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Above, Jean-Bernard Levy, CEO, EDF discusses why we need a vision of net zero by 2050.

 

EDF's recent engagement with the Corporate Leaders Group


Emma Pinchbeck, CEO, Climate Change Committee, meets with CLG UK and CISL representatives during Cambridge visit

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

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.

Blog: Why the Spending Review could mark a pivotal UK moment for climate and growth

20 June 2025

20 June 2025 - The government could have sidelined climate policies in the Spending Review - instead it earmarked billions of pounds for the green economy, writes UK Corporate Leaders Group Director Beverley Cornaby.

Blog: New challenges mean business climate leadership must go mainstream

16 June 2025

16 June 2025 - New challenges mean business climate leadership must go mainstream, writes Eliot Whittington, Chief Systems Change Officer at CISL and Director of the Corporate Leaders Groups.

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.

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"The Corporate Leaders Group is a wonderful platform to meet stakeholders and have a dialogue on sustainability at a European level."

Claude Nahon, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development, EDF Group

Why we need a vision of net zero

 

Why governments should set a target of net zero by 2050

 

Why governments should set a target of net zero by 2050 part 2

 

Showing leadership in sustainability

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