23 September 2014 – The patron of the Corporate Leaders Group, HRH The Prince of Wales, delivered a video message on the opening day of Climate Week in New York.
Members of the audience included business leaders and politicians, as well as representatives of the We Mean Business coalition, of which The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group is a member. In his address, The Prince of Wales defined climate change as "the most defining and pivotal challenge of our times". He called on business and government to "actively work together" and said that "taking action on climate change is neither inherently bad for business nor against economic interests".
