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
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.
CLG UK confirmed as a member of the Net Zero Council
6 February 2025
06 February 2025 - The UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) is delighted to confirm Beverley Cornaby, Director of CLG UK, will be sitting on the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's recently relaunched Net Zero Council.
CLG UK rapid reaction to Defra's announcement of £2.65bn for flood defences
5 February 2025
05 February 2025 - Following the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs's (Defra) announcement of £2.65 billion for flood defences, Bev Cornaby, Director the UK Corporate Leaders Group, commented:
Net zero: Are there any reasons for optimism in 2025?
3 February 2025
03 February 2025 - Whatever the White House does, it won't change the market fundamentals driving the net zero transition, writes Beverley Cornaby, Director of the UK Corporate Leaders Group.
CLG UK reacts to the UK's NDC ICTU submission
30 January 2025
30 January 2025 - CLG UK reacts to the UK's NDC ICTU submission, setting out how it will deliver on its 2035 carbon emissions reduction target.
CLG UK's Net Zero Parliamentary Business Showcase
11 December 2024
11 December 2024 - “If you want to show leadership, you have to act,” said the Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma, at the Net Zero Parliamentary Business Showcase, hosted by the UK Corporate Leaders Group, held on Tuesday 10 December. Lord Sharma was delivering his remarks, alongside Julia King, The Baroness Brown of Cambridge...
