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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


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.

CLG UK Rapid Reaction to the UK 2025 Spending Review

11 June 2025

11 June 2025 - Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the UK's Spending Review, setting out budgets for government departments over the next three years. CLG UK provided a rapid reaction to the contents of the Spending Review.

Corporate Leaders Group celebrates its 20th anniversary with University of Cambridge college dinner

6 June 2025

6 June 2025 - Members of the three Corporate Leaders Groups (CLG) across the UK, Brussels and South Africa convened to discuss two decades of CLG impact.

Celebrating 20 years of impact from the Corporate Leaders Groups 

5 June 2025

5 June 2025 – The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has published a new report, highlighting 20 years of impact from the Corporate Leaders Groups (CLGs).

CLG UK roundtable on Climate Business Advocacy in the Age of Disruption

30 April 2025

30 April 2025 - Senior members of the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) met to discuss the evolving context of climate leadership, business confidence, and future of climate advocacy.

Net zero: The world has changed and we must change with it by acting now

10 April 2025

10 April 2025 - The UK's political consensus on climate change may be crumbling, but swift action from businesses can create and protect value from climate risks and secure the future of market-based economies, writes Bev Cornaby, director of the UK Corporate Leaders Group. First published in BusinessGreen.

CLG UK rapid reaction to the Spring Statement

26 March 2025

26 March 2025 - Today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the 2025 Spring Statement in the House of Commons. Bev Cornaby, CLG UK Director, provided a rapid reaction to the contents of the statement.

CLG UK rapid reaction to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

11 March 2025

11 March 2025 - Today, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government introduced its Planning and Infrastructure Bill to Parliament. Bev Cornaby, CLG UK Director, provided comments on this announcement.

CLG UK announces Anne Chassagnette, CSO at Johnson Matthey, as its new co-chair

8 March 2025

08 March 2025 - The UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) is is delighted to announce the appointment of its new co-chair, Anne Chassagnette, Chief Sustainability Officer at Johnson Matthey.

CLG UK rapid reaction to the Climate Change Committee's Seventh Carbon Budget advice

26 February 2025

26 February 2025 - Today the Climate Change Committee provided its advice to the UK government on the level of the Seventh Carbon Budget (2038-2042). CLG UK provided comments on the published advice.

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"Being a member of the Corporate Leaders Group we get the opportunity to learn from other companies and influence on matters that matter to us like water."

Matthew Pluke, Climate Change and Carbon Manager, Anglian Water Services Limited

Why companies should aim for net zero by 2050

 

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