# Our impact

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## How we drive impact


### The How-to Platform

We offer a space for sharing insights and learnings on responsible industry transformation, anticipating future trends and needs.


### Peer-to-peer Learning Journey

We connect leaders from across companies and geographies to unlock new actions, collaborations and partnerships.


## Our latest impact


### Global Lighthouse Network: Transforming advanced manufacturing

Factories are engaged in a network that implementing advanced manufacturing technologies and boosting productivity, sustainability and resilient supply chains.

[Read more](https://www.weforum.org/impact/advanced-tecnologies-manufacturing-factories-scaling-innovations/)


### Reducing the carbon footprint of the manufacturing industry through data sharing

We are fostering collaboration to develop technical solutions and demonstrate how CO2 emissions data can be exchanged along supply networks.

[Read more](https://www.weforum.org/impact/carbon-footprint-manufacturing-industry/)


## Our communities


### Chief Operating, Supply Chain & Procurement Officers Community

This global community of 90+ C-suite executives across 15 different industries is helping anticipate and navigate increasingly complex manufacturing and value chains.

[Learn more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/chief-operating-supply-chain-procurement-officers-community/home)


### Global Future Council on Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains

This global community brings together experts from government, business, and civil society to address the sector's most critical issues.

[Read more](https://www.weforum.org/impact/global-manufacturing-hubs/)


## Our Affiliated Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR)


### Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Viet Nam

The Centre’s work aims to accelerate Vietnam’s transition toward smart, sustainable, and human-centric manufacturing, strengthen the country’s role in global value chains and facilitate ASEAN regional collaboration.

[Learn more](https://c4ir.vn/)


### Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Qatar

The Centre’s work aims to accelerate innovation, enhance technology integration, and contribute to sustainable economic growth, positioning Qatar at the forefront of global technological advancement in manufacturing and value chains.

[Read more](https://www.c4ir.qa/home)


### Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Saudi Arabia

The Centre’s work aims to advance the benefits of frontier technologies through the development and implementation of practical and adaptive protocols for the governance of emerging technologies.

[Learn more](https://www.c4irsaudiarabia.org/home)


### Centre for Industry and Technology South Africa

The Centre’s work aims to build a future-ready workforce, strengthen sustainable and inclusive industry transformation and contribute to sustainable development across Africa.

[Read more](https://www.c4irsacit.org/home)


### Join us and make an impact on advanced manufacturing

Do you want to be a part of our journey and contribute to our impact?

[Get involved](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-advanced-manufacturing-and-supply-chains/get-involved)