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

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.

11 Jul 2025

Vacancy – Policy Fellow

Join the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) as a Policy Fellow, driving international collaboration for a low-carbon future in heavy industry. Closing date for applications 18 August 2025.

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4 Jul 2025

Rs. 9 Crores funding available for Indian decarbonization projects

The Department of Science & Technology (DST), India, is launching a call for proposals under the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership, focusing on the decarbonization of the steel and cement sectors. This call supports pre-pilot technology feasibility studies, encouraging collaboration between Indian and Swedish companies and research institutions.

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3 Jul 2025

AI and data solutions – LeadIT at Almedalen 2025

LeadIT at Almedalen 2025, as part of the Engaging India event, hosted a panel discussion to explore how AI and data solutions are being used to support industry decarbonization and consider future developments and challenges.

AI

Innovation

Leadership

Partnerships

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3 Jul 2025

Leadership for Inclusive Industrial Transition

LeadIT's first-ever Global Business Leader Summit brought together senior industry executives, innovators, and institutional partners from across regions and sectors to explore how in a time of geopolitical uncertainty business can drive green industrial transformation.

Cement

Emerging and Developing Economies

Leadership

Partnerships

Steel

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25 Jun 2025

Ecometrix – a Swedish AI start up joins LeadIT

Ecometrix, a Swedish AI start up has joined LeadIT. The company uses AI tools to support the decarbonization of heavy industry, especially within the construction and concrete sectors.

AI

Cement

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.

10 Sep 2025 4:30 PM : 5:30 PM

High level dialogue on cement decarbonization in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Achieving net-zero cement production is critical for Ethiopia’s economic resilience, environmental sustainability, and industrial competitiveness. This high-level dialogue, taking place as part of the second African Climate Summit, will consider the positive steps Ethiopia has already taken and share best practices to support future action in cement decarbonization.

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09 Sep 2025 8:45 AM : 12:30 PM

Workshop on net zero cement pathways in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - by invitation only

The workshop will bring together key stakeholders to assess Ethiopia’s current cement sector, review relevant global best practices, and identify the most viable and finance-ready pathways to achieve net-zero cement production within Ethiopia’s resource, regulatory, and market realities.

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23 Sep 2025 10:30 AM : 12:00 PM

Turning the moment into momentum

New York - in person

At Climate Week in New York, LeadIT will host an official event to discuss the twin challenges of maintaining cooperation in an era of geopolitical division and scaling finance and policy to accelerate the industrial transition.

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24 Jun 2025 - 24 Jun 2025 2:00 PM : 6:00 PM

LeadIT at Almedalen Week – Industry transition, AI & next generation innovation

Visby, Gotland, Sweden

LeadIT will host a panel debate on AI and innovation in industry transition as part of an event organised by Engaging India. Almedalen Week is an annual political event held in Sweden, where politicians, stakeholders and the public gather for speeches, seminars and discussions.

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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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