LeadIT brings together countries, companies and industry experts to achieve net-zero emissions from heavy industries by 2050.

Our mission

Who we are.

50%

of the world’s economy is accounted for by the Country Members of LeadIT

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Countries.

Argentina | Australia | Austria | Denmark | Ethiopia | Finland | France | Germany | India | Ireland | Japan | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Republic of Korea | South Africa | Sweden | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | United States of America |

Companies.

Ashok Leyland | CarbFix | Cemvision | Dalmia Cement | FLSmidth | HeidelbergCement | LafargeHolcim | LKAB | Mahindra Group | SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd) | SaltX Technology | Salzgitter | Scania | Skanska | SpiceJet | SSAB | Stegra | ThyssenKrupp | Tata Steel Limited | Tata Motors | Vattenfall | Volvo | World Energy GH2 | Tecnored | JSW Steel | JSW Cement |

What we do.

The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) provides an arena for public-private collaboration, and for sectoral and cross-sectoral learning for example when it comes to innovation opportunities and new technologies.

What we do

Discover our tools designed to assist industry experts in tracking the progress of industry transition and developing industry transition roadmaps.

Roadmap planner.

The Roadmap Planner is an interactive tool that guides decision-makers in the public and private sectors to design, develop and implement industry transition roadmaps.

Explore guide

Explore our 3 Industry
Transition
Trackers.

The Transition Tracker allows you to compare and identify industry transition plans across countries and sectors. The Green Steel and the Cement Technology trackers follow public low-carbon investment announcements in the steel and cement sectors. 

Transition Tracker
Green steel Tracker
Green cement technology Tracker
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News & Analysis.

Stay up-to-date with LeadIT’s activities and analyses of critical policy and industry levers to accelerate industry transition.

16 May 2025

Green Industrialization – South Africa and the G20 presidency

LeadIT member South Africa, which assumed the G20 presidency at the start of this year, is integrating climate change into several of its working groups including, for the first time, specifically within the Working Group on Trade and Investment.

G20

Policy

South Africa

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16 May 2025

SEK 10 million funding available for Swedish companies to work with Indian partners

A SEK 10 million call for project proposals under the LeadIT Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) is now open for Swedish companies to work in collaboration with Indian partners to drive decarbonization in steel and cement.

Cement

India

Industry Transition Partnership

Steel

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7 May 2025

Bringing steel expertise and decarbonization ambitions – LeadIT welcomes JSW Steel

JSW Steel has joined LeadIT bringing sector expertise and high ambitions to decarbonize.

Building materials

co-development

Developing Countries

Emerging Markets

Industry Transition Partnership

Innovation

Steel

technology

Value Chain

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7 May 2025

Joining Forces for a Greener Future: JSW Cement is the latest company member of LeadIT

JSW Cement has joined LeadIT strengthening the Group's presence in India and in the global cement industry. Decarbonizing this sector is vital to global climate goals.

Building materials

Cement

co-development

Developing Countries

Emerging Markets

Industry Transition Partnership

Innovation

technology

Value Chain

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24 Apr 2025

Technology Transfer – a WTO thematic session

On April 1st, 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) held its first thematic session dedicated to technology transfer featuring a range of speakers, including Per Andersson, Head of Secretariat at LeadIT.

Climate Politics

co-development

Finance

Partnerships

technology

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Events.

LeadIT engages leaders from politics, industry, finance and climate to share expertise, advance policies and partnerships, and align on urgent actions for Industry Transition. Explore our past and upcoming events.

25 Mar 2025 12:45 PM : 2:50 PM

Sustainable Industrial Transitions: Building global partnerships for inclusive green competitiveness

Brussels

This high-level event will explore issues such as international trade and competitiveness, innovative financing mechanisms to support sustainable industrial transitions and opportunities for global partnerships that promote equitable and sustainable industrial transitions worldwide.

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20 Nov 2024 2:00 PM : 4:00 PM

LeadIT Annual Summit at COP29 Baku

EU Meeting Room, Blue Zone, COP29, Baku

The LeadIT Summit, held annually at COP, is an opportunity for governments and industry to discuss industrial decarbonization, public-private partnerships and innovation, policies, and commitments that align heavy industry with the goals of the Paris Agreement. At COP29, as LeadIT embarks on its fifth year, the Summit provides a vital opportunity to reflect on the platform’s journey in fostering transparency and collaboration across the globe for industrial decarbonization.

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16 Nov 2024 5:00 PM : 5:45 PM

India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) – Road to Belém

Baku, Azerbaijan

At COP28, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Ulf Kristersson launched the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) as part of the LeadIT initiative. The Prime Ministers committed to return to COP30 in Belém to deliver tangible results under this partnership. With one year to go, this side-event provides an opportunity to take stock on progress made under the India-Sweden ITP and highlight the links to its sister partnership, the Brazil-UK Industry Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Hubs.

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14 Nov 2024 - 20 Nov 2024

LeadIT at COP29

Baku, Azerbaijan

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. LeadIT's delegation will be on-site organising and contributing to events on industry transition topics including our high level Ministerial Summit.

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24 Sep 2024 2:00 PM : 4:30 PM

The path to a net-zero industry: How global leadership and collaboration can accelerate the industry transition

New York - in person & online

This event will bring together heavy industry sectors, governments, and multilateral institutions to discuss successful approaches towards enabling and accelerating industry decarbonization, ways in which such approaches can be diffused and scaled, as well as persistent bottlenecks. It will focus on the crucial role of business, public-private, and cross-geography partnerships, as well as on the unique challenges and opportunities for industry decarbonization in emerging economies.

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