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Business and investor voices issue a joint statement on the Omnibus initiative for EU sustainability rules

4 September 2025 – 475 businesses and investors urge the EU to uphold strong sustainability rules in the Omnibus package, warning that weakening them risks competitiveness and investor confidence. Read the statement here.As Members of the European Parliament prepare Parliament’s position and debate sweeping changes to the EU’s sustainability framew…
Business and Investors call on the EU to Set a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target of at least 90% by 2040.

27 May 2025 - Over 150 businesses and investors signed a joint letter calling on the EU to set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 90% by 2040. A robust climate target and the decarbonisation of our economies will improve the EU’s resilience to shocks, energy security and competitiveness Read the letter here.In an open letter co…
COP29: Business leaders urge UK government to set a world-leading example by setting ‘ambitious’ and ‘investable’ climate targets

26 October 2024 - More than 50 businesses, investors and financial institutions have signed a letter, put forward by the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK), urging the government to reassert its climate leadership on the world stage.Read the full letter.With the COP29 conference just weeks away, signatories including Unilever UK&I, SSE, IKEA UK&I …
Businesses urge the EU to set a 90% climate target by 2040 and prioritise climate action

13 June 2024 - Paulig Group, Robeco, PKA, Revenga, Haga Intiative, EMZ, East Capital, Euroheat & Power, Revenga Smart Solutions and CCLA Investment Management joined over 100 businesses and investors calling on the EU to place climate at the centre of the strategy that aims to increase the EU’s competitiveness, resilience and energy security.In a l…
Business networks from across UK support UK government in keeping 1.5C alive

10 December 2023 – 25 UK businesses, business groups and investors have urgently come together during COP28 to deliver a shared a statement in support of the UK Government COP28 negotiation which aims to keep 1.5C aliveRead the letter here.The negotiations at COP28 are reaching a critical moment. The UK has strong aims for the COP28 negotiations, …
Business networks from across Europe call for fossil fuel phase out at COP28

9 December 2023 - 29 Business organisations representing different sectors and different sizes of businesses from SMEs to multinationals have urgently come together during COP28 shared a statement with European policy makers calling for them to support language during the COP negotiations that will set the world economy on a clear path to a triplin…
Businesses urge the Chancellor to use the upcoming Autumn Statement to provide a coherent, proportionate, and robust response to the global race to net zero

07 November 2023 - Senior leaders from UK businesses including Amazon, Unilever, Zurich Insurance, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, AVEVA, Salesforce and Nestle are calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to use the Autumn Statement to clearly set out what the government’s priorities are for net zero industries and technologies.Read the full lett…
Nature Restoration - Business cases

CEMEX SpainCEMEX Spain, in collaboration with the University of Barcelona and with partial funding from the EU LIFE program, successfully transformed the Pastor clay quarry in Spain into a nature restoration showcase. By reshaping hard clay terraces to resemble the natural landscape, the project retained water on-site, improved water quality off-si…
Business and investor networks call for robust Nature Restoration Law to align EU’s nature and climate ambitions

15 May 2023 - Over fifteen business and investor networks have written a letter to the European Parliament’s Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries Committees urging them to support the EU Nature Restoration Law. Read the full letter.Please see a previous version of this letter sent on 30 March here.The letter, signed by business and investor netwo…
Leading business and investor networks call for ambitious reform of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

17 January 2023 - Three leading business, corporate and investor networks focused on climate change – the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) Europe and Climate Group – came together with over a dozen European business associations and investor networks in a letter to the European Parliament callin…
More than 100 business and finance leaders urge new Prime Minister to strengthen economy by prioritising response to climate and nature crises

21 September 2022 - UK CEOs of businesses and finance institutions, including Amazon, the Co-op, Signify, Zurich Insurance, Coca-Cola, Bupa, IKEA, Siemens, BNP Paribas, Sky and Aviva, are calling on Prime Minister Liz Truss to build economic resilience through delivery of net zero emissions and restoring nature.Read the letter.Read the business quo…
Business groups urge Conservative leadership candidates to maintain UK climate progress

13 July 2022 - Business groups representing thousands of UK businesses, including Lloyds Banking Group, Amazon, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Signify, Scottish Power and Thames Water are calling on Tory leadership candidates to accelerate the clean energy transition and keep up UK progress on climate change.Read the full letter.In an open letter, business g…
Report: Digital Product Passport: the ticket to achieving a climate neutral and circular European economy?

12 July 2022 - The European Commission recently released its March Circular Economy Package, which includes a proposal for an Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). The ESPR sets a Digital Product Passport (DPP) as a key regulatory element enhancing the traceability of products and their components. The Materials & Products Taskforce…
Policy Briefing: The Best of Both Worlds: How tackling cost-of-living and decarbonisation creates win-wins for the UK economy

27 June 2022 - New research by the UK Corporate Leaders Group indicates policies aiming to address the cost-of-living and energy crises and reduce emissions have better long-term impacts for the economy, environment and society.Read the full report hereThe Best of Both Worlds: How tackling cost-of-living and decarbonisation creates win-wins for the…
CLG Europe letter to the Competitiveness Council reflects on the importance of discussion on Strategic Industrial Ecosystems and the Green Transition at the June Competitiveness Council

24 June 2022 – CLG Europe Director Eliot Whittington sent a letter to the Competitiveness Council reflecting on the discussion around the Strategic Industrial Ecosystems and Empowering Consumers on the Green Transition.Read the letter in full here.Following the June Competitiveness Council, the letter aims to highlight how the Competitiveness Counc…