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Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
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CISL is an impact-led institute at the University of Cambridge that activates leadership to transform economies for people, nature & climate. We work across business, finance and government to accelerate action for a sustainable future. www.cisl.cam.ac.uk
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🗞️Our CISL x L’Oréal’s €100 million sustainable innovation programme cohort member Kelpi spotlighted in Sustainable Packaging

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Kelpi chosen as one of 13 change makers to join L’Oréal’s €100 million sustainable innovation “L’Accelerator” programme
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January 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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🗞️Our sustainable innovation programme with L’Oréal covered in ESG Today

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L’Oreal Backs 13 Climate, Nature and Circularity Solutions Startups - ESG Today
Global beauty company L’Oréal announced the first cohort of companies for its flagship €100 million sustainable innovation program, L’AcceleratOR, selecting 13 climate, nature, and circularity-focused startups, following a review of nearly 1,000 applications. Launched by L’Oreal last year, L’AcceleratOR was established to invest €100 million over five years to find, develop, pilot and scale technologies […]
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January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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More media coverage of the inaugural cohort of our L’AcceleratOR programme in partnership with L'Oréal Groupe, a €100m programme designed to pilot and scale breakthrough solutions for climate, nature and circularity.

🗞️Vogue https://ow.ly/go8c50XY7eO
Meet the 13 Startups Chosen for L’Oréal’s First Sustainability Accelerator
From fiber-based cosmetic packaging to recyclable fungi, these companies hope to advance the beauty industry’s sustainability efforts.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Yahoo News on our CISL x L'Oreal L’AcceleratOR programme cohort, a €100m programme designed to pilot and scale breakthrough solutions for climate, nature and circularity.
👉https://ow.ly/AaqO50XWMcL
First Cohort Revealed for L’Oréal’s Sustainable Innovation Program
Thirteen companies have joined the group’s L’AcceleratOR.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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🧪BusinessGreen covered the inaugural cohort of our L’AcceleratOR programme in partnership with L'Oréal Groupe. We're delighted that several of these companies are Canopy members, demonstrating its power in driving sustainable innovation at scale.

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Sustainable Innovation Accelerator: L'Oréal and CISL unveil first start-ups selected for €100m programme
Thirteen start-ups join first cohort of L'AcceleratOR programme, which aims to deliver critical sustainability solutions for the global beauty sector
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January 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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"#COP30 wasn't just a conference—it was a preview of our climate future. Belém showed us what's at stake."

Dr Nina Seega shares her reflections on the key wins and remaining gaps in her latest Forbes piece: https://lnkd.in/eN_8ZAK3?utm_source=hootsuite
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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🌍 “Multilateral agreements are difficult but this was a process that really mattered"

Listen Eliot Whittington on why #COP30 still matters Times Radio 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I5P7svqOKg&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=hootsuite
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Writing for Reuters Teresa Ruiz-Tagle of CLG Chile outlines what LatAm businesses need to see from #COP30 to enable the clean energy transition.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/with-us-off-climate-stage-latin-america-is-ready-lead--ecmii-2025-11-13/?utm_source=hootsuite
With the U.S. off the climate stage, Latin America is ready to lead
The U.S., once a driving force behind the Paris Agreement, has once again exited the Paris Agreement and is doubling down on fossil-fuel production. This sharp reversal under the Trump Administration underscores that the rest of the world can no longer afford to hinge its climate ambitions on U.S. domestic politics.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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As COP30 kicks off, CISL's Director for the Centre of Sustainable Finance, Dr Nina Seega, discusses how the conference presents an opportunity for the UK to 'lead on the world stage' on LBC

🎙️Listen here: https://youtu.be/DhIggprK-Uk?utm_source=hootsuite
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November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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📢 We're pleased to support the Ellen MacArthur Foundation #2030PlasticsAgenda for
Business.

🔗 Join us to take the lead, have the opportunity to shape the market and set up for long-term resilience: https://ow.ly/XG9Y50XmAvz
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Business leaders today are caught between two stories: one of unstoppable progress, the other of mounting risk and eroding trust. Here, CISL CEO Lindsay explores the tension between these narratives—and how leaders are navigating and shaping the future of markets: www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/news/blog/am...
From Ambition to Strategy: shaping what comes next | Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
16 September 2025 - Lindsay Hooper, CEO at CISL, discusses the tension shaping business leadership today: the promise of innovation and momentum toward sustainability versus the systemic risks and pol...
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September 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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👋 We welcomed @commonseac.parliament.uk
to Cambridge yesterday alongside experts from finance, aviation, policy & the built environment to support MPs in shaping bold, green policy.

🔗: cisl.cam.ac.uk/news/cisl-we...

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September 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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❓Are we on the edge of a disruption to the food and agricultural industries that is comparable to the energy transition already underway?

CISL Fellow Paul Gilding argues in @financialtimes.com that a major market disruption is coming to the global food system

Read here: on.ft.com/4n5cZ1p
Renewable food is on the horizon
Industrial agriculture is failing us — but markets have found a solution
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August 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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👩‍⚕️Continuing our focus on where real market transformation takes place, this week we're shining a spotlight on health systems and how to unlock win-wins that support people’s health and the economy, and how businesses can support a healthier society.

👉 cisl.shorthandstories.com/transforming...
August 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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📢We're pleased to announce a new project with RICS.

This collaboration aims to align CISL’s sustainability leadership expertise with RICS’ mission to achieve a built and natural environment that is sustainable, resilient and inclusive for all.

👉 ow.ly/EJPk50WG89L
August 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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🏆 The Entopia Building – CISL’s retrofit HQ in Cambridge – has been shortlisted for the 2025 RIBA Reinvention Award!

Already a multi-award winner, Entopia is a Living Lab for sustainable innovation in the built environment.

More: bit.ly/EntopiaRIBA
August 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Last week, we welcomed leaders to the formal launch of the #LivingLab – a collaborative innovation community in our award-winning Entopia HQ.

👉 Join a knowledge, innovation & action community driving systemic change across the built environment sector: ow.ly/lNy450WzVcz
August 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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🏡Did you know that Cambridge homes = 27% of the city's emissions?

To hit #NetZero by 2030, @camcitco.bsky.social and @cisl.cam.ac.uk new report on scaling up retrofits details the 6 key actions with transformative climate, health and job benefits.

Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/NZUg50WwBsb
July 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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🏗️The built environment shapes how we all live, work and move.

Find out how CISL is working with businesses, innovators, investors and policymakers to incubate new solutions, drive green building standards, and scale sustainable infrastructure cisl.shorthandstories.com/transforming...
July 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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👋We're delighted to have welcomed a distinguished group of new Fellows and Senior Associates to our global network of sustainability leaders over the past year.

Read the full story www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...
July 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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🌍 A major market disruption is coming to the global food system.

In our new paper, CISL Fellow Paul Gilding argues: transformation isn’t optional—it’s inevitable.

Will we act fast enough to build a renewable food system, or face crisis?

🔗 Read more: ow.ly/OfnV50WuuR9
July 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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🛒We need a systemic approach to local problems such as losing supermarket cafés, argues CISL Fellow @cazzerlee.bsky.social in her latest op ed for @thegrocer.bsky.social.

Read👉https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-opinion/losing-supermarket-cafes-means-losing-vital-community-spaces/705859.article
July 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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🚜🌾Land, food, and agriculture sit at the heart of society, playing a critical role in our economy, health and culture but also providing a powerful connection to climate and nature challenges.

Discover how CISL is helping transform these systems 👉https://ow.ly/plS250WswA4
July 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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📢👑We are pleased to announce our partnership with @thecrownestate.bsky.social to accelerate sustainable innovation and collaboration in the built environment and support nature recovery across the UK.

Read the full story here: www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/news/cisl-an...
July 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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📢 Announcing the Ibero-American Business Network for Green Growth: a coalition of 17 groups driving sustainable, inclusive growth in Latin America. Ahead of #COP30 in Brazil, we commit to a just, resilient energy transition. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/greenIABN
July 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM