Above, Peter Simpson, CEO, Anglian Water discusses why governments should set a target of net zero by 2050. |
Anglian Water's recent engagement with the Corporate Leaders Group
Op-ed: Beyond the Davos drama we need to actually work on making the world better
29 January 2026
27 January 2026 - CISL's Eliot Whittington argues the Davos Summit talking shop needs to be followed by a renewed push to deliver the practical solutions that can help tackle escalating geopolitical insecurity.
Powering the Transition: Latin America’s Business Voice at COP30
17 December 2025
17 December 2025 – This year, Latin America’s business leaders stepped forward to make their voices heard in the COP process. The Ibero-American Business Network for Green Growth (IABN) united companies and non-governmental stakeholders to call for the policy conditions needed to accelerate an inclusive, nature-positive energy transition in the region. In a pivotal year for climate action, the Network demonstrated how cross-border business collaboration can help drive implementation and ambition.
Op-ed: Good COP or bad COP? Weighing up the Belém Summit's successes and failures
27 November 2025
27 November 2025 - COP30 may not have delivered the outcome climate science shows the world needs, but it demonstrated that the multilateral UN Paris Agreement process is alive, writes Corporate Leaders Group UK Director Bev Cornaby
CLG UK op-ed and rapid reaction to the Autumn Statement 2025
26 November 2025
26 November 2025 - Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented her Autumn Budget 2025 to Parliament, which outlines the choices and decisions about the nation's finances. The UK Corporate Leaders Group has provided a rapid reaction to the contents of today's announcement.
Driving economic growth: How the UK’s climate targets unlock business action and investment
10 November 2025
10 November 2025 - A briefing by CLG UK and We Mean Business Coalition examines how the UK’s updated 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) can drive growth, competitiveness and innovation, while managing climate risks and delivering a socially inclusive transition.
30 October 2025
29 October 2025 - Emma Pinchbeck, CEO of the Climate Change Committee, met with CLG UK, Cambridge Zero and CISL colleagues in our Cambridge office to explore how we can create more impact through collaboration and find opportunities for the CCC to work more closely with business leaders.
UK Corporate Leaders Group at COP30 - Belém, 10-21 November 2025
29 October 2025
The 30th annual Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change summit, known as COP30, will be held in Belém, Brazil, from 10-21 November 2025. As an official sponsor or the UK's COP30 Pavilion, the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) will have a presence at this year's UN climate convention, leading high-level events, convening cross-sectoral experts and forging stronger business-government engagement.
Op-ed: If not net zero, then what?
22 September 2025
22 September 2025 - There is a clear role for companies of all sizes to speak up and share positive stories of how net zero is transforming their businesses, local communities, regions and the wider economy, writes Bev Cornaby, Director of the Corporate Leaders Group UK
26 June 2025
26 June 2025 - Ed Miliband, the Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), and Minister Sarah Jones spoke on the Industrial Strategy at this week's UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero (BGA) event during London Climate Action Week.
CLG UK rapid reaction to the Climate Change Committee's 2025 Progress Report on emissions reduction
25 June 2025
25 June 2025 - The Climate Change Committee has released its first assessment of the new government’s progress on reducing emissions. CLG UK provided comments on the 2025 report, which was laid before Parliament today.
