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: 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...
UK Corporate Leaders Group's impact wrap-up from COP29
3 December 2024
03 December 2024 - As an official sponsor of the UK's COP29 and COP30 Pavilion, the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) increased its presence and visibility at this year’s UN climate convention leading many high-level events, convening cross-sectoral experts and forging stronger business-government engagement.
CLG UK rapid reaction to the Autumn Statement 2024
30 October 2024
30 October 2024 - Today's Autumn Statement outlined the Chancellor's 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.
26 October 2024
26 October 2024 - More than 50 businesses, investors and financial institutions have signed a letter, put forward by the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK), urging the government to reassert its climate leadership on the world stage.
Policy Briefing: Making it happen: UK climate leadership through five actions in five years
26 October 2024
26 October 2024 – A briefing by the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) examines the policies that the UK government needs to prioritise in the next five years to demonstrate leadership in the decade of delivery.
10 October 2024
11 October 2024 – At Labour’s 100-day mark in government, the country faces critical climate milestones, including setting its next UK Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2035. It is essential that medium- and long-term climate targets and how to achieve them remain in the forefront of public discourse. This report calls for the UK government to focus on “delivery, delivery, delivery” – moving from promises to action through cross-sector collaboration, transparency, and sustained leadership.
5 September 2024
6 September 2024 - The Business of Leading the Energy Transition summit brought together industry leaders to hear from Head of Mission Control, Chris Stark, and Energy Minister, Michael Shanks MP, among others.
10 July 2024
10 July 2024 - The UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK), convened by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, had published its key recommendations and examples from leading businesses on how to build a sustainable, competitive and resilient economy.
