Should business leaders speak out more on public issues such as climate change?

Join a panel of experts online on Wednesday 5 August, 1-2:30pm BST to discuss the role of business in vocalising the environmental agenda

With a growing number of CEOs publicly committing their companies to taking action on climate change, what difference can their pronouncements make? Can they persuade others to follow suit, or encourage governments to legislate?

Or is there still too much scepticism about the honesty of business? As Richard Branson has discovered, speaking out but not following through on commitments can bring its own reputational risk. He has been criticised for failing to deliver on a $3bn climate pledge made back in 2006.