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How we create impact

For more than 50 years, the Forum has engaged global Partners to drive significant impact – creating historic initiatives, industry breakthroughs, economic solutions and tens of thousands of projects and collaborations – improving the state of the world.

Our latest impact

First Movers Coalition is tackling the climate crisis

90 manufacturing sites are scaling innovations on our learning network

Investing in trees: global companies are restoring forests

Stakeholder Capitalism: over 50 companies adopt ESG reporting metrics

The Schwab Foundation advances social innovation worldwide

We are closing the gap between technology and policy

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Feed the world: providing healthy, nutritious, and sustainable food

World’s first space sustainability rating launched

Helping companies in China reduce and recycle 50% of e-waste by 2025, from smartphones to medical machinery

Our Partner testimonials

“The World Economic Forum is a great convener of strategic actors, with the ability to codify public-private engagement to accelerate positive benefit to society”

"It is a critical moment for leaders across all sectors to join forces and recognize access and affordability to digital services as a top priority for recovery in every country"

“The World Economic Forum has ever been vital for companies that seek a safe haven for open and honest C-level discussions as we face global challenges”

We’re helping to close the gap between global water demand and supply

Women in work: how companies in Chile reduced wage inequalities

Cybersecurity in aviation: Building a resilient future

Closing the disability inclusion gap with business leadership

The first alliance to accelerate digital inclusion

UpLink: how 18,000 innovators pitch their solutions to industry leaders

Protecting users of digital mental healthcare

Global Alliance speeds up international trade

Eliminating ineffective spending on global health

We are accelerating blockchain technology across supply chains

Our alliance is accelerating responsible artificial intelligence

90,000 Social entrepreneurs step up to fight COVID-19

Businesses are building a global response to cybersecurity risks

A global coalition is fighting systemic racism in the workplace

A net-zero carbon future for cities

50 companies empowering older workers create value and raise GDP

The Forum’s network response to COVID-19

These major cities are helping citizens stay healthy

Forum's Climate Initiatives are accelerating action on climate change

Technology is revolutionizing Ghana’s fight against plastic pollution

Our community is keeping workers well during the pandemic

Transforming African economies to sustainable circular models

Responding with strength to pandemic risk

The COVID-19 risk report reveals top concerns for business

Helping the manufacturing industry rebound from the pandemic

1500 organizations working together in the COVID Action Platform

Preparing the world for a sustainable energy transition

Blockchain is helping mining companies reduce carbon emissions

Making the global electricity ecosystem more cyber resilient

Social entrepreneurs have improved 622 million lives in 2 decades

Helping companies avoid disruptions to global supply chains

Using technology to ensure the world won’t starve by 2050

Supporting major companies to run on renewable energy by 2050

Delivering equal healthcare for all

Global Fund aims to defeat the deadliest infectious diseases

Sourcing financial models to improve lives in conflict countries

Helping the heavy industry reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Solving the global pension problem

Accelerating solutions to air pollution

The Global Alliance is creating a safe media ecosystem

Our Alliance is creating smart city governance

Making the $4.5 trillion circular economy opportunity a reality

The Tropical Forest Alliance is reducing deforestation

Closing the global infrastructure investment gap

Helping governments to responsibly adopt AI technology

Protecting 30% of the planet by 2030 to secure our life support system

Championing the private sector in achieving universal health coverage

Our community is helping central banks to use blockchain responsibly

Principles for the appropriate use of customer data in financial services

Blockchain is helping businesses respect green pledges

Recycling e-waste in Nigeria protects planet and creates safe jobs

Fostering entrepreneurship to connect refugees with the global economy

Revamping drone regulations for innovation and safety

100 Arab start-ups shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Loop Alliance is eliminating plastic waste

Ensuring sustainable food for 9.8 billion people by 2050

Bringing half of the global population online

Enabling more efficient and secure cash-based humanitarian assistance

Our network is preparing humanity for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Vaccine Alliance celebrates 20 years, saving 13 million lives