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Press release: Corporate Leaders Group calls for swift EU ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

20 September 2016

21 September 2016, New York – The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group today called on the EU to ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change as soon as possible to trigger its entry into force.

Businesses from The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group call for new policy to drive the circular economy

10 August 2016

12 August 2016 – Members of The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group, with guests from Business in the Community and the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment, hold high-level talks on policy needed to drive the circular economy.

The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) supports Latin America’s drive for competitive low carbon growth

13 July 2016

8 July 2016 – Following the implementation of the first carbon tax in South America, the Government of Chile, with the support of CISL and the World Bank Group convened a high-level meeting on how to progress low carbon development objectives in the region.

Budget 2016: Corporate Leaders Group Deputy Director Eliot Whittington’s response to the Chancellor’s Budget

17 March 2016

17 March 2016 – The Budget for the next generation missed the opportunity to inspire a low carbon vision for the UK despite having some positive steps in the right direction.

Letter sent to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget

14 March 2016

14 March 2016 – The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) calls for the Chancellor to commit to a thriving low carbon UK plc in his 2016 Budget.

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...

Business leaders urge action in response to latest scientific report on climate change – 31 March 2014

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...