COP30: CCE contributes to Climate Law & Governance Day
11 Nov 2025
The Climate Law and Governance Day is a global event held alongside the UNFCCC COP conferences. The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) will contribute to this year’s programme, with Dr Jellie Molino serving as rapporteur, and Nick Scott speaking during… More →
Event summary: Climate Governance Roundtable – Connecting National Strategy to Local Delivery
10 Nov 2025
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall and the British Academy convened a high-level roundtable to explore how governance between national and local government might be better aligned to achieve the UK’s climate and energy goals.
Policy briefing: What to expect at COP30?
04 Nov 2025
As a knowledge partner for the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI), CCE has written a briefing called ‘What to expect at COP30: A briefing for board directors’. This will be shared with CGI’s network of 100,000+ members and will inform their… More →
New Journal featured in University climate campaign
04 Nov 2025
The University of Cambridge has launched a new climate campaign; Cambridge is forging a future for our planet, and it has refreshed its online climate hub and news pages. The new Journal, Cambridge Forum on Corporate Climate Governance, is highlighted under… More →
Jessica Crow represents CCE at the WEF’s Procurement Innovation Dialogues
16 Oct 2025
Jessica Crow represented the Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Procurement Innovation Dialogues in Geneva on 8-9 October 2025. The event convened senior procurement leaders and C-suite executives from around the world to explore how… More →
CCE thanks eleven interns for their work on climate projects
23 Sep 2025
The Centre for Climate Engagement at Hughes Hall was delighted to welcome eleven interns who contributed to various climate focused projects over the summer of 2025, working in Cambridge and remotely. The internship scheme, now in its fourth year, saw… More →
The Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis 2025/26
18 Sep 2025
The Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis offers unique insights into the role of law and legal systems in response to the urgent issue of climate change. More →
Leadership Insight: Culture meets Climate
17 Jul 2025
Listening, learning and leading on from banks’ recent climate strategy amendments Tina Mavraki’s latest report for CCE builds on her 2024 paper on corporate culture, drawing on insights from senior industry figures and over 350 stakeholders to explore how leadership… More →
Call for Abstracts: Making Climate Finance Work
16 Jul 2025
As part of its support of a new open access journal on Corporate Climate Governance, published by Cambridge University Press (CUP), CCE is issuing a call for abstracts from academics and expert practitioners on the theme of ‘Making Climate Finance… More →
Event summary: Cambridge Zero Community Day
10 Jul 2025
For the first time, the Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) participated in the annual Cambridge Zero Community Day. The event was open to the public, with participation from environmental and community organisations from across Cambridge. The event Throughout the day,… More →
Labour’s first year in government: Where does climate policy stand?
08 Jul 2025
This week marks one year since Labour’s election victory — a key moment to assess how far the Government has come in delivering on its climate and environmental commitments. In this blog, lead author Sofie Surraco reflects on the progress… More →
Video: Cambridge Forum for Corporate Climate Governance’s Call for Papers
11 Mar 2025
In this video, one of the Editors-in-Chief and CCE’s Head of Academic Engagement, Dr Eldrid Herrington, talks about the journal and what the Editors are looking for in submissions. Cambridge Forum on Corporate Climate Governance explores how actions to address climate… More →
Call for Abstracts: Cambridge Forum on Corporate Climate Governance
03 Mar 2025
As part of its support of a new open access journal on Corporate Climate Governance published by Cambridge University Press (CUP), CCE is issuing a call for abstracts from academics and expert practitioners on the theme of ‘The State of… More →
CCE celebrates growth and success of the Climate Governance Initiative
03 Feb 2025
The Centre for Climate Engagement at Hughes Hall (CCE) is proud to announce a significant milestone in its journey. The Climate Governance Initiative (CGI), hosted and incubated by Hughes Hall through its Centre for Climate Engagement since 2020, has achieved… More →
The Centre for Climate Engagement to launch new journal with Cambridge University Press
15 Jan 2025
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) based at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, will support the launch of a new open access journal on Corporate Climate Governance published by Cambridge University Press (CUP). More →
Policy briefing on COP29 Outcomes: Implications for board directors
10 Dec 2024
As a knowledge partner of the Climate Governance Initiative, the Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) has written a briefing for board directors called COP29 Outcomes: Implications for board directors. More →
Launch of briefing: What to expect at COP29
05 Nov 2024
As a knowledge partner of the Climate Governance Initiative, the Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) has written a briefing for board directors called ‘What to expect at COP29’. More →
News: The Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis
01 Oct 2024
The Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis offers unique insights into the role of law and legal systems in response to the urgent issue of climate change. More →
Leadership insight: corporate culture
19 Sep 2024
This Leadership Insight with Tina Mavraki provides an in-depth analysis of why corporate culture is a hot topic for banks, and why a positive culture is vital to the net zero transition. Mavraki outlines her extensive research in this area and proposes critical tools to help banks develop and implement effective culture strategies that will ensure their own lasting financial performance and build climate resilience. More →
News: GARP publishes article on strategic planning in the boardroom by Director of the CCE
18 Sep 2024
The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) publishes regular articles from guest writers on its Risk Intelligence content hub. In September 2024, they published an article by Director of the CCE, Emily Farnworth, about strategic planning in the boardroom to accelerate the transition to net zero. More →
Jessica Crow joins the Centre for Climate Engagement as new Hoffmann Fellow
14 Aug 2024
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall is delighted to announce the appointment of Jessica Crow as the incoming Cambridge Hoffmann Fellow in Global Climate Governance, with the World Economic Forum and Hughes Hall. More →
Policy Insight: CCE releases policy briefing following UK General Election
16 Jul 2024
As a knowledge partner for Chapter Zero in the UK, the Centre for Climate Engagement has prepared a briefing for board directors on the new government’s climate policies. The briefing explores some of the Labour Party’s key climate policy commitments according to its 2024 Manifesto and potential implications for corporate boards and net zero transition planning. More →
Directors’ Duties and Climate Change
20 May 2024
Climate change poses financial and liability risks to companies. By addressing these risks, businesses can find opportunities to grow and adapt. Nick Scott’s leadership insight links climate change to directors’ duties and examines how English courts have responded. It summarises direct litigation risks and related legal and non-legal threats and suggests how understanding this issue could help businesses implement effective climate strategies. More →
Leadership insight: Theories of change for corporate climate action
23 Apr 2024
This leadership insight with Simon Glynn provides an in-depth analysis of why, and how, companies and boards should use a theory of change approach to drive meaningful climate and sustainability impact for their stakeholders. He argues that a focus on risk management alone is insufficient, and that boards must grasp the essence of impact to navigate the uncertainties of climate action to ensure a sustainable and resilient business model. More →
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