Advancing resilient, sustainable and productive materials systems that support the value chains of tomorrow.
Bringing together global leaders to advance sustainable, resilient and productive value chains
Materials support every sector of the global economy, yet rising demand, concentrated supply chains, and environmental pressures create growing risks for industries and societies. Without coordinated action, these pressures will lead to increased price volatility, supply disruptions, and missed opportunities for innovation and sustainability.
The Transitioning Materials Systems initiative brings together global leaders to advance resilient, sustainable and productive value chains by generating insights, fostering adaptive and interest-based coalitions, and accelerating innovation across the materials systems that underpin them.
Key focus areas
The initiative focuses on improving understanding of materials systems, strengthening public- private cooperation and accelerating action in key value chains.
Strengthening supply chains resilience
Strengthening supply chains resilience by identifying risks and vulnerabilities in material dependent value chains and building pathways for sustainability and resilience.
Advancing innovation
Advancing innovation by mitigating risks and catalyzing the scale-up of emerging technologies and innovations that accelerate system-wide transformation.
Enhancing materials systems through public-private cooperation
Fostering adaptive and interest-based coalitions, to enhance the resilience, sustainability, and productivity of materials systems by uncovering key systemic challenges and cooperation pathways.
Our workstreams
The initiative consists of three complementary workstreams that together advance insights, cooperation, and action:
Materials Transitions in Power Infrastructure
Strengthening power infrastructure value chains by addressing material and manufacturing constraints and enabling faster deployment of resilient and low-carbon electricity systems.
Material Innovation Dialogues
Advancing materials innovation to unlock next-generation materials solutions and strengthen resilient, sustainable and productive materials systems.
Collaboration for Enhanced Materials Systems
Identifying, via public-private dialogue, actionable collaboration pathways to strengthen the resilience, sustainability and productivity of materials systems in an increasingly multi-polar world.