BCG Partners with World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum engages leaders from all facets of society—business, politics, academia, and beyond—to shape global, regional, and industry agendas and drive positive change. As a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum, BCG joins a select group of about 120 global companies closely aligned with the Forum's commitment to improving the state of the world.

Like our fellow members, BCG attends the renowned Annual Meeting in Davos, the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in China, and many regional meetings. As a strategic partner, we do even more. The World Economic Forum taps BCG’s people and insights for its collaborative projects, publications, and global communities. The goal of this work is to engage stakeholders, improve policymaking, inform business decisions, and share best practices.

BCG@Davos

Each year, BCG attends Davos alongside global business, government, social sector, academic, and media leaders. We take this opportunity to learn from our peers, connect with clients, and contribute our own thought leadership on an international stage. This year, BCG took part in WEF’s Davos Agenda, a week of virtual programming where leaders worked together virtually for a more inclusive, cohesive and sustainable future.

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Our Project Collaborations

We are currently collaborating on five projects with the World Economic Forum, exploring a broad spectrum of topics.

The Net-Zero Challenge

The latest climate science is clear and makes the imperative for climate action indisputable. This project aims to create a fact-based, ambitious, unequivocal call for accelerated climate action, highlighting the roles of corporations and governments. In 2020-21 we will deep dive into the topic of supply chain decarbonization, highlighting how companies can have significant climate impact by tackling their Scope 3 emissions with influence across geographies.

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Unlocking Value in Manufacturing Through Data

On the threshold of a data and analytics-driven revolution, manufacturers rely on data collaborations to unlock the full value in their operations. Leveraging data and advanced analytics, companies provide better products and services, optimize their value chains and maximize return on capital. In this project we examine successful data sharing applications to define key success factors and pre-requisites for manufacturers to derive value from manufacturing data.

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Humanitarian and Resilience Investing Initiative

With the increasing scale and complexity of humanitarian crises and the growing demand for sustainable investing, the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing Initiative aims to mobilize flow of private capital to projects that enhance resilience in communities trapped in fragility while generating a financial return. Investor capital is essential in filling the persistent funding gap hindering progress towards the SDGs. The initiative engages development finance institutions, humanitarian actors, donors, and investors with the goal of catalyzing the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing market by steering development of compelling proofs-of-concept that will act as signals and exemplars for the broader ecosystem.

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Mission Possible

The World Economic Forum's new Mission Possible Platform aims to support coalitions in heavy industry and transport sectors that are researching and promoting approaches to decarbonization. In this project, we’re developing a strategic plan for the Mission Possible Platform and initiatives that the platform can take on to accelerate progress in hard-to-abate industries.

Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) in Capital Markets

The World Economic Forum is convening a series of workshops to explore the role of Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) in capital markets. The purpose of this dialogue series is to bring together technology experts, capital market participants, and relevant policy-makers to answer key questions such as: Is there a role for Distributed Ledger Technology in the future of capital markets? What are the promising use-cases, in-flight experiments and anticipated transformations in market structure? What kinds of collaboration are needed to realize the benefits and mitigate risks?

Recent Past Projects

Initiatives We Support

BCG actively contributes to key alliances and partnerships born out of the World Economic Forum in order to further our mission of unlocking the potential of those who advance the world.

CEO Climate Leaders Call for Action Toward Net-Zero Emissions

Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders

BCG CEO Rich Lesser serves as Chief Advisor to the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders – a global network of CEOs working to catalyse action in all sectors to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Global Coalition for Value in Healthcare

BCG Chairman Hans-Paul Bürkner serves on the Executive Board of the Global Coalition for Value in Healthcare – a public-private platform working towards a vision of more sustainable and efficient healthcare systems.

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Partnership for Global LGBTQI Equality (PGLE)

As a founding member, BCG is an active member of the coalition committed to accelerating LGBTI equality and inclusion globally. BCG’s Michael Schachtner and Elliot Vaughn serve on the coalition’s steering committee.

EDISON Alliance

Rich Lesser serves as a champion for the EDISON Alliance – an ecosystem of change-makers with a shared goal of empowering individuals across the globe to affordably participate in the digital economy.

Partnering for Racial Justice in Business

BCG is a founding member of the global coalition which works towards racial and ethnic justice in the workplace. BCG’s Matt Krentz serves on the coalition’s steering committee.

BCGers Engaged

Project Fellows

BCG consultants have worked as "Project Fellows" with the Forum, playing key roles in managing projects—from initial analysis, to multistakeholder input, to publication of the research.

Global Councils

BCGers have joined invitation-only councils focusing on critical topics including gender parity, education, emerging multinationals, telecommunication, and more.

Allison Bailey joins the Council on the New Agenda for Education and Skills
Michel Frédeau joins the Council on Net-Zero Transition
Antoine Gourevitch joins the Council on Synthetic Biology
Nadjia Yousif joins the Council on AI for Humanity

Young Global Leaders

Current and former BCGers have been selected to join this community of exceptional people under 40 years old, who share a commitment to shaping the future through inspiring and impactful leadership.