1、In partnership withSupported by The annual pulse check from business on the pace of the climate transition Business BreakthroughBarometer 2026Business Breakthrough Barometer-20262Business Group participants and reviewers3Business Breakthrough Barometer-2026WBCSD Global Network PartnersCollaborating

2、organizations&experts5Business Breakthrough Barometer-2026ExecutiveSummary 0801.ContentsIntroduction 10Forewords 06Solution Deep Dives 36Global BusinessSentiment 13Methodology and Glossary 12304.03.05.02.COP Action Agenda Axis 1:Transitioning Energy,Industry and Transport 37 Power 38Hydrogen 49Road

3、transport 60Steel 70Cement and concrete 79Fertilizer 87COP Action Agenda Axis 3:Transforming Agriculture&Food Systems 98 Regenerative Agriculture 99Protein Diversification 106COP Action Agenda Axis 4:Building Resilience for Cities 113Buildings 114Section 1:Sustainability strategies are a source of r

4、esilience and competitiveness 14Section 2:Growing risks of a disorderly transition 20Section 3:Businesses urge predictable policy strengthening 25Section 4:What the Barometer insights mean for accelerated implementation 33References 35Methodology|Overview 124Glossary 1256 6Business Breakthrough Baro

5、meter-2026ForewordsIs sustainability over?Its a question Ive been asked repeatedly over the past year,as economic pressure,geopolitical uncertainty and competing business priorities intensify.My answer is always the same,no,but with the caveat that sustainability is changing.The Business Breakthroug

6、h Barometer 2026 shows that the era of sustainability driven primarily by ambition is coming to an end.What is emerging is a new,more durable phase,where sustainability is increasingly paying its way as a source of resilience and competitiveness.Almost all business leaders expect sustainability to d