The Power of Partnerships

The report examines the impact of 13 grant-funded multistakeholder platforms, which have raised over CHF30 million in the last financial year to drive systemic change across themes like net-zero transition and nature-based solutions. These platforms utilize a model of cross-sector collaboration—engaging private sector, public sector, and civil society—to move from dialogue to action. Key achievements include the mobilization of $1 billion via the LEAF Coalition, the creation of 27 new policy documents, and the direct engagement of 21.6 million people. The document identifies seven drivers of change, emphasizing that trust, impartial spaces, and continuous learning are essential for scaling innovations and unlocking financial barriers to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

• The World Economic Forum incubates over 40 grant-funded multistakeholder platforms, with 13 featured in this report that raised over CHF30 million in funding from donors during the previous financial year. Since 2015, more than CHF225 million in grant funding has been raised to address the Global Goals and issues in healthcare, artificial intelligence, mobility, and trade.
• The 13 featured platforms are active in more than 190 countries and have directly engaged, participated in, or benefited 21.6 million people. Their outreach includes nearly 87.5 million social media engagements and the collaborative production of 193 publications.
• Multistakeholder engagement is diverse, with 51% of all engagements (1,616) involving private or for-profit sector organizations, 28% (881) with civil society, 12% (396) with the public sector, and 9% with other organization types.
• Platforms are influencing policy through the creation of 27 new policy documents, including Country Financing Roadmaps for St Lucia and Ghana, and a National Multistakeholder Action Plan in Indonesia to eliminate plastic pollution.
• Significant financial barriers are being unlocked, notably through the LEAF Coalition, which mobilized $1 billion in new finance from governments and the private sector to protect tropical forests. Additionally, the Tropical Forest Alliance helped secure commitments from over 30 financial institutions with more than $8.7 trillion in assets under management to tackle deforestation.
• The platforms are driving industrial decarbonization in 'harder-to-abate' sectors—which account for 30% of global CO2 emissions—through the Mission Possible Partnership. This includes developing policy proposals for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in Europe that informed the July 2021 Fit for 55 package.
• Innovation is being scaled through digital ecosystems like UpLink, which has facilitated 700 connections and helped innovators raise nearly $75 million. An example is Pachama, which secured an additional $15 million in funding and new Fortune100 clients after joining UpLink.

APA

World Economic Forum (2022). The Power of Partnerships. https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Power_of_Partnerships_Report_2022.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. The Power of Partnerships. 2022. https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Power_of_Partnerships_Report_2022.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2022power, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{The Power of Partnerships}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Power_of_Partnerships_Report_2022.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }