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A policy forum for sustainable, resilient growth

The Westminster Policy Liaison Group on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a cross-party forum bringing together parliamentarians, industry leaders, the investment community and civil society. By building robust consensus across corporate responsibility and sustainable investment, the Group helps shape policies that support resilient, sustainable growth and advance the UK’s transition to a more environmentally and socially responsible economy.

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February 10, 2026

ESG across aviation

For the first time, the PLG held a roundtable on aviation, which brought together policymakers and experts to examine the sector’s crossroads between growth and climate obligations. Chaired by Ruth Cadbury MP, Chair of the Transport Committee, discussions highlighted policy trade-offs, investment barriers, and the need for a whole-system approach to decarbonising aviation while maintaining economic resilience.
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January 28, 2026

AI and the energy transition

This roundtable examined the collision between the UK’s AI ambitions and net zero goals. As energy-intensive AI scales rapidly, high electricity prices, grid constraints and limited transparency risk undermining competitiveness and climate targets. Chaired by Wera Hobhouse MP, participants argued for a joined-up national strategy aligning AI policy, energy infrastructure and skills to unlock AI’s genuine optimisation benefits.
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January 19, 2026

Business as a force for good

Chaired by Martin Wrigley MP, the roundtable explored how UK corporate governance can better incorporate environmental and social factors into long-term decision-making. Guided by Wrigley’s Company Directors (Duties) Bill, participants discussed supporting boards to treat ESG considerations as opportunities to enhance resilience and value, beyond short-term financial pressures.
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November 26, 2025

COP30: A fragile consensus in a fractured geopolitical climate

COP30 in Belém, Brazil, marked 10 years since the Paris Agreement and took place at a time when the world’s collective climate ambition is under increasing scrutiny.

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November 3, 2025

ESG Disclosures and Due Diligence

As the UK prepares to adopt the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), the Group explored how disclosure and due diligence frameworks together shape responsible business. Participants examined the UK SRS alongside the EU’s CSRD and CSDDD, considering how due diligence drives action while disclosure ensures transparency and accountability.

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September 23, 2025

Why ESG should be reframed, not abandoned

Behind the headlines of backlash and “green fatigue,” investors, companies and regulators continue to embed sustainability into core business decisions. The real question is not whether ESG survives, but whether its current framing, often reduced to box-ticking, can deliver the resilience and long-term value demanded by a world of climate risk, social disruption and economic change.

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September 8, 2025

Mobilising Finance for Nature and Biodiversity

Discussions from this roundtable centred on sectoral transition pathways, the role of public policy in unlocking private investment, strengthening carbon and biodiversity markets, and creating investable pipelines. Participants highlighted the need for blended finance, local biodiversity funds, and frameworks that ensure credits deliver real, measurable benefits. Building resilience in key sectors, particularly food and agriculture, was seen as essential to achieving a nature-positive economy.

Upcoming events

March 23, 2026

Transition planning

3:30 pm

Transition planning has become the central delivery mechanism for the UK’s climate, competitiveness and long-term economic resilience objectives, as identified in Labour’s manifesto. Chaired by the Rt Hon Lord Deben, participants will explore how UK transition planning policy can best support credible, decision-useful plans that mobilise private capital while maintaining competitiveness and investor confidence.

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