Queue for Climate
and Nature
Ahead of COP28, Business leaders including Nick Martell-Bundock from Café Direct; Zoe Ruthven from Triodos Bank UK, delivered a petition with 2000 signatures from UK business leaders; calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to specifically end new fossil fuel developments, take action to protect and restore nature, halt further decline by 2030 and rapidly scale up investment in renewables.
Other attendees to 10 Downing Street included Fiona Ellis, Samantha Cooper, Business Declares; Charles Perry, Sustainable Future For All and advisory panel to Business Declares; Charlotte Sewell, Business Stand Up.
Media Coverage
The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/government-cop28-rishi-sunak-dubai-prime-minister-b2454518.html
BusinessGreen: https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4150703/uk-business-leaders-policies-drive-climate-action
Sustainability Beat: https://www.sustainability-beat.co.uk/2023/11/28/business-leaders-cop28/
Energy Live News: https://www.energylivenews.com/2023/11/28/nearly-2000-uk-businesses-demand-urgent-climate-action-ahead-of-cop28/
Yahoo Finance: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/thousands-business-leaders-call-pm-000100980.html
Please sign the Open Letter.
We need as many signatures as possible, so please do sign and share with your business networks. The letter will be presented to the main UK Political Parties in the next 3 weeks, during party conferences in October 2023.
Confirm your business’ or organisation’s support: We would love to have your confirmed support as a business or organisation. If your business or organisation has confirmed their support for the Queue for Climate & Nature and our Open Letter, please sign the Open Letter below to indicate your business’ or organisation’s support, and email our Directors, Fiona Ellis or Samantha Cooper, to discuss how you can amplify your business / organisational support.
Spread the word
Use our Amplification Toolkit to share widely across your networks, your organisation’s communications including newsletters and websites, and social media to spread the word.
You can still print and share your very own company logo signs via social media, to show that you were at the Queue, using the available templates to download from page 11 of our Amplification Toolkit.
Join the Queue for Climate and Nature
Friday 15th September
The Queue for Climate & Nature on Friday September 15th at 12 noon was a quiet but powerful gathering of stakeholders and people in business, in Central London. Dressed in suits and business attire, we demonstrated business support for government action on climate and nature, in the run up to the General Election.
All professionals (business people, business leaders, employees and members of civil society) joined the Queue to request UK Political Party leaders to accelerate action on climate and nature: so that our businesses are secure, and our families, communities and nature can thrive.
Where: St. Paul’s Cathedral end of Millennium Bridge (Peter’s Hill)
When: The queue will be open from 12 noon, with a press opportunity at 1pm, and optional networking gathering from 3 - 7pm nearby.
We queued to add our names to an open letter requesting that all UK Political Party Leaders commit to: accelerating the just transition to a stable climate and restore nature by:
Effective Investment in renewable energy
Taking action for nature
Ending new fossil fuel licensing in the North Sea
Our aim is to show business support for accelerated, authentic action for climate & nature ahead of UK party conferences.
This event has been initiated by Business Declares, Business Stand Up and Friends.
Please sign and share our Open Letter to UK Political Parties here.
Media Coverage:
Hear from business leaders and business people at the Queue for Climate & Nature on why they have come to show business support for accelerated, authentic action on climate and nature.
Many thanks to Matt Golding from Business Stand Up for capturing the action on the day and creating this film.
Live from the Queue for Climate and Nature: Former COP26 Climate Champion, Charles Perry
Live from the Queue for Climate and Nature: Louise Harman, Partner at Bates Wells
Live from the Queue for Climate and Nature: Natura & Co's Global Director of Advocacy, Char Love
Live from the Queue for Climate and Nature: COOK's Head of Wholesale, Chris Portwood
Live from the Queue for Climate and Nature: Business Declares director Ben Tolhurst
Queue for Climate and Nature
Huge thanks to Dale Vince and Chris Packham for their messages of support for the Queue for Climate & Nature and spreading the word. Have a look at their video messages below:
Dale Vince OBE, Founder of Ecotricity
Chris Packham, Wildlife TV Presenter & Naturalist
The Queue for Climate & Nature in the FT
28th September 2023
Business is determined to move forward.
The Queue for Climate and Nature was in the FT on 28th September - thank you to everyone who joined, supported, or volunteered to help at the Queue for Climate and Nature. Hundreds of business leaders and people queued to show business support for government action on climate and nature in the run up to the General Election.
Many thanks to the FT for providing us a space for our ad page in the printed paper.
9th September 2023
Some things are
worth queuing for.
The Queue for Climate and Nature was in the FT on 9th September, to grow further awareness for professionals to join us and show business support for government action on climate and nature in the run up to the General Election - so that our businesses are secure, and our families, communities and nature can thrive.
Many thanks to the FT for providing us a space for our ad page in the printed paper.