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26 February 2026: A digital platform that tracks recycled materials using AI and blockchain, and a company supporting first-mile coffee and cocoa producers in Africa and Latin America, are among nine pioneering international start-ups selected for the third cohort of an accelerator programme focused on innovation in sustainability.Now in its third …

The UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK) is is delighted to announce the appointment of its new co-chair, Sam Gardner, Head of Climate Change & Sustainability at ScottishPower.For the last 7 years, Sam has been Head of Climate Change & Sustainability at ScottishPower where he is responsible for leading the companies work on all aspects of climate ch…

To mark the launch of its latest business briefing on nature-based carbon removals, CLG Europe convened policymakers, businesses and partners for a high-level roundtable focused on translating sustainability ambition into large-scale delivery.With representatives from the European Commission, Member States, the European Parliament, civil society or…

Fleming Voetmann, Vice President of Public Affairs & Product Regulatory Affairs at the VELUX Group, has been confirmed as the new Chair of CLG Europe, and Helena Norrman, Executive Vice President and Head of Group Communications at SSAB, as Vice-Chair. This follows the end of Gonzalo Saenz de Miera, Iberdrola’s Director of Climate Change and Allian…

3 February 2026 - The insurance industry continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to climate action, according to the 2025 ClimateWise Principles Independent Review. The report, published today by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), shows that the sector is further embedding climate resilience and transition planning i…

Eliot Whittington, CISL's Chief Systems Change Officer, argues the Davos Summit talking shop needs to be followed by a renewed push to deliver the practical solutions that can help tackle escalating geopolitical insecurity.First published in BusinessGreen.The dominant theme for this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos was clearly geo…

27 and 28 January 2026 - CLG Europe held its annual Strategy Days, providing an important opportunity to pause, reflect and look ahead.Over two days, CLG member companies met with thought leaders and policymakers from the EU institutions for open and forward-looking discussions, set against a backdrop of geopolitical tension and economic uncertaint…

27 January 2026 -  BSI and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) are partnering to offer a new Sustainability Training Academy.  It will equip leaders, managers, and sustainability practitioners with the skills, strategic insight, and practical tools needed for organisations to adapt to change to drive real-econ…

SolarPower Accelerator AB (SPA), a European renewable energy SME focused on powering zero-emission transport, has joined the Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) Europe. As the first SME to become a member, SPA brings a distinctive entrepreneurial perspective and hands-on delivery experience at the intersection of clean power, infrastructure and electric …

This year, Latin America’s business leaders stepped forward to make their voices heard in the COP process. The Ibero-American Business Network for Green Growth (IABN) united companies and non-governmental stakeholders to call for the policy conditions needed to accelerate an inclusive, nature-positive energy transition in the region. In a pivotal y…

16 December 2025: Four Postgraduate Alumni are honoured in the Top 100 Middle East "Energy Addiction" Sustainability Voices 2026 list, a peer-driven nomination model that ensures the list reflects trusted expertise, real-world impact and cross-sector credibility.By empowering leading practitioners to nominate the next generation of influential thin…

5 December 2025 - What does leadership look like in this new era? An expert panel convened by CISL and the Oxbridge Society of the United Arab Emirates argued that Middle Eastern leaders must act urgently to keep pace with rapid change in the region.  Panelists including CISL’s Executive Director of Education, Alice Spencer, called for leaders to m…

4 December 2025 - New report urges insurers to drive co-ordinated governance against financial system vulnerabilitiesThe University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), in collaboration with ClimateWise, has released new research which outlines how insurers and governments are missing key aspects of risk and urgently need …

22 November 2025 - COP30 concluded with a voluntary plan to curb fossil fuels, a goal to triple adaptation finance and new efforts to “strengthen” climate targets. After negotiations in Belém, the Brazilian presidency released a final package termed the “global mutirão” – which attempted to draw together controversial issues that had divided talks.…

COP30 may not have delivered the outcome climate science shows the world needs, but it demonstrated that the multilateral UN Paris Agreement process is alive, writes Corporate Leaders Group UK Director Bev Cornaby.First published in BusinessGreen.When a fire broke out at the COP30 summit venue hosting UN climate negotiations in Brazil last week, th…