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COP Spotlight: Climate Group CEO Helen Clarkson

09 November 2021 • 6 min read

COP Spotlight: Climate Group CEO Helen Clarkson

Chief executive of non profit charts climate finance, net zero-aligned lobbying and the 'groundswell' of corporate climate action on sidelines of COP26 conference

As CEO of Climate Group, Helen Clarkson is having a busy time at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow. The non-profit has played a pivotal role in mobilising and coordinating corporate climate action...

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