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SSE plc joins The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group

April 2021 – SSE plc, a leading generator of renewable electricity in the UK and Ireland and one of the largest electricity network companies in the UK, which has also recently been confirmed as a major partner for COP26 is the latest business to join as an affiliate member The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG).

News: Over 300 signatures on business and investor open letter calling for stronger US climate action

April 2021 - Coordinated by the We Mean Business Coalition and Ceres, and supported by the Corporate Leaders Groups, a new business and investor letter supports a 2030 climate target for the US of cutting GHG emissions by at least 50 per cent compared to the 2005 levels. 310 business es and investors , including Corporate...

Ball Corporation joins CLG Europe and The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group

March 2021 - Ball Corporation, a leading provider of aluminium packaging for beverage, personal care and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies, is the latest business to join as a full member of both CLG Europe and The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG), two cross-sectoral...

Blog: Recovery and Industrial Policy: Getting the EU’s plans in order for a climate and competitive advantage

17 March 2021 - Ahead of the expected mid-April revision to the EU Industrial Strategy, Chris Carroll, Programme Manager at the European Corporate Leaders Group, writes about the need to align EU Recovery Plan spending with longer term industrial policy.

CLG Europe statement on the Climate Law trilogue negotiations: Sectoral pathways and independent scientific body

23 February 2021 – Ahead of the Climate Law trilogue in February 2021, CLG published a position statement on the importance of setting up an independent scientific body and sectoral pathways to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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CLG Europe open letter to the Competitiveness Council underlines support for green recovery and industrial policy aligned with EU climate targets

18 February 2021 – CLG Europe Director Eliot Whittington sent a letter to the Ministers of the Competitiveness Council including a number of recommendations to better ensure the Recovery and Resilience Plans and the EU industrial policy are aligned with EU climate targets and the Green Deal growth strategy.

Director of the Corporate Leaders Groups joins distinguished leaders and peers from around the globe in signing a letter urging President Joe Biden to take bold climate action

25 January 2021 – Eliot Whittington, Director of the Corporate Leaders Groups, has joined 153 leaders from across the world in signing a letter urging US President Joe Biden to be the President “who will lead humanity off the cliff-edge” of the climate crisis and who will take bold climate action to build back better. Read the letter, which appeared in the New York Times on 24 January, 2021, below.

Blog: Business must show support for government progress towards a climate resilient economy – it's our responsibility to act now

18 December 2020 - Peter Simpson, Chief Executive of Anglian Water and co-chair of The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group, reflects on why the business community has its own responsibility to act, and must give the government confidence to provide bold action towards a climate resilient economy.

European Corporate Leaders Group welcomes EUCO adoption of net EU 2030 climate target of at least 55%

11 December 2020 – On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement EU leaders have agreed a 2030 emissions cut of at least 55%, delivering a significant step forward on climate action. This welcome move comes after the European Corporate Leaders Group coordinated a letter of 200 signatories from the business and finance sectors calling for EU ambition on its near-term emissions pledge to be raised.

Blog: Building blocks for a sustainable future

16 December 2020 - As EU member states draft their National Recovery & Resilience Plans, Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public & Government Affairs Signify, and CLG Europe Chair, underlines the climate benefits and cost savings of channelling green recovery investments into building renovation and energy saving technologies.

SSE plc joins The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group

News: Over 300 signatures on business and investor open letter calling for stronger US climate action

Ball Corporation joins CLG Europe and The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group

Blog: Recovery and Industrial Policy: Getting the EU’s plans in order for a climate and competitive advantage

CLG Europe statement on the Climate Law trilogue negotiations: Sectoral pathways and independent scientific body

CLG Europe open letter to the Competitiveness Council underlines support for green recovery and industrial policy aligned with EU climate targets

Director of the Corporate Leaders Groups joins distinguished leaders and peers from around the globe in signing a letter urging President Joe Biden to take bold climate action

Blog: Business must show support for government progress towards a climate resilient economy – it's our responsibility to act now

European Corporate Leaders Group welcomes EUCO adoption of net EU 2030 climate target of at least 55%

Blog: Building blocks for a sustainable future

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