More than 170 business leaders and investors urge EU heads of state to set higher 2030 emissions reduction targets
As the European Commission sits down to discuss proposals for a new 2030 emissions target in time for the State of the Union address tomorrow (Wednesday Sept 16), more than 170 European businesses, investors and business networks, including Microsoft, IKEA, Deutsche Bank, Unilever, H&M, Google, EDF, Signify and Apple are calling on EU leaders to back the ambition set out in the European Green Deal and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030.
Microsoft joins European Corporate Leaders Group to support progress towards net zero
September 2, 2020 – Microsoft, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has joined the European Corporate Leaders Group (CLG Europe) convened in support of a climate neutral economy.
Event: Corporate Leaders Groups at Climate Week NYC, 21-27 September
Climate Week NYC takes place alongside the UN General Assembly and brings together international leaders from business, government and civil society to showcase global climate action. Find out more about the involvement of The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group and CLG Europe below.
Salesforce joins CLG Europe and The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group
July 2020 – Salesforce, the global leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), bringing companies closer to their customers in the digital age, is the latest organisation to join as a full member of both CLG Europe and The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG), two cross-sectoral business leadership groups convened across the EU and the UK in support of a climate neutral economy.
Blog: Green growth - investing in low carbon infrastructure
16 July 2020 - Colin Matthews, Chairman of EDF Energy and co-chair of The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group, urges UK organisations to commit to rebuilding the economy and tackling climate change.
Blog: Hot air won’t power our green recovery – the time for action is now
16 July 2020 - Peter Simpson, Chief Executive of Anglian Water and co-chair of The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group, makes the case for business to step up and build a green recovery by acting on ambition.