CLG Events

Brussels Climate Week brings together policymakers, business leaders, innovators and communities from 12–16 October 2026 to explore how policy, technology and collaboration can accelerate Europe’s transition to a sustainable and competitive economy. Colleagues from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership Europe team, who provide the s…

The Green Growth Summit, the flagship high-level event of the Green Growth Partnership, took place on 16 March 2026 in Brussels (in-person attendance only), from 12:30 to 18:00. The Summit brought together high level representatives from Member States, including Climate and Environment Ministers, the European institutions, and businesses and invest…

10 February 2026 - 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 Parliamen…

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…

Emma Pinchbeck, CEO of the Climate Change Committee, met with CLG UK, Cambridge Zero and CISL colleagues in our Entopia headquarters in Cambridge.We were delighted to welcome Emma Pinchbeck, CEO of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), into CISL's headquarters in Cambridge. She met with CLG UK representatives, Cambridge Zero, CISL colleagues and memb…

The 30th annual Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change summit, known as COP30, will be held in Belém, Brazil, from 10-21 November 2025.Framed as a COP for implementation, the Brazilian presidency will look make progress across a broad spectrum of activity from building renewable energy capacity to progressing the…

Business and investors met policymakers in the European Parliament to discuss the enabling conditions for industrial decarbonisation and long-term competitiveness in Europe.On 16 October 2025, the Corporate Leaders Group Europe organised a breakfast discussion, kindly hosted in the European Parliament by MEP Radan Kanev, where business and investor…

Members of the three Corporate Leaders Groups (CLG) across the UK, Brussels and South Africa convened to discuss two decades of CLG impact.On World Environment Day, 5 June, members of the CLGs joined together in Cambridge to celebrate 20 years of policy advocacy, thought leadership and providing business with a strong voice.  Sir David King, head o…

Policymakers and businesses discussed how to align the Clean Industrial Deal with the objectives of the EU Green Deal, to drive competitiveness and innovation while setting the course for a robust 2040 climate target.On 16 December 2024, business leaders, Environment and Climate Ministers from EU Member States and representatives from the EU instit…

The Green Growth Summit, the flagship high level event of the Green Growth Partnership, took place on 16 December in Brussels and online. The Summit brought together Ministers and State Secretaries of the Green Growth Group and high-level representatives from the European institutions and business.In a context of the start of a new institutional cy…

oin us for a discussion on the future of EU’s transition to a circular economy!On 12 September 2024, CLG Europe’s Materials and Products Taskforce will organise a hybrid event at the European Parliament, hosted by the MEP Sara Matthieu, to launch the new report from the Materials & Products Taskforce, “No Time to Waste: Driving the EU’s resilience …

The Business of Leading the Energy Transition summit brought together industry leaders to hear from Head of Mission Control, Chris Stark, and Energy Minister, Michael Shanks MP, among others.On 4 September, more than 100 energy professionals, thought leaders and members of parliament attended the Business of Leading the Energy Transition (BLET) sum…

Last week, the UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero (BGA) held its Business Leaders’ Summit on 26 June at the Design Museum in London. Discussion centred around policy gaps and paths for success for the UK government.Organised by the UK Corporate Leaders Group and supported by Amazon, the Business Leaders' Summit convened over 80 guests from mor…

ConceptThis event is dedicated to the launch of the Corporate Leaders Group Europe (CLG Europe) and We Mean Business Coalition (WMBC) report “The Green Deal and Beyond: A Business Agenda for a Sustainable, Competitive and Resilient Europe”. It presents a forward-thinking business perspective on key policy priorities for the incoming European Commis…

Ahead of the EU elections, we expect circular economy to be a key area of interest over the next five years. This event will explore what role the circular economy should play in European Politics.Date: Monday 8 April 2024Time: 09.00 - 10.30 BST, 10.00 - 11.30 CETLocation: OnlineRegister hereThis debate is ahead of the Materials and Products Taskfo…