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World Economic Forum and Accenture: A strategic partnership

As a Strategic Partner of the World Economic Forum, Accenture is driving collaboration focused on urgent global challenges. Through key initiatives, Annual Meeting participation, and Forum Communities, we work with business, government, and civil society leaders to build industry resilience, cultivate reinvention, and spark collaborative action for lasting impact.

In the spotlight

Read the most recent WEF publications, created in collaboration with Accenture.

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Industries in the intelligent age series

This series explores strategies, enablers, and opportunities for harnessing gen AI across industries and regions, including financial services, media, entertainment & sports, the impact on energy, China, and a cross-industry overview.

Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025

Cyberspace is more complex and challenging than ever due to rapid technological advancements. The Global Cybersecurity Outlook equips leaders with essential insights to navigate these challenges and strengthen cyber resilience.

Delivering on the European Green Deal objectives

The World Economic Forum’s report on the European private sector’s alignment with the European Green Deal outlines the progress made, the challenges encountered and recommendations for financing, innovation, permitting and job market.

Are businesses ready for climate hazards?

Without climate resilience and adaptation, companies will face disruption and redundancy. 'Business on the Edge: Building Industry Resilience to Climate Hazards' explores how industries can navigate environmental challenges.

Global Economic Futures

A new series to help decision-makers anticipate change in future economic development using scenario analysis. The first edition will explore various scenarios of what the future of global productivity might look like by the year 2030.

Quantum tech: Key strategies and opportunities for ICT leaders

This whitepaper in collaboration with WEF explains the strategic use of quantum technologies in ICT, the action plan to follow, and the regulatory impacts for the ecosystem.

Banking and capital markets

Artificial intelligence in financial services

AI is transforming the financial services landscape, highlighting both strategic opportunities and emerging risks for business leaders, policy-makers, and customers.

The future of financial advice

As the world grapples with rapid technological advancements, demographic shifts and evolving consumer expectations, the landscape of financial advice is undergoing a profound transformation.

Modernizing financial markets with wCBDC

Over 98% of the global economy’s central banks are researching, piloting or deploying central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Broadening access to private markets

Investing plays a crucial role in building wealth and ensuring long-term financial security. Broadening access to private investments can have significant economic opportunities.

AI in media, entertainment and sport

AI is transforming media, entertainment, and sport, enhancing creativity and efficiency. While these advancements bring ethical and governance considerations, recommendations include a human-centric, transparent approach, new governance frameworks, and multistakeholder partnerships, ensuring a balanced and responsible integration.

Transforming consumer industries in the age of AI

Consumer industries face significant disruption from AI, with many struggling to adapt. Embracing AI with a focus on ethical use and human-centric design is essential to navigate these challenges and unlock new growth opportunities.

Nutrition innovation playbook

Accelerating the transition to a healthy and sustainable food system: from renovation to reinvention.

Unleashing the full potential of industrial clusters

Industrial clusters offer scale, risk sharing and efficiency due to concentrated demand and resources. This white paper scrutinizes the current clean energy infrastructure and proposes strategies to hasten its implementation.

Delivering on the European Green Deal objectives

Transforming urban logistics

The paper outlines strategies to enhance sustainability, reduce congestion, improve safety and drive innovation in urban deliveries. It calls on key stakeholders to adopt new practices, invest in infrastructure and collaborate across sectors.

Tracking progress toward net zero by 2050

The Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2024 evaluates progress in eight heavy industry and transportation sectors responsible for 40% of global emissions. It identifies barriers and proposes ways to accelerate progress, including a readiness framework for technologies, investments and policies. The latest report shows a reduction in emissions, but sectors remain off pace to achieve 2050 net-zero targets.

Are businesses ready for climate hazards?

Clean power for industry in China

The industrial sector in China accounts for more than half of global production of many key bulk materials such as steel, aluminium and cement, and nearly half of all chemicals and paper. This new white paper presents ten policy options for consideration to scale up clean power deployment in the sector.

Grid development in Europe

This paper proposes five actions to boost the economic and business case for grid development in Europe. It presents case studies with best practices, highlighting what works well and may serve as inspiration for other countries and geographies.

Implementing a life-cycle approach to infrastructure

This report provides a framework for optimizing infrastructure lifecycle management across 5 stages: and includes practical tools like an executive order template, recommended policies, and showcases successful case studies from several cities.

Accelerating new nuclear

This framework aligns stakeholders and promotes public-private collaboration to improve project economics and supply chains, fostering widespread nuclear energy adoption for a cleaner future.

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Quantum tech: Key strategies and opportunities for ICT leaders

This whitepaper of WEF in collaboration with Accenture explains the strategic use of quantum technologies in ICT, the action plan to follow and the regulatory impacts for the ecosystem.

China’s path to AI-powered industry transformation report

AI is transforming industries in China, enhancing operational efficiencies and advancing technology. However, China’s journey towards high-impact AI transformation also highlights key challenges. Recommendations include strategic leadership, robust data governance, and multistakeholder collaboration.

Industries in the intelligent age series

Embracing the quantum economy

A new report by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Accenture, Embracing the Quantum Economy: A Pathway for Business Leaders, raises awareness about the unprecedented growth opportunities quantum computing can unlock. It also provides insights for business leaders on how to strategically position their organizations to harness these advancements.

Governance in the Age of Generative AI

In a time of rapid innovation and global uncertainty, generative artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a transformative force, reshaping industries, economies, and societies worldwide.

Quantum for society

Meeting the Ambition of the SDGs explores the potential of quantum technologies for social good and the challenges that need to be addressed in order to ensure that these technologies are used in a responsible and ethical manner.

Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025

The report highlights the increasing complexity in the cyber landscape, which has significant implications for organizations and nations. It calls for a shift in perspective from cybersecurity to enhanced cyber resilience – an organization’s ability to mitigate the impact of significant cyber incidents on its goals and objectives.

Global Economic Futures

Shared commitments in a blended reality

Shared Commitments in a Blended Reality outlines eight guiding principles for internet governance as technologies like AI, XR, and IoT converge. The paper emphasizes safety, equity, and innovation in shaping a blended physical-digital future.