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Sep 26, 2019 · September 2019 – Nick Villiers joins the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership this month to lead the Centre for Sustainable Finance, which undertakes deep industry collaboration, high-calibre research, and exceptional education programmes with over 50 global financial institutions to help them play a leading role in ...
- Net Zero: from Commitments to Action
- Beyond Net Zero: Adaptation and Resilience
- Beyond Net Zero: People and Nature
- Better Data and Transparency For Resilience
- Understanding The Impact
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report warned that some changes to the climate are now inevitable and irreversible, stating that even the most ambitious scenario sees us peaking at 1.6°C mid-century. CISL welcomes the recent pledge at COP26 made by more than 450 finance firms, jointly managing US$130 trillion...
The IPCC report showed that net zero is an important milestone, but cannot be the final destination. We will be living in a warmer world, even with the most ambitious actions, meaning that investing in adaptation and resilience must be an urgent focus for the finance industry. In particular, that requires a focus on financing the adaptation of emer...
Achieving net zero can no longer be considered in isolation. The climate crisis is a catastrophic symptom of a much deeper deterioration in society’s relationship with the planet’s systems and resources, and also the relationships within society’s own structures that are compounding inequality and injustice. The activities of the poorest countries ...
To enable us to move beyond net zero, we also need improved data and transparency to understand environmental and social impact of financing decisions, to drive more robust investment choices. Finance needs to continue collaborating to build core principles, frameworks, data points and standards to better manage the climate, people and nature trans...
Finance has a vital role in delivering a low-carbon economy in ways that create jobs and preserve nature. The finance agenda was pivotal from the start to the end of COP26 – the pledge from 450 finance firms to align their financing activities to achieve net zero by 2050 is indicative of both the scale and ambition needed, as well as understanding ...
Director of Sustainable Finance, Cambridge Institue for Sustainability Leadership. Nick leads the Centre for Sustainable Finance, which helps financial institutions play a leading role in building a more sustainable economy.
Nick Villiers’ Post Nick Villiers Sustainable Finance Consultant and Trainer. Former Director of Centre for Sustainable Finance at University of Cambridge (CISL) 4y ...
We're delighted to welcome Nick Villiers, who joined CISL this month to lead the Centre for Sustainable Finance. Find out more: http://ow.ly/NmeP50wtFs7 # RewireEconomy cisl.cam.ac.uk
Meet Nick, a sustainable finance expert and former investment banker with a passion for helping the finance industry drive change and support a sustainable economy.
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