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Read more at: CEMEX joins CISL’s Corporate Leaders Group Europe to support progress towards net zero

CEMEX joins CISL’s Corporate Leaders Group Europe to support progress towards net zero

28 February 2022 - CEMEX, the global building materials company focused on cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates and urbanisation solutions, has joined the Corporate Leaders Group Europe (CLG Europe), convened by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in support of a climate neutral economy.


Read more at: CEOs call on the European Commission to tie part of executive directors’ remuneration to the achievement of sustainability objectives in the upcoming Corporate Sustainability Package.

CEOs call on the European Commission to tie part of executive directors’ remuneration to the achievement of sustainability objectives in the upcoming Corporate Sustainability Package.

26 January 2022 - In an open letter to the EU Internal Market and Justice Commissioners, coordinated by MEP Pascal Canfin, business leaders and CLG Europe call on the EU to seize the opportunity of the upcoming Corporate Sustainability Package to introduce a measure linking environmental objectives to part of company executives’ variable remuneration.


Read more at: CLG UK joins business and environmental groups to call on the government to implement Glasgow Climate Pact

CLG UK joins business and environmental groups to call on the government to implement Glasgow Climate Pact

Monday 6 December 2021 - COP26 requires UK, not just other countries, to strengthen climate policies, Johnson and Sunak told.


Read more at: Blog: The moment of truth?

Blog: The moment of truth?

15 November 2021 - Eliot Whittington, Director of the Corporate Leaders Groups, argues COP26 was not the failure some have accused it of being - but now the onus is on businesses to prove their critics wrong


Read more at: New report explores how business and government can work together to deliver more resilient communities

New report explores how business and government can work together to deliver more resilient communities

11 November 2021 - As COP26 focuses on the built environment, the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) launches its new report highlighting the role and interaction of business and policy in supporting resilient places.


Read more at: CLG Europe letter to the Competitiveness Council highlights the role it can play through supporting Industrial policy during the Fit for 55 negotiations.

CLG Europe letter to the Competitiveness Council highlights the role it can play through supporting Industrial policy during the Fit for 55 negotiations.

18 October 2021 – CLG Europe Director Eliot Whittington sent a letter to the Ministers of the Competitiveness Council including a number of recommendations on how the Fit for 55 package can strengthen its approach with Industry.


Read more at: Blog: Fit for 55: Can the new package help deliver on the promise of the Green Deal?
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Blog: Fit for 55: Can the new package help deliver on the promise of the Green Deal?

5 October 2021 - Climate change is accelerating. This summer in Brussels we felt the force of shifts in weather patterns, and witnessed the loss of 38 lives in terrible floods to the east of the capital.


Read more at: More than 80 UK businesses urge Prime Minister Boris Johnson to deliver coherent climate strategy in countdown to COP26

More than 80 UK businesses urge Prime Minister Boris Johnson to deliver coherent climate strategy in countdown to COP26

20 September 2021 - With just over 40 days to go until the UN climate summit more than 80 UK businesses, including BT, Coca-Cola, Tesco, Anglian Water, JLL, Santander, Unilever, the Co-op and Heathrow are calling on Boris Johnson to show strong domestic leadership that can help deliver global progress on climate change...


Read more at: Corporate Leaders Groups react to the new IPCC report: Businesses are all in for 2030
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Corporate Leaders Groups react to the new IPCC report: Businesses are all in for 2030

9 August 2021 - Today the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published the first of its three-part 6th Assessment Report (AR6). The report is the biggest update of the state of knowledge on climate science since the release of the IPCC’s 5th Assessment Report in 2014.


Read more at: The Corporate Leaders Groups became Race To Zero Accelerators

The Corporate Leaders Groups became Race To Zero Accelerators

29 July 2021 - Launched in 2020, the UN-backed campaign Race to Zero aims to build momentum for the global race to net zero emissions. The Corporate Leaders Groups have joined the coalition as “Accelerators” to help unlock sustainable and inclusive growth and create decent jobs.