning programs.
In this episode, as we wrap up Cohort 1, we explore the power of stories to help people make sense of the world and as bridges to unite diverse sets of stak...2021-10-2031 min
The Discomfort PracticeEpisode #47: Martin Roberts on Impactful Leadership and the Opportunities of Online EducationIn this episode, I’ve interviewed Martin Roberts, the Director of eLearning at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). Martin leads CISL’s open, customized, and blended digital learning programmes and is an expert in digital education, sustainability, and business leadership. He’s worked in diverse sectors around the world, including the private and public sectors in several African countries, where he built the capability of leaders to address their natural resource challenges. Martin has a track record of creating ambitious and commercially successful digital learning programmes with proven impact and has a set of unique skills...2021-10-1241 min
Bicara Supply Chain157. How do we get started with sustainability?Guest Name: Renard Siew , Sustainability & climate change specialist, Board of Advisor to CENT-GPS, Language: English, Publication date: Oct 06. 2021
Dr Renard Siew is Board of Advisor to CENT-GPS where he is responsible for advancing the organization's work in the field of climate change and sustainability.
He is the Founder of Accelerating Climate Action and has served as Co-Chair of the Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management Working Committee and UNEP-FI’s Collective Commitment on Climate Action. In 2020, he was appointed an SDG Champion-Climate Action by the World Economic Forum (WEF). He is a member of the WEF Ex...2021-10-0611 min
RESET Mindset - Responsible Enterprises for Social and Environmental TransformationEp 15 South Pole’s Rebecca Self on Responsible Finance and Carbon OffsettingSpeaker: Rebecca Self, Director of Sustainable Finance at South Pole. She is a Chartered Accountant with expertise in ESG and TCFD reporting.
In this episode, Nora speaks with Rebecca Self, Director at South Pole. At South Pole, she advises clients in the financial services industry on ESG and sustainability disclosures and helps them with their Carbon Offsetting initiatives. Previously, Rebecca oversaw HSBC’s group-wide financial services relating to sustainable finance products, such as green bonds, ESG funds and commercial lending related to sustainability, She was responsible for HSBC’s external ESG reporting and investor relations, including the Task...2021-09-1524 min
RESET Mindset - Responsible Enterprises for Social and Environmental TransformationEps 11 Mark Lewis on ESG integration in Asset Management and a brief history of sustainable investmentIn this episode, Nora speaks with Mark Lewis, Head of Climate Research at Andurand Capital, Member of the TCFD Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, and Senior Associate at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).
Mark has worked for three decades in the financial industry, spanning commodities, utilities, carbon and energy research. He is one of the leading brains in climate research. Tune in to this episode if you like to find out about the history of sustainable investment, how the financial industry is changing and what leading asset managers are doing to implement a sustainability...2021-08-1935 min
The FS Club PodcastThe Financial Risks Of Nature LossFind out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3sGRZFj
Biodiversity loss is moving up the agenda of governments, civil society and financial institutions. Billed as the ‘Year of Biodiversity’ because of the biodiversity COP in Kunming, 2020 saw biodiversity in the headlines for other reasons as a type of disease made more likely by nature loss emerged to cause a global pandemic. As efforts intensify through 2021, including the Dasgupta Review of the Economics of Biodiversity and launch of the Taskforce for Nature-related financial disclosures (TNFD), there is a growing need to increase knowledge, explain terminology and map how...2021-08-1742 min
ESG Out LoudDame Polly Courtice: Why I was drawn to sustainabilityIn the full interview with Dame Polly Courtice from episode five of ESG Out Loud, the CISL founder talks about her journey to working in sustainability, the progress over the past 30 years and her work on the Jupiter Green Investment Trust.2021-06-2127 min
The Team Around the Table: A CRE PodcastAll Inclusive Sustainable BusinessThe last year has seen a monumental rise in climate and decarbonisation commitments. With COP26 later this year, 2021 promises to be a year of action as businesses map a route towards net zero carbon commitments that require significant changes to business-as-usual products, practices and policies.
What does sustainability have to do with inclusion? Delivering on stretching decarbonisation targets will inevitably have knock-on social and economic impacts. Understanding and navigating these impacts will be critical to avoid deepening existing inequalities and support a 'just transition'.
For this conversation, Michael Creamer was joined by Munish Datta, Director of Me...2021-02-1724 min