Energy Industry Partnership
Shaping the Future of the Energy IndustryIndustry Partners and Associates are select member companies of the World Economic Forum that are actively involved in the Forum's mission at the industry level. Partnership brings visibility and insight to strategic decision-making on the most important industry and cross-industry related issues and the opportunity to engage in actions of global corporate citizenship. As a self directed community, Industry Partners broaden their involvement beyond the CEO to its senior leadership team in an ongoing process throughout the year. Industry Partners within the Energy community have privileged access to ideas, projects, experts and organisations that actively focus on the top industry issues and challenges. In response the input and direction of the Industry Partners, the Energy community within the Forum has focused upon the following global initiatives in 2008
Projects and Initiatives Energy Poverty Action - A public-private partnership to deliver business best practices to reducing energy poverty. Scaling Up Renewables - A cross-industry dialogue series on strategies to scale up renewable energy and energy efficiency. Smart Grid - A workstream focusing on accelerating smart grid investments making electricity systems more efficient, resilient and smarter. Repowering Transport Energy & Mobility - A cross-industry project with the automotive sector on the future of transport focusing on electric vehicles and cleaner fuels. Copenhagen Climate Change Initiative - A cross-industry project mandated by the G20 to provide business recommendations on the international climate framework and low-carbon economic recovery. SlimCity - A cross-industry initiative to increase resource / energy efficiency and reduce emissions at the city level, in partnership with the World Bank and the International Energy Agency. Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) - Bringing together 143 companies from multiple industries and global locations to fight bribery and corruption, PACI is the leading implementation-oriented, anti-corruption initiative driven by the private sector. |


Shaping the Future of the Energy Industry
