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

Read more

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.

CarbFix | Dalmia Cement | DSM | FLSmidth | Heathrow Airport | HeidelbergCement | LafargeHolcim | LKAB | Mahindra Group | Salzgitter | Scania | Royal Schiphol Group | Skanska | SpiceJet | SSAB | ThyssenKrupp | Vattenfall | Volvo | Tata Steel Limited |

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
Image

News & Analysis.

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

23 Jul 2023

Bridging the Financing Gap: LeadIT and CIF’s Global Dialogue on a Just Transition at CEM14/MI-8 in Goa

On July 22nd, LeadIT co-hosted an official side event titled "Financing Industry Decarbonisation for Just Transition" at the 14th Clean Industry Ministerial and the 8th Mission Innovation (MI-8) in Goa, India, in collaboration with The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative (IDDI).

Finance

Read full article

20 Jul 2023

LeadIT and GCCA launch Green Cement Technology Tracker

The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched a Green Cement Technology Tracker to support policymakers, industry experts, academics, and civil society members to monitor worldwide decarbonization efforts in the cement industry.

Building materials

Cement

Finance

Partnerships

Policy

Read full article

20 Jul 2023

Q&A – Green Cement Technology Tracker

The Green Cement Technology Tracker tracks public announcements of low-carbon cement investments aligned to corporate climate goals consistent with the Paris Agreement. The tool is developed jointly by the Global Cement & Concrete Association and the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), in collaboration with the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions.

Building materials

Cement

Finance

Policy

Read full article

12 Jul 2023

Tata Steel Joins LeadIT to Drive Net-Zero Emissions in Heavy Industry

LeadIT is pleased to announce that Tata Steel, one of the world's top steel producers, has joined the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT). Dr. Debashish Bhattacharjee, Vice President, Technology and R&D at Tata Steel, explains what the LeadIT membership means for Tata Steel and what challenges and opportunities they see for the steel sector.

Developing Countries

Partnerships

Steel

Read the Q&A

1 Jul 2023

Capital mobilization in focus at OECD/LeadIT webinar on financing industry decarbonisation

On 14 June LeadIT and OECD co-organised a webinar on financing solutions needed to accelerate industry decarbonization in emerging markets.

Developing Countries

Finance

Partnerships

Policy

Steel

Read full article

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.

18 Sep 2023 3:00 PM : 5:00 PM

Industry Decarbonization: the next decade

900 Third Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10022

Join us for a discussion on the policy innovations, collaborations, and financing necessary to accelerate a global just industry transition. At this Climate Week NYC event, government, industry, and youth leaders will share insights and demonstrate leadership while addressing the challenges issued by the UN Secretary-General at the Climate Ambition Summit: to raise ambition, ensure credibility, and achieve implementation globally.

Read more

22 Jul 2023 3:00 PM : 4:30 PM

Financing Industry Decarbonization for a Just Transition

CEM14/MI-8, Goa, India

LeadIT is delighted to co-host an official side event on financing industry decarbonization at the 14th Clean Industry Ministerial and the 8th Mission Innovation (MI-8), in Goa, India together with The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative (IDDI).

Read more

14 Jun 2023

Challenges and best practices in financing to accelerate industry decarbonisation

Virtual event

OECD and LeadIT are co-organising a webinar on financing solutions needed to accelerate industry decarbonisation in emerging markets.

Read more

18 Apr 2023 - 18 Apr 2023

Steel Decarbonization Roadmapping Workshop

Johannesburg, South Africa - Invite-only

On 18 April, LeadIT is co-hosting a workshop to discuss challenges and opportunities to decarbonize South Africa´s iron and steel value chain together with the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (dtic)in South Africa and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS).

Read more

18 Apr 2023 - 18 Apr 2023 1:00 PM : 2:30 PM

High-level round table – Financing a just industrial decarbonization – sharing risks and rewards

New York/Online - Invite only

FfD Forum side event organized by the Leadership Group for Industry Transition that will gather high-level representatives from Investment Funds, UN organizations, and governments to discuss the scale of action required for financing industry transition in emerging and developing economies.

Read more