We Mean Business Coalition statement on business attendance at COP30

The We Mean Business Coalition urges companies to attend COP30 in Brazil, asserting that corporate presence provides essential innovation, capital, and operational expertise to accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The statement emphasizes that business engagement is necessary to signal policy needs to governments and to ensure an inclusive transition that protects livelihoods across value chains. While acknowledging logistical uncertainties in Belém, the Coalition encourages global businesses to join regional peers in Brazil to showcase scalable solutions in energy, industry, nature protection, and infrastructure.

• Corporate presence at COP30 is viewed as a means to provide the innovation, capital, and operational expertise required for the climate transition, while serving as a platform for accountability, advocacy, and coalition building.
• The Coalition identifies COP30's primary focus as the accelerated implementation of the Paris Agreement, specifically regarding industry and energy transitions, nature protection, and resilient infrastructure.
• Despite logistical concerns regarding travel and accommodation in Belém, the Coalition encourages global companies to engage with regional markets in Brazil, including events in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

APA

Pytel, B. (2025). We Mean Business Coalition statement on business attendance at COP30. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/statement-on-business-attendance-at-cop30/

Chicago

Pytel, Brandon. We Mean Business Coalition statement on business attendance at COP30. We Mean Business Coalition, 2025. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/statement-on-business-attendance-at-cop30/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{pytel2025mean, author = {Pytel, Brandon}, title = {{We Mean Business Coalition statement on business attendance at COP30}}, publisher = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2025}, month = aug, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/statement-on-business-attendance-at-cop30/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }