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Published: 2 June 2025

From Policy to Practice: Actionable Recommendations for a Commercial Bioeconomy

Global trade disruptions and sustainability pressures are accelerating the need for resilient, bio-based industries. While more than 50 national bioeconomy strategy frameworks have emerged worldwide, many remain visionary, lacking the concrete implementation plans needed to drive real-world impact. This report uncovers a critical disconnect: technological innovation is advancing rapidly, yet commercialization continues to lag.

Global trade disruptions and sustainability pressures are accelerating the need for resilient, bio-based industries. While more than 50 national bioeconomy strategy frameworks have emerged worldwide, many remain visionary, lacking the concrete implementation plans needed to drive real-world impact. This report uncovers a critical disconnect: technological innovation is advancing rapidly, yet commercialization continues to lag.

From Policy to Practice: Actionable Recommendations for a Commercial Bioeconomy, written by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Capgemini, provides a practical roadmap to bridge this gap. It outlines 14 actionable policy recommendations across four pillars: regulation, incentives, financing and education. Designed to be adaptable across regional contexts, the framework helps policy-makers shift from a technology-push to a market-pull bioeconomy.

Featuring case studies from Zambia to Japan, the report highlights how governments can unlock private sector investment, scale domestic manufacturing and build future-ready workforces. By turning strategy into action, the framework enables countries to harness bio-innovation as a catalyst for economic growth, supply chain resilience and national competitiveness.

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