The Chemical Industry Touches Everything – And Together, We’re Transforming It
Chemicals form the building blocks for 95% of everyday products we all use – from smartphones to packaging, medical devices to sustainable transportation. Yet this essential industry currently contributes about 6% of global greenhouse gas emissions – more than twice that of the entire aviation sector.
The challenge is too large and complex for any single company to solve alone. Transforming this vital industry requires unprecedented collaboration across the entire value chain.
That’s why we’ve created the Global Impact Coalition – a unique platform where industry leaders co-develop tangible projects, share investment risk, and scale proven solutions that reduce emissions while enabling a circular economy. We don’t just talk about sustainability – we make it happen together.
Who We Are
The Global Impact Coalition brings together the world’s leading chemical companies with a combined annual revenue of over 350 billion dollars. Incubated at the World Economic Forum and now an independent entity, we’re guided by the CEOs of our member companies and supported by a community of over 100 senior executives, technical experts, and sustainability leaders.
Unlike conventional industry associations, we are action-oriented and commercially driven, focusing on projects that deliver measurable impact while making business sense.
Together, we’re creating pathways to net-zero emissions and circularity by:
De-risking investments
We share costs and expertise to overcome the financial, technical, and market barriers that slow down transformation
Building value chain connections
We bring together chemical producers, technology providers, brands, retailers, and waste management companies to create circular solutions that work for everyone
Scaling what works
We take promising technologies and business models from concept to commercial reality faster than any organization could achieve alone
Amplifying impact
By combining our resources and influence, we can achieve reductions in carbon emissions and advance circularity at a scale that matters globally
How we Create Real-World Impact
We co-create breakthrough projects:
From recycling plastics in end-of-life vehicles to developing new gasification technologies to convert waste, we incubate and scale projects that deliver measurable sustainability impact. Our R&D Hub has already united seven global companies to solve plastic waste processing challenges.
We forge value chain partnerships:
We connect chemical producers with brand owners, retailers, and consumers to create commercially viable sustainability solutions. These cross-sector alliances tackle high-risk challenges traditional business partnerships can’t solve alone.
We accelerate transformation through collaboration:
By providing a trusted platform for collaboration, sharing expertise, and pooling resources, we help proven technologies reach market scale faster. Together, we deepen the collective understanding of challenges and solutions to achieve industry-wide sustainability goals.
How we work: a method designed to go from idea to spin-off at speed
Meet some of our Global Impact Coalition leaders
Charlie Tan
Chief Executive Officer
Davide Del Ben
Manager
Amanda Martin
Communications Lead
Minttu Bergendahl
Global Projects Lead