Delivering applied research, plastics analysis, and international enterprise model design through the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Cyflawni ymchwil gymhwysol, dadansoddi plastigion, a dylunio model menter rhyngwladol drwy Sefydliad Arweinyddiaeth Cynaliadwyedd Caergrawnt.
Over several years, Hannah Van Den Bergh was profiled as a researcher through the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), operating under the University of Cambridge brand. This connection provided the institutional credibility and research infrastructure needed to tackle complex sustainability questions at scale — from materials and supply chain analysis to international enterprise design.
Dros sawl blwyddyn, bu Hannah Van Den Bergh yn gweithio fel ymchwilydd drwy Sefydliad Arweinyddiaeth Cynaliadwyedd Caergrawnt (CISL), gan weithredu o dan frand Prifysgol Caergrawnt. Darparodd y cysylltiad hwn y hygrededd sefydliadol a'r seilwaith ymchwil sydd eu hangen i fynd i'r afael â chwestiynau cynaliadwyedd cymhleth ar raddfa — o ddeunyddiau a dadansoddi cadwyn gyflenwi i ddylunio menter rhyngwladol.
The work spanned multiple assignments across UK and international contexts, combining analytical rigour with practical delivery for corporate, institutional, and multilateral audiences. It demonstrated VDB UK's capacity to operate at the intersection of research, sustainability strategy, and systems-level enterprise thinking.
Roedd y gwaith yn ymestyn dros sawl aseiniad ar draws cyd-destunau'r DU a rhyngwladol, gan gyfuno trylwyredd dadansoddol â chyflawni ymarferol ar gyfer cynulleidfaoedd corfforaethol, sefydliadol, ac amlochrog. Dangosodd allu VDB UK i weithredu ar groesffordd ymchwil, strategaeth cynaliadwyedd, a meddylfryd menter ar lefel systemau.
The challenge across each assignment was the same: to take deeply technical or structurally complex sustainability questions and produce research, analysis, and recommendations that organisations could act on.
Yr her ar draws pob aseiniad oedd yr un fath: cymryd cwestiynau cynaliadwyedd dwfn dechnegol neu strwythurol gymhleth a chynhyrchu ymchwil, dadansoddiad, ac argymhellion y gallai sefydliadau weithredu arnynt.
This required not only subject-matter expertise in materials, circular economy, and sustainability, but also the programme management capability to coordinate multi-stakeholder research and deliver outputs under a globally recognised institutional brand.
Roedd hyn yn gofyn am arbenigedd pwnc mewn deunyddiau, yr economi gylchol, a chynaliadwyedd, ond hefyd y gallu rheoli rhaglenni i gydlynu ymchwil aml-randdeiliad a chyflawni allbynnau o dan frand sefydliadol a gydnabyddir yn fyd-eang.
Delivering credible, actionable research under the Cambridge brand — bridging the gap between academic rigour and practical application. Cyflawni ymchwil gredadwy, gweithredadwy o dan frand Caergrawnt — pontio'r bwlch rhwng trylwyredd academaidd a chymhwysiad ymarferol.
Detailed analysis of plastics supply chains, waste management, films, and flexible packaging for organisations including Sky, the British Plastics Federation, and Mondelez — translating complexity into usable reports and advocacy tools. Dadansoddiad manwl o gadwyni cyflenwi plastigion, rheoli gwastraff, ffilmiau, a phecynnu hyblyg ar gyfer sefydliadau gan gynnwys Sky, Ffederasiwn Plastigion Prydain, a Mondelez — gan drosi cymhlethdod yn adroddiadau ac offer eiriolaeth defnyddiol.
Managed complex, multi-part research assignments under the Cambridge brand, combining analytical rigour with practical delivery across stakeholder groups, sectors, and reporting formats. Rheolwyd aseiniadau ymchwil cymhleth, amlran o dan frand Caergrawnt, gan gyfuno trylwyredd dadansoddol â chyflawni ymarferol ar draws grwpiau rhanddeiliaid, sectorau, a fformatau adrodd.
