CLG-Europe

How can policymakers and business leaders put Europe and the UK on the path towards economic renewal and climate neutrality?

Green recovery knowledge hub

This knowledge hub includes thought leadership from the European Corporate Leaders Group and the UK Corporate Leaders Group on how policymakers and business leaders can back a green economic recovery that puts Europe and the UK on the path towards economic renewal and climate neutrality.

Policy Briefing: The Green Deal and Europe’s recovery: Building a prosperous, resilient and climate neutral EU through business and political action

18 June 2020 – The Covid-19 pandemic is confronting Europe with a deep health, social and economic crisis that is upending business-as-usual. Evidence shows that green investments can create jobs and kick-start economic activity while increasing its resilience in the long term. The European Green Deal can set the foundations for the transition towards a more productive, resilient and climate neutral European economy, including by enabling ambitious political and business action.

European Corporate Leaders Group rapid reaction and analysis of EU Recovery Package

27 May 2020 – CLG Europe responds to the EU Recovery Package.

Business Briefing: How the EU Industrial Strategy and Circular Economy Action Plan can support the decarbonisation of European industry

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 – 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 – 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.

CLG Europe chair

In February 2024, Fleming Voetmann, Vice President and External Relations & Sustainability at VELUX was elected as Vice-Chair of CLG Europe and Gonzalo Sáenz de Miera, Global Director of Climate Change and Alliances at Iberdrola was elected as Chair. In their role as Chair and Vice-Chair, Fleming 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

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.

New report from CLG Europe shows that net zero transition can reduce megatrend shocks and deliver sustainable European jobs

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

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.

Green recovery knowledge hub

Policy Briefing: The Green Deal and Europe’s recovery: Building a prosperous, resilient and climate neutral EU through business and political action

European Corporate Leaders Group rapid reaction and analysis of EU Recovery Package

Business Briefing: How the EU Industrial Strategy and Circular Economy Action Plan can support the decarbonisation of European industry

The climate neutral future: Together we can build Europe’s new normal

CLG Europe urges EU to maintain its climate ambition

CLG Europe chair

Technical Report: Working towards a climate neutral Europe: Jobs and skills in a changing world

New report from CLG Europe shows that net zero transition can reduce megatrend shocks and deliver sustainable European jobs

Report: Working towards a climate neutral Europe: Jobs and skills in a changing world

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