# Our initiatives We help stakeholders shape progress on global and regional priorities within the most complex geopolitical and geo-economic landscape in decades. Find below our initiatives and communities of impact. [Learn more](#) ## Our objectives ## Catalog *Browse catalog items* ## Advancing regional competitiveness [View More](#) ### Forum Friends of the African Continental Free Trade Area The Forum, in collaboration with the AfCFTA Secretariat, mobilizes global business to support the implementation of the AfCFTA. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/forum-friends-of-the-african-continental-free-trade-area/home) ### ASEAN Digital Economy Agreement Leadership (ASEAN DEAL) Project This project seeks to provide balanced resources to parties interested in digital economy agreements and the DEFA. [Discover more](https://www.asean-deal.org/home) ### Leaders for European Growth and Competitiveness This initiative aims to drive progress on Europe's growth agenda by steering four impact-driven pillars on energy, tech, trade and capital markets. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/leadership-group-for-european-competitiveness/home) ### Leaders for Sustainable MENA This community accelerates public-private cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa to build a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient future for the region. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/leaders-for-sustainable-mena/home) ## Fostering global cooperation [View More](#) ### Geopolitical Advisory Group This community facilitates peer-to-peer exchanges on geopolitical developments between private sector experts and key public officials. ### Chief Geopolitical Executives Community This community brings together executives focused on global affairs, geopolitics and trade to explore the impact of today’s shifting global landscape on industries, supply chains and markets. ### Humanitarian & Resilience Investing Initiative This initiative catalyzes private capital to unlock social impact investing in frontier market and increase the resilience of at-risk and crisis-hit communities. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/humanitarian-and-resilience-investing-initiative/home) ### Resilience Consortium This initiative brings together ministers, chief executives and heads of international organizations to accelerate collective action across key resilience drivers for the global economy. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/resilience-consortium/home) ### Good Governance Community This community unites leaders and innovators from diverse sectors to promote integrity, transparency and the rule of law worldwide. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/good-governance-community/home) ### Faith in Action The World Economic Forum engages over 100 religious leaders, faith-based organizations, interfaith groups, multi-faith networks, and experts of religion to explore avenues for greater cooperation between global leaders and faith actors. [Discover more](https://www.weforum.org/projects/faith-in-action/) ### Global Data Partnership Against Forced Labour This initiative aims to accelerate systems-level efforts to combat forced labour by developing technology tools to scale data sharing, while inspiring new approaches towards action. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/fldata/home) ### Indigenous Peoples' Knowledge and Leadership Network This community brings together indigenous experts and representatives across Centres of impact as a space to foster greater public-private cooperation through traditional and innovative indigenous knowledge. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/indigenous-network/home) ## Facilitating commerce [View More](#) ### Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation This initiative supports governments in developing and least-developed countries in implementing the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement. [Discover more](https://www.tradefacilitation.org/) ### Digital Trade This initiative engages the foremost political, business, cultural, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas on digital trade. [Discover more](https://www.weforum.org/projects/digital-trade) ### Green Trade This initiative draws on the strengths of the Forum’s trade and environment networks, blending academic and policy expertise with insights from industry and market leaders. [Discover more](https://www.weforum.org/projects/trade-climate-change-sustainability) ### Trade in Services This initiative aims to catalyze service -driven growth and services trade by strengthening services sector competitiveness and fostering efficient, well-regulated services markets. [Discover more](https://www.streamliningservices.org/home) ### Inclusive Trade This initiative aims to ensure access to trade benefits and mitigate trade harms to workers and underserved groups around the world through research and dialogue. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/inclusive-trade) ### STAR Investment This initiative aims to identify, understand and scale the investments that truly deliver. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/star-investment/home) ### Trade, Geopolitics and Industrial Policy This initiative engages businesses and policymakers to assess, navigate and succeed in a rapidly evolving trade and investment environment. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/trade-geopolitics-and-industrial-policy/home) ### TradeTech Global Initiative This initiative aims to revolutionize global trade with new technologies, streamlining trade processes, and fostering a more efficient, inclusive, and equitable trading ecosystem. [Discover more](https://www.tradetechglