Corporate Leaders Groups

📢 Business leaders urge the UK government to set a world-leading example by setting ‘ambitious’ and ‘investable’ climate targets. Read the full letter coordinated by the UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero (BGA) ➡ https://lnkd.in/ePcfRGCd More than 50 businesses, investors and financial institutions have signed a letter to the Prime Minister, put forward by the BGA, urging the government to reassert its climate leadership on the world stage 🌍 With the #COP29 conference just weeks away, signatories including the UK Corporate Leaders Groups (CLG UK), Unilever, SSE plc, IKEA and BT Group are calling for the UK to be one of the first countries to announce an ‘ambitious and investable’ Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2035 🎯   The letter states that the NDC must align with the Paris Agreement and the UK’s 2050 #NetZero emissions target - and be underpinned by credible delivery mechanisms that encourage other countries to follow suit. 🤝 By working together as businesses, investors, financial institutions and government, we can be a powerful catalyst for global change. To coincide with the letter, CLG UK has also published a report that shows how the UK can regain its climate leadership position over the next few years through five key actions. If implemented, these policies will close the 2030 delivery gap: 🔌Deliver on electrification: incentivise and facilitate large-scale electrification, while phasing out the use of fossil fuels 🤝 Deliver on markets: support decarbonisation through market creation 💡 Deliver on skills: plan and prepare for a future-fit workforce 🏠 Deliver on homes: implement comprehensive and stable policies to ensure UK homes are comfortable, energy efficient and low carbon 🍃 Align climate and nature targets: make climate change mitigation, adaptation and nature targets mutually reinforcing Beverley Cornaby, Chair of the BGA and Director of CLG UK, said: 🗣 “If the Government can accelerate policy action towards achieving its 2030 climate target, the UK has an opportunity for growth, innovation, investment and to build resilience. The private sector stands ready to work with policy makers in delivering this, with over 50 signatories calling for a new era of UK climate leadership, showing what we already knew: businesses have consistently shown their support for net zero ambition and action. The UK government needs to demonstrate leadership in this decade of delivery."  #BGALetter #BGANetZero #CLGUK #2035NDC #EnergyTransition #climateleadership #climateaction #businessaction #naturepositive

🌍💰 Closing the Circular Economy Financing Gap The Circular Economy Act is pivotal for driving the Clean Industrial Deal forward, but funding remains a major hurdle. With only $850 billion annually from the private sector directed to circular economy projects, we’re a long way from the $35 trillion still locked in traditional models. To unlock necessary capital, we need strategic public funding, improved infrastructure, and innovative financing solutions. Here are three key actions for policymakers: 1️⃣ Align public funding to attract private investments. 2️⃣ Direct funds toward infrastructure that supports circular supply chains. 3️⃣ Monitor impacts to boost investor confidence in circular initiatives. 🚀 Together, we can accelerate Europe’s circular transition! For more insights, check out our report here: https://bit.ly/3ZhCjbF How else do you think we can bridge this financing gap? Let’s discuss 👇 Sara Matthieu Pascal Canfin Tiemo Wölken Emma Wiesner Delara Burkhardt Thomas Pellerin-Carlin Elena Sancho Murillo Bruno Tobback Tsvetelina Penkova Yvan Verougstraete Christophe Grudler MEP Sigrid Friis Eva Maydell (Paunova)

📣 We are looking for a Programme Manager or Senior Programme Manager who has knowledge and experience of influencing policy, particularly in the EU industry and circular economy space. ♻️ 🌎 The ideal candidate will work with businesses to help support the transition towards a sustainable, resilient and competitive economy. This is a temporary position for a period of six months. 🔗 Find out more: https://bit.ly/4e2MNzr 🗓️ Deadline: 11 November

🔄 Claudia Bierth, MBA from Ball Corporation highlights the importance of the Circular Economy Act in boosting demand for recycled materials and harmonising waste management across the EU, especially for critical raw materials. 🌍 She emphasises the need for standardised recycling rates, mandatory deposit return schemes and closing product loops to prevent downcycling. 🥤 Additionally, she suggests that beverage producers, like Ball Corporation, should have priority access to recycled materials based on their market contributions, which would also incentivise other sectors to improve their collection and sorting infrastructure and systems. Let's drive sustainable change! ♻️ ➡️ Read more in the report: https://bit.ly/3ZhCjbF

🌍 “Politicians are starting to catch up with progressive businesses like Cemex” Martin Casey remarked, applauding Ursula Von der Leyen’s commitment to the Circular Economy Act. He emphasised a key recommendation from the report: it's time to stop seeing waste as a problem and start seeing it as a valuable resource. Moving from a "Waste Framework Directive" to a "Resource Framework Directive" would be a game changer for sustainability. ♻️ ➡️ Find out more about key recommendations in the report: https://bit.ly/3ZhCjbF

🌎 The Green Growth Summit 2024: "A new cycle for climate and competitiveness – Putting the EU on the road to success." The flagship high-level event of the Green Growth Partnership, will take place on 16 December in Brussels and online.   🏛️ The Summit will bring 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 cycle, the Summit will address the central role of climate and the Green Deal in increasing the EU’s competitiveness and how to put the EU on track for the achievement of climate objectives looking towards 2030 and 2040.   💻 More information can be found here: https://bit.ly/3BYWUbh   ✅ Confirmed speakers include (with more to come!):   🔹Lars Petersson, CEO, VELUX 🔹Jes Munk Hansen, CEO, ROCKWOOL Group 🔹Alice K. Steenland, Head of Strategy, Sustainability and Marketing, Signify 🔹Karen Pflug, Chief Sustainability Officer, Ingka IKEA 🔹Carine de Boissezon, Chief Impact Officer, EDF  🔹Gonzalo Saenz de Miera, CLG Europe Chair & Director of Climate Change and Alliances, Iberdrola   🎤 The event will be moderated by Jacki Davis, an experienced journalist, speaker and moderator.   This event is organized with the support of the: ▪ Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of the Federal Republic of Germany. ▪ The Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment - Klima- og miljødepartementet ▪ Ministry of Environment and Climate Action of Portugal. - Secretaria-Geral do Ambiente #GreenGrowthSummit2024 #GreenGrowthPartnership #CLGEurope #Competitiveness; #2040ClimateGoals #CleanIndustrialDeal #ClimateAction #EUCompetitiveness #COP29 #ClimateAction #ClimateLeadership #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanCommission #Sustainability

EU Circular Economy at a Turning Point 🌍 As the European Parliament prepares to assess new leadership, the spotlight is on boosting the circular economy as a driver for competitiveness. Key leaders like Jessika Roswall, Teresa Ribera and Stéphane Séjourné are tasked with making circular economy a core part of Europe’s competition policy and industrial strategy, setting the stage for a more sustainable future. 📢 In this article, we explore how policy and governance can drive the circular economy, with key recommendations from the Taskforce for Climate Neutral and Circular Materials and Products latest report. ➡️ Read our report No Time to Waste: Driving the EU’s Resilience and Competitiveness through a Circular Economy: https://bit.ly/3ZhCjbF The report highlights four critical areas for EU leaders to strengthen policy and governance: 🔗 Aligning strategies, objectives, and policies across the EU 🎯 Implementing consistent, ambitious, and effective targets and standards ✅ Providing regulatory certainty 🌱 Strengthening the links between the EU’s circular economy and bioeconomy strategies It's time for coherent policies and collaboration to unlock Europe’s circular potential!💡

🚨Today at the #NetZeroFestival 🚨 Join UK Corporate Leaders Group Director Beverley Cornaby, speaking on "Life in the fast lane: collaborating with UK business to drive #climateaction, fast". 🕚 11:15-11:35 📍 Business Design Centre BusinessGreen Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) #businessaction #netzero #sustainability

💡 "What do policymakers need from businesses?" William Neale emphasises that businesses can play a crucial role by sharing scalable examples, providing quality data, and fostering transparency and honesty throughout the policy-making process. Many examples in the latest report highlight the importance of businesses input, reinforcing the relevance of these case studies in shaping future legislation.🌍 ➡️ Read the report: https://bit.ly/3ZhCjbF ⌛#NoTimetoWaste⌛ We Mean Business Coalition Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) EU Environment and Climate Ball Corporation Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) Zero Waste Europe

🗨 Sara Matthieu, MEP for the The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament spoke at the launch of the new report 'No Time to Waste: Driving the EU’s Resilience and Competitiveness through a Circular Economy' about the significance of the circular economy and its advantages for consumers: ‘from the consumer perspective it makes a lot of sense because it often means better designed products at a lower cost for our European citizens.’ ♻️ She emphasised the need for the circular economy to be central to European policies as it enhances strategic autonomy and independence. ➡️ Read the report: https://bit.ly/3ZhCjbF   ⌛ #NoTimetoWaste⌛ We Mean Business Coalition Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) EU Environment and Climate Ball Corporation Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) Zero Waste Europe