McKinsey and the World Economic Forum 2025

Global cooperation is at a crossroads. While overall collaboration has flatlined, driven by heightened geopolitical tensions and instability, positive momentum in areas of climate and nature, innovation and technology, and health and wellness offer hope.

This report highlights the untapped potential of circular practices in retrofitting to decarbonize the built environment and deliver substantial economic benefits. It identifies key themes for stakeholders and emphasizes the importance of adopting a systems approach to achieve large-scale impact.

CEOs are increasingly recognizing the importance of nature for business, people and the planet. This report features seven case studies from companies that have begun transforming their businesses towards a nature-positive future.

This white paper explores the role corporate philanthropy can play in accelerating climate and nature transitions, acting as a bridge between public and private sectors and leveraging the knowledge of corporate affiliates towards positive societal impact.

With the move to a circular ecosystem, four initial actions could help materials and parts manufacturers capture some of the value of the growing energy-efficiency retrofit market.

Despite recent progress in boosting the production of certain materials, supply shortages are still anticipated for many of the critical minerals and metals necessary to produce the lower-carbon technologies that are key to the energy transition.

This paper outlines key decisions that nature-positive financiers, credit standard-setters and project developers must make in navigating nature and biodiversity metrics.

To reap the real rewards of a digital transformation, a holistic approach is called for, one in which organizations transform by integrating technology and talent for optimum results.

A new report spells out the degree to which women are disadvantaged in global healthcare – and the economic benefits of closing that gap.

The Centre for Health and Healthcare is working in collaboration with the McKinsey Health institute (MHI) to accelerate action on holistic health of employees, their families and their communities worldwide.

The McKinsey Health Institute (MHI) announced a formal collaboration with the World Economic Forum’s (the Forum) Healthy Workforces initiative. Together these leading global institutions commit to achieving healthier, happier workforces around the globe and improving the holistic health of employees, their families, and their communities.