The month in review – December 2025

This month, the Aldersgate Group has continued to make the case for ambitious climate and environmental measures that drive economic growth and reinforce energy security. We published the briefing ‘Making the Nature Restoration Fund Work for Business and the Environment’, examining the benefits of a strategic approach to nature restoration and how the new NRF could contribute to positive outcomes for nature and development. This briefing contains insights drawn from members and will form the basis of our engagement around planning reforms.

The Aldersgate Group hosted our Q4 Members’ Meeting, chaired by The Rt Hon. the Baroness May of Maidenhead, where we heard from Dr Deborah Petterson, Director of Resilience and Emergency Management at National Energy System Operator, and Baroness Brown, Chair of the CCC Adaptation sub-Committee.

2. 2025 in numbers

14 responses to government consultations, calls for evidence and parliamentary inquiries
12 blogs on AG Insight
10 new members
8 reports and briefings
5 Parliamentary select committee appearances
4 members’ events
4 external thought leadership events
2 CEO-level discussions

3. Policy news

This month the Aldersgate Group held a member workshop to explore the impact of low-carbon public procurement and assess potential industrial product candidates for direct public procurement. Members heard presentations from Cambridge Econometrics and discussed delivering low-carbon procurement in the UK. The report will be published in the New Year.