One of the main roles of the Corporate Leaders Group is to develop and document insights from the business community that can help support stronger climate action. These outputs underpin many of the key milestones achieved by the CLG over time.The Corporate Leaders Groups' work covers a range of topics, and the current priority areas are highlighted below. Further themes and categories can be found in the right-hand column. |
Key themes
Aiming for zero |
Energy |
Industrial strategy |
Low carbon buildings |
Transport and mobility |
Just transition and green recovery |
Latest thought leadership
EU ETS provides competitive advantage and cost efficiencies for ambitious businesses
22 September 2015
10 July 2015 – Report released by The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group shows ETS has helped companies focus on carbon emissions reduction.
UK signs Fossil Fuel Subsidy Elimination Communiqué
22 September 2015
31 July 2015 – Last week, the UK government became the most recent supporter of the Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Communiqué, which is calling on a fundamental rewiring of our global economy through the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies.
The Corporate Climate Communiqués since 2007
22 September 2015
Since 2007 The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) has created Communiqués which set out the business case for an ambitious, robust, effective and equitable UN climate framework and offers a progressive global consensus on the shape of an agreement.
A Vision for a Strong, Sustainable UK Economy
22 September 2015
27 January 2015 – These case studies illustrate that members of The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group have found that action to reduce emissions can deliver growth and benefits to consumers.
We Mean Business: The Climate has Changed
22 September 2015
September 2014 – Climate action was once perceived by many governments and many businesses as about sacrifice. Today, the value proposition is very different.
22 September 2015
27 January 2015 – The first ten years of The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group.
10 years of carbon pricing in Europe – A business perspective
22 September 2015
July 2015 – This report, commissioned by The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group, was produced to mark the ten-year anniversary of the EU Emissions Trading System. It is based on a series of interviews with companies covered by this cornerstone climate policy who have made notable progress to reduce their carbon emissions during its lifetime.
