7 December 2022
Today, business standards and improvement company, BSI has announced the launch of its Sustainability Innovation Lab in Cambridge, UK. The new Lab will offer a collaborative environment for organizations across the globe to harness BSI’s knowledge and expertise to transform their business models and accelerate progress towards a sustainable world.
Situated at the headquarters of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), the new Lab opened its doors today to startups and organizations of any size and industry. Presenting new opportunities for collaboration with governments and industry peers, the Lab is designed to help organizations improve customer outcomes and organizational resilience, while also delivering a clear, positive impact for wider society.
The launch featured guest speakers and roundtables exploring the key innovation challenges and opportunities facing organizations today, and included leading names from sustainability, innovation and policy, such as:
- Dame Polly Courtice – Emeritus Director and Senior Ambassador, CISL (and Non-Executive Director to the BSI Board)
- Dan Byles – Chief Commercial Officer, UnifAI Technology
- Dominic Vergine – CEO and Co-Founder, Monumo
- Glen Rust – R&D Engineering Leader, Laing O’Rourke
Harold Pradal, Chief Commercial Officer at BSI, said:
“BSI’s Sustainability Innovation Lab follows the successful launch of our Singapore Lab in January 2022 and offers a creative environment where organizations of any size and from any industry can benefit from our 120 years of knowledge and expertise — transforming the sustainability of business models to create new customer solutions and enable tangible improvements for society.
“Driving change in the way we address our economic, social and environmental challenges is high on everyone’s agenda, and the Sustainability Innovation Lab will be at the forefront of the innovation and development that is needed to foster positive change that will result in long term benefit for all , and our partnership with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability allows us to increase the pace of innovation and create solutions that are new and disruptive.”