Senior advisory and research on the design of a hub-and-spoke accelerator model for sustainable and climate-led innovation across Islamic nation states — working across questions of policy, language, GDP context, institutional readiness, and international partnership. Cynghori uwch ac ymchwil ar ddylunio model cyflymydd canolbwynt a lloeren ar gyfer arloesi cynaliadwy dan arweiniad hinsawdd ar draws gwladwriaethau Islamaidd — gan weithio ar gwestiynau polisi, iaith, cyd-destun CMC, parodrwydd sefydliadol, a phartneriaeth ryngwladol.
Research and analysis delivered in partnership with major corporates including Microsoft and Amazon, applying the CISL lens to industry-specific sustainability challenges and translating findings into strategic recommendations. Ymchwil a dadansoddiad a gyflawnwyd mewn partneriaeth â chorfforaethau mawr gan gynnwys Microsoft ac Amazon, gan gymhwyso lens CISL i heriau cynaliadwyedd penodol i'r diwydiant a throsi canfyddiadau yn argymhellion strategol.
Sustainability research that changes behaviour — whether corporate, policy, or institutional — needs to do more than produce data. It needs to be trusted, interpreted, and delivered in a way that makes sense to the people who will use it. The Cambridge affiliation provided that trust; our team provided the analytical depth and practical delivery.
Mae ymchwil cynaliadwyedd sy'n newid ymddygiad — boed yn gorfforaethol, polisi, neu sefydliadol — angen gwneud mwy na chynhyrchu data. Mae angen iddo gael ei ymddiried ynddo, ei ddehongli, a'i gyflawni mewn ffordd sy'n gwneud synnwyr i'r bobl a fydd yn ei ddefnyddio. Darparodd y cysylltiad â Chaergrawnt yr ymddiriedolaeth honno; darparodd ein tîm y dyfnder dadansoddol a'r cyflawni ymarferol.
Combining institutional credibility with hands-on research delivery — producing work that was both rigorous and genuinely useful. Cyfuno hygrededd sefydliadol â chyflawni ymchwil ymarferol — cynhyrchu gwaith a oedd yn drylwyr ac yn wirioneddol ddefnyddiol.
The international enterprise work, in particular, demonstrated the ability to operate across cultural, economic, and political boundaries — designing innovation systems that needed to work in radically different contexts. This kind of work requires not just technical skill but genuine sensitivity to context, partnership, and institutional design.
Dangosodd y gwaith menter rhyngwladol, yn arbennig, y gallu i weithredu ar draws ffiniau diwylliannol, economaidd, a gwleidyddol — dylunio systemau arloesi a oedd angen gweithio mewn cyd-destunau radical wahanol. Mae'r math hwn o waith yn gofyn am nid yn unig sgil technegol ond sensitifrwydd gwirioneddol i gyd-destun, partneriaeth, a dylunio sefydliadol.
Across these assignments, our work delivered research that directly informed corporate sustainability strategies, sector-wide advocacy, and the architecture of international innovation ecosystems. The outputs were used by organisations including Sky, the British Plastics Federation, Mondelez, Microsoft, and Amazon, as well as multilateral stakeholders working on climate-led enterprise development.
Ar draws yr aseiniadau hyn, cyflawnodd ein gwaith ymchwil a lywiodd strategaethau cynaliadwyedd corfforaethol yn uniongyrchol, eiriolaeth ar draws y sector, a phensaernïaeth ecosystemau arloesi rhyngwladol. Defnyddiwyd yr allbynnau gan sefydliadau gan gynnwys Sky, Ffederasiwn Plastigion Prydain, Mondelez, Microsoft, ac Amazon, yn ogystal â rhanddeiliaid amlochrog sy'n gweithio ar ddatblygu menter dan arweiniad hinsawdd.
The lasting value was not only in the individual reports and recommendations, but in demonstrating a model for how applied sustainability research can be delivered with both institutional credibility and real-world practical impact — a model that continues to inform VDB UK's approach to complex research commissions today.
Nid yn unig yn yr adroddiadau ac argymhellion unigol yr oedd y gwerth parhaol, ond wrth ddangos model ar gyfer sut y gellir cyflawni ymchwil cynaliadwyedd gymhwysol gyda hygrededd sefydliadol ac effaith ymarferol byd go iawn — model sy'n parhau i lywio dull VDB UK o gomisiynau ymchwil cymhleth heddiw.