Our Centres - Annual Report 2024-2025
At a glance
- The Global Lighthouse Network added 36 sites, reaching 189 according to the report, a figure covering production sites and value chains.
- The Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders reduced its absolute emissions by 10%, which the report equates to France's annual emissions.
- The First Movers Coalition generated $16 billion in demand for low-carbon products, per the report, from over 100 companies.
- The Airports of Tomorrow initiative united 70 partners and launched the Global Aviation Sustainability Outlook 2025 publication.
- The source reports no travel or tourism statistics; aviation is the only travel-adjacent area covered, without figures.
What the report covers
This is the 2024-2025 annual report page of the World Economic Forum, describing the work of its six centres: advanced manufacturing and supply chains, nature and climate, cybersecurity, energy and materials, financial and monetary systems, and, on the page's own description, travel and the visitor economy. The publicly available text covers the centres' priorities, partnerships and highlights over the reporting period. The Forum publishes it to account for its multistakeholder initiatives. The source text reviewed is partial, so the travel and visitor-economy content referenced in the library metadata is not substantively visible here.
Key findings
Decarbonisation and aviation: The report says the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders collectively cut absolute emissions by 10%. The First Movers Coalition is credited with $16 billion in demand for low-carbon products from over 100 companies. In aviation, the Airports of Tomorrow initiative brought together 70 partners, launched the Global Aviation Sustainability Outlook and worked to scale sustainable aviation fuels, with the Green Fuel Forward launch in Asia-Pacific. No aviation volumes or emissions totals are given.
Industrial and manufacturing transformation: The Global Lighthouse Network grew by 36 sites to 189, and its criteria now include talent and customer centricity. The Beyond Cost report includes a Global Readiness Index with seven factors. The report cites a projected shortfall of two million workers in US manufacturing, a figure presented as a projection rather than an observed measure.
Nature, finance and cyber: The report cites an estimate that nature-positive business models could unlock $10 trillion annually by 2030, and notes that nature loss affects 75% of the Earth's land. The Ocean Action Agenda reports over 550 start-ups supported and more than $5 billion in private investment. In cyber, a Centre for Cyber Economics was launched in Riyadh. In finance, a survey of 240 fintech companies is reported, with results still to inform roundtables.
Key numbers
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Global Lighthouse Network sites | 189 (36 added) |
| Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders emissions reduction | 10% |
| First Movers Coalition low-carbon demand | $16 billion |
| Airports of Tomorrow partners | 70 partners |
| Nature-positive business model opportunity | $10 trillion annually by 2030 |
| Ocean Action Agenda private investment | more than $5 billion |
| 1t.org pledges | 92 companies; nearly 10 billion trees in 143 countries |
| Fintech survey sample | 240 fintech companies |
Figures as published in the source; forecasts and survey results are labelled as such in the note.
Why it matters
DMOs & destinations
The source does not measure destinations or visitor flows. Its only travel-adjacent content is the aviation work: the Airports of Tomorrow initiative and the Global Aviation Sustainability Outlook. Destinations interested in airport decarbonisation and sustainable aviation fuel policy may find this a useful reference point, but it contains no destination-level data.
Hotels & hospitality
The report contains no hotel, accommodation or guest-related figures. Its relevance to hospitality is indirect, through corporate net-zero commitments, nature-positive guidance for industrial sectors and the energy-transition work. Operators may track these as signals of the supply-chain and cost pressures their suppliers face.
Travel tech & distribution
No findings relate to booking, distribution or digital travel products. The fintech survey of 240 companies and the AI-related cybersecurity work are the closest technology references. These are general rather than travel-specific, so their value for distribution strategy is limited unless read alongside sector-specific sources.
Methodology and limits
The source is a partial web page of the report, the 'Our Centres' section, and it ends mid-section. It contains no methodology statement. The figures are presented by the Forum as its own reported results and have not been independently verified. Some are projections or potential estimates, as labelled above. This brief is based on the publicly available summary text only, and the full report may contain further data.
Official source
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