Corporate Leaders Group

Net Zero Now

Major corporates urge EU to put net zero at heart of Covid-19 recovery plans

European Corporate Leaders Group joins EU's independent green finance advisory panel in calling for green coronavirus recovery plan

clock 28 April 2020 • 5 min read

Management

Coronavirus Response: As we rebuild, we must avoid sleepwalking into the next crisis

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

clock 09 April 2020 • 3 min read

Management

In 2020, the stakes in the climate fight have never been higher

Can the progress unlocked in 2019 drive emissions cuts in 2020? It has to, argues Eliot Whittington of the Corporate Leaders Group

clock 15 January 2020 • 5 min read

Management

'Higher ambition': Corporate giants reiterate calls for climate action

Leading business and investor groups have again called on world leaders to deliver bolder decarbonisation targets, as influential TED Talks launches new climate focused programme

clock 09 December 2019 • 5 min read

Policy

'Early action': Top corporates call on EU to strengthen 2030 carbon target

European Corporate Leaders Group calls on Brussels to increase 2030 emissions goal from 40 per cent to 55 per cent cut

clock 27 November 2019 • 4 min read

Policy

Net Zero: EU businesses, investors, and unions back School Strike calls for bolder climate action

Open letter from leading business groups, investors, and trade unions signals support for wave of 'citizen mobilisations' and urges EU to formalise net zero emission strategy

clock 18 March 2019 • 5 min read

Policy

Net Zero: Business leaders urge EU to adopt 2050 'climate-neutral' goal

Major corporates, including Unilever, Heathrow Airport, Tesco, Coca-Cola Europe, join NGOs in calling on EU to endorse net zero vision

clock 18 February 2019 • 4 min read

Legislation

Unilever, Coca-Cola, and others demand net zero UK emissions by 2050 'at the latest'

Group of corporates write to Prime Minister calling for UK to set legally binding climate targets in line with latest science

clock 27 November 2018 • 3 min read

Climate change

IPCC 1.5C: What should businesses do next?

Today's long-awaited report from the world's top climate scientists contained some stark warnings about the future of the planet - we look at businesses should respond

clock 08 October 2018 • 7 min read

Legislation

Corporate giants step up calls for national Net Zero emission goals

Big businesses reiterate backing for net zero targets, as European Commission throw weight behind campaign for bolder emissions goals

clock 13 September 2018 • 5 min read