# Transitioning Industrial ClustersBringing companies together around a shared vision to drive economic growth, create jobs, and reduce CO₂e emissions

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**42** Industrial clusters

**23** Countries

**~$900 bn** Contribution to world's GDP


## Empowering industrial clusters to become globally competitive engines of innovation, growth, and industrial leadership.

The Transitioning Industrial Clusters (TIC) initiative convenes industry leaders, governments, and institutions to accelerate the transformation of industrial regions. We believe industrial clusters, where businesses, infrastructure, talent, and communities come together, are uniquely positioned to drive innovation, strengthen economic resilience, and unlock new pathways for growth.By fostering collaboration and a shared vision among stakeholders, TIC helps industrial clusters unlock opportunities in digital transformation, new energy systems, circular resource solutions, and workforce development.


## Our framework

The TIC initiative is building a variety of supporting assets, resources and events across four strategic areas focused on accelerating cluster development wherever they are in their journey:


### Partnerships

Build trust between co-located companies and public institutions.

[Read more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/transitioning-industrial-clusters/partnerships)


### Policy

Inform policies driving industrial transformation.

[Read more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/transitioning-industrial-clusters/policy)


### Financing

Identify innovative financing options to develop large-scale clean energy projects.

[Read more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/transitioning-industrial-clusters/financing)


### Technology

Understand what is the logical pathway to consider.

[Read more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/transitioning-industrial-clusters/technology)


### Get involved

Discover more about how to join the Transitioning Industrial Clusters initiative

[Get involved](mailto:andreea.visan@weforum.org)


### White Paper June 2026

Inside China’s Industrial Transformation: Policy, Practice and the Path to ScaleAvailable in English and Chinese

[Read the report](https://www.weforum.org/publications/inside-chinas-industrial-transformation-policy-practice-and-the-path-to-scale)


### Our knowledge partner

Accenture acts as a knowledge partner, provides thought leadership as well as research capabilities across policy, financing and digital technologies.


## Other collaborations


### Mission Possible Partnership

MPP pioneers solutions that advance clean industry transformation through deep engagement with industrial value chains

[Link](https://www.missionpossiblepartnership.org/)


### Clean Energy Marine Hubs

A public-private platform between energy, maritime, shipping and finance communities to de-risk investments and transform the energy-maritime supply chain.

[Link](https://www.cleanenergyministerial.org/initiatives-campaigns/hubs/)


## Nature and People Positive Ports

Transitioning Towards Nature & People Positive Ports is a collaboration between the Transitioning Industrial Clusters and the Ocean Action Agenda initiatives of the World Economic Forum, supported by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation.

[Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/ocean-agenda/act_ports)


## Part of the Centre for Energy and Materials

Accelerating transition to secure, sustainable and equitable energy and materials systems.

[Discover more](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-energy-and-materials/home)