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
Corporate Leaders Group urge EU to keep up ambition on Climate and Energy package – 22 January 2014
15 February 2016
For immediate release: 22 January 2014 Business leaders urge Europe to keep up ambition on climate A group of leading businesses including Unilever, Skanska, BT, Acciona, EDF Energy, Shell, Philips, Lloyds, and Kingfisher today welcomed the European Commission's White Paper on its 2030 Climate and Energy package, which...
UK Chief Executives urge PM to end uncertainty over carbon budget – 6 March 2014
15 February 2016
For immediate release: 6 March 2014 UK Chief Executives urge PM to end uncertainty over carbon budget Senior leaders of major companies including Shell, Unilever, BT, EDF Energy, Kingfisher, Anglian Water, and Lloyds Banking Group have written to David Cameron urging him to follow the advice of the Committee on Climate...
15 February 2016
For immediate release 31 March 2014 Business leaders welcome latest scientific report on climate change as providing clear impetus for action A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, represents the latest scientific evidence and should therefore spur...
Governments urged to ensure ‘trillionth tonne’ of carbon is never emitted – 8 April 2014
15 February 2016
Embargoed: 00:01 GMT, 8 April 2014 Governments urged to ensure ‘trillionth tonne’ of carbon is never emitted Governments must put policies in place to prevent the cumulative emission of more than a trillion tonnes of carbon, according to a statement from leading global businesses today. Failure to limit the stock of carbon...
Corporate Leaders Group says IPCC report a "wake up call" for businesses – 13 April 2014
15 February 2016
Embargoed: 11:00 CET, 13 April 2014 IPCC report ‘a wake up call’ says Prince of Wales’ Corporate Leaders Group A coalition of leading UK, EU and international companies, including, Acciona, Coca-Cola Enterprises, EDF Energy, Shell, Tesco and Unilever, today welcomed the third part of the 5 th Assessment Report from the...
Businesses welcome government keeping ambition on carbon cuts – 22 July 2014
15 February 2016
For immediate release: 22 July 2014 Businesses welcome government keeping ambition on carbon cuts The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group today welcomed the news that the government would stick to its commitment to cut carbon emissions by 50% by 2027, as indicated by the UK’s Fourth Carbon Budget. Members of the...
15 February 2016
Embargoed: 10.01 GMT; Sunday 2 November, 2014 Business leaders call IPCC climate report “required reading” A coalition of leading European businesses, including Skanska, Kingfisher, Coca Cola Enterprises and others, today welcomed the release of the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth...
The world needs a plan for net zero emissions, urge business leaders – 2 December 2014
15 February 2016
For immediate release, Tuesday 2 December 2014 The world needs a plan or net zero emissions, urge business leaders Countries must commit now to agreeing a pathway to net zero greenhouse gas emissions, a diverse group of leading international companies is urging today (Tuesday, 2 December 2014), in the first week of COP20...
12 February 2016
For immediate release: 14 December 2014 Road to Paris still open but we need to pick up speed – business leaders on close of Lima talks The world must move faster towards a climate change agreement that gives businesses the long-term international policy vision and price signals they need to scale up low carbon investment...
9 December 2015
Paris, 9 December 2015 – With just 48 hours to go before the end of the COP21 UN climate conference, business organisations working with thousands of corporations and investors urged world leaders to ensure that a clear and specific long-term emissions goal is included in the final Paris agreement.
