BCG’s World Economic Forum Collaborations

Manufacturers need to optimize for increased productivity, improved sustainability, greater resilience, and a stronger workforce. How can they harness the latest technologies to realize these goals?

This collaboration between the Indian government and the World Economic Forum seeks to harness the power of AI for inclusive economic growth and societal advancement. The program focuses on developing ethical AI frameworks, advancing skill-building, and implementing AI solutions across sectors such as agriculture, health care, and education.

BCG is partnering with WEF to improve health outcomes, equitable access, and efficiency by unleashing and scaling the potential of data and digital solutions.

BCG is partnering with the World Economic Forum to form a new software-centric community composed of key stakeholders from the automotive sector, public institutions, and others, to build data-rich ecosystems for all.

BCG’s Christoph Schweizer and Rich Lesser are members of the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders—a global network of CEOs working to catalyze action in all sectors to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement. Rich Lesser also serves as chief advisor to the Alliance.

Leaders from both the public and private sectors must take bold action to protect communities, organizations, and natural systems from the impacts of climate change. A new generation of data-driven and digital technologies will play a central role in this effort.

China’s efforts in the green transition of value chains will help the environment, create business opportunities, and accelerate the adoption of green products and services in China and beyond.

The climate crisis is a health crisis, with climate change endangering the health of populations globally. BCG and the WEF are exploring the economic implications of these climate-driven health risks, and identifying how the private sector can lead efforts to adapt and build resilience.

As global decarbonization efforts accelerate, there is a risk that the costs of the transition will not be fairly distributed. Coordinated action can help advance equity.

We drive climate adaptation forward by estimating the global market for adaptation goods and services, pushing the agenda on adaptation through water, and working together with key market partners to enhance implementation. This collaboration explores opportunities in Southeast Asia and standardizes operating models for regional platforms to support scalable, impactful solutions.

Food Innovation Hubs aim to strengthen innovation ecosystems at global, regional, and national levels to accelerate transformative solutions for sustainable food systems. The five established hubs adopt tailored approaches to drive impactful change in the agrifood sector and pave the way for scalable, sustainable innovation.

BCG is a member of the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance, a global network of public and private stakeholders mobilizing to advance natural climate solutions that address the climate challenge. BCG's Paulina Ponce de Leon Barido serves on the Alliance's steering committee.

A major international initiative aims to cut carbon emissions by guaranteeing demand for new breakthrough technologies in hard-to-abate industries such as steel, transportation, and concrete.

This white paper presents the findings of the First Movers Coalition India workshop, which brought together private and public sector stakeholders working on India's decarbonization.

This report covers insights from a workshop during which companies, government officials, financiers, and others met to discuss opportunities and challenges for industrial decarbonization in Brazil. It focuses on surfacing supply of near-zero steel, aluminum, and aviation fuels.

Drawing on insights from 20+ leading organizations along the shipping value chain, this report highlights ten key barriers limiting final investment decisions (FIDs) for zero-emission shipping fuel projects today, including an initial perspective on how to start breaking them.

Individuals are increasingly participating in global capital markets, driven by the need to secure their financial futures amid insufficient public pension schemes and rising wealth stratification. This WEF-BCG collaboration aims to gather key data on financial behavior and promote responsible and fair retail participation in capital markets.

BCG is a founding member and active participant of this coalition committed to accelerating LGBTIQ+ equality and inclusion globally. BCG’s Michael Schachtner and Elliot Vaughn serve on the coalition’s steering committee.

Rich Lesser serves as a champion for the EDISON Alliance—an ecosystem of changemakers with a shared goal of empowering individuals around the globe to participate in the digital economy in an affordable manner.