Since it was established in 2005, the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) has worked to develop solutions on climate change with policymakers and business peers across the world. The group works at the UK level to raise policy ambition and drive the transformation to a low carbon economy, and projects those insights outside the UK by working in partnership on the international stage. It works closely with a sister group convened across Europe – CLG Europe – and with other business groups in the We Mean Business coalition. |
As a focused cross-sectoral group, CLG UK is able to convene thoughtful and engaged discussions with policymakers, where the challenges and opportunities of securing a sustainable economy can be explored in a setting that is often informal, intimate and in an atmosphere of trust.
The group is united by a commitment to work towards a sustainable and prosperous future. It is diverse enough that its perspectives will not be limited to any one sector or interest. These characteristics and the high quality facilitation provided by the secretariat allow broader, deeper and more focused engagement with policymakers around the actions required to raise climate ambition, build low carbon policy and drive innovation to deliver a low carbon society.
Whilst many of CLG UK discussions are featured here, some of the most thoughtful and interesting take place in closed discussions that allow a free exchange of ideas, experience and best practice.
Latest activities
CLG UK 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.
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).
