Learn how We Mean Business Coalition drives impact.
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See how companies are backing clear, consistent policy frameworks, and explore the policies that will unlock investment and accelerate action.
Mobilizing business leadership to strengthen climate policy
We Mean Business Coalition gives ambitious businesses a trusted voice in the policy arena. One that’s heard and taken seriously, even when the political winds shift.
We are active and influential at key international moments – including hosting the Business Pavilion at the UNFCCC Climate COP each year – and work with a global network of partners to turn signals from international forums into national policy.
Mobilizing business leadership to strengthen climate policy
Policy focus areas
Through our work on clean electrification, we’ll mobilize businesses to advocate for the government policies that will accelerate electrification across all sectors.
About the program
With partners and companies, we are calling on policymakers to translate national climate plans (NDCs) into clear and coherent policy frameworks to unlock private capital at scale.
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Through our RPE work, we are raising the bar on corporate advocacy practices and supporting businesses to align policy engagement, lobbying, and trade association activity with their climate goals.
See the frameworkFeatured resources for policymakers
10 Policy Principles to Seize the Electric Advantage
10 policy principles that can help governments to turn economy-wide electrification into the greatest economic opportunity of the century.
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Realigning incentives: The business case for an affordable, secure and clean energy transition
This white paper lays out the clear business case for realigning incentives to accelerate the clean energy transition. Now is the moment to turn ambition into delivery — and build economies that are not only low-carbon but more stable, affordable and fair.
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Quality Matters: Transforming ESG data for better decision-making
Our guidance looks at key obstacles for the ESG data users. We look at the root causes of ESG data challenges and offer actionable solutions
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Explore our policy priorities and how we bring together business, government and partners to help shape policies that reward bold action and drive systemic change.
Coalition-led advocacy interventions from business
The Coalition mobilizes businesses and partners at key national and international policy moments to support ambitious climate policy through coordinated advocacy. These letters and statements set out clear, business-backed policy expectations for governments across forums such as COP, the G7 and the G20.
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Policy asks
Our core policy asks underpin the Coalition’s advocacy across sectors and geographies, setting out how governments can create the conditions for business to go further and faster on climate.
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1,045
Businesses took an advocacy action in 2024 in support of our policy asks.
150
The number of real-economy voices that supported our call for a Fossil Fuel roadmap at COP30.
23%
Of European companies are now undertaking science-aligned climate advocacy.
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The Coalition works with local delivery partners to develop national-level policy advocacy.
