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
26 May 2020
27 May 2020 – Explore the key elements of the EU Industrial Strategy and the Circular Economy Action Plans that can help drive forward the decarbonisation of industry in alignment with net zero emissions by 2050 whilst simultaneously strengthening the competitiveness of EU industry.
The climate neutral future: Together we can build Europe’s new normal
12 May 2020
12 May 2020 – Head of Global Public & Government Affairs Signify and CLG Europe Chair Harry Verhaar urges European policy makers and business leaders to back a green economic recovery that puts Europe on the path towards climate neutrality.
CLG Europe urges EU to maintain its climate ambition
7 May 2020
7 May 2020 – The Director of CLG Europe, Eliot Whittington, has written to the Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today to underline that CLG Europe continues to strongly support the EU’s climate ambition and the Green Deal as the EU’s growth strategy.
The UK Corporate Leaders Group’s co-chairs
7 May 2020
Alex O'Dell, Vice President GB & Ireland at VELUX, was appointed as co-chair in March 2023. Sophie Miremadi, VP Global Government Affairs and Public Policy at AVEVA, was nominated co-chair in April 2023. In their roles as co-chairs, Alex and Sophie advise on the strategic development of CLG UK and help to represent the interests and concerns of the group’s business leaders.
7 May 2020
In February 2022, Harry Verhaar, Vice President at Signify was re-elected as Chair of CLG Europe and Gonzalo Sáenz de Miera, Global Director of Climate Change and Alliances at Iberdrola was elected as Vice- Chair. In their role as Chair and Vice-Chair, Harry and Gonzalo will advise on the strategic development of CLG Europe and help to represent the interests and concerns of the group’s business leaders.
Technical Report: Working towards a climate neutral Europe: Jobs and skills in a changing world
24 April 2020
28 April 2020 – This technical report from CLG Europe delivered by Cambridge Econometrics (CE) includes research findings that underpin 'Working towards a climate neutral Europe: Jobs and skills in a changing world'. The publication explores the labour market impacts of the transition to a climate neutral Europe in the context of four key megatrends. It investigates how climate action interacts with these trends, how climate policies can provide direction on the future shape of the economy, and how the other megatrends may either facilitate or impede progress towards climate neutrality.
23 April 2020
28 April 2020 – As the coronavirus threatens to pull European leaders away from the course set by the Green Deal, a new report from the European Corporate Leaders Group (CLG Europe) reveals how a transition to a net zero labour market can alleviate some of the most negative impacts of future megatrends and lead to better outcomes for Europe.
Report: Working towards a climate neutral Europe: Jobs and skills in a changing world
22 April 2020
28 April 2020 – This CLG Europe report looks at the implications of the transition to a climate neutral economy for jobs and skills in the context of broader megatrends such as globalisation, technological change, resource scarcity and demographic changes.
The future of jobs and skills in a climate neutral Europe
9 April 2020
Watch the webinar launch of CLG Europe's latest report: Working towards a climate neutral Europe: Jobs and skills in a changing world. The flagship publication, written in cooperation with Cambridge Econometrics, looks at the implications of the transition to a climate neutral economy for jobs and skills.
Blog: As we rebuild, we must avoid sleepwalking into the next crisis
9 April 2020
9 April 2020 – The future we create for our society and our planet will depend on agile, compassionate leadership, argues Eliot Whittington, Director of the Corporate Leaders Groups
