What we do

The Aldersgate Group is a politically impartial, multi-stakeholder alliance making the case for effective climate and environmental action. Our members are leaders in their fields, and include some of the largest businesses in the UK as well as leading NGOs, SMEs professional institutes and academic institutions.

By combining thorough evidence with real-world business experience, we help policymakers design policies that are both ambitious and investable.

Our vision: a growing, environmentally sustainable UK economy in which business plays an active role.

Our mission: to accelerate progress on climate and environment as part of a growing economy.

We call on the government to

Set a high level of ambition in climate policy, resource efficiency and environmental protection and restoration.
Deliver on this ambition with clear, coherent, forward-looking and well-supported legislation that can tackle the UK’s climate and environmental challenges, while setting an example of international best practice.
Provide the policy stability needed to unlock affordable business investment in the green infrastructure, products and services required to achieve the UK’s targets on net zero emissions, climate adaptation, resource efficiency and nature restoration.
Develop a comprehensive strategy on skills development to ensure that the current and future workforce have the skills they need to benefit from the investment and job creation associated with the UK’s net zero emissions target and other environmental goals.

Our expert Secretariat manages the policy output and administrative management of the Aldersgate Group, which is overseen by its board of directors and senior leadership team.

How we work

We develop independent policy insights based on targeted research, sound evidence and the extensive expertise of our members. Through our diverse membership, we advocate for policy change that delivers positive environmental development and economic benefits across the UK. The Group is focused on ensuring that the UK’s climate and environmental targets translate into measures that are environmentally effective and that grow affordable investment in low carbon infrastructure, products and services. We also advocate for climate and environmental policy to result in positive impacts in supply chain growth, significant job creation and investment in skills across the country.

Using our unique position and real-life business case study insights from our cross-sectoral membership, we engage with key decision makers, respond to important consultations and inquiries, develop major policy reports and briefings, and hold high-level debates to present coherent solutions to important and complex policy challenges.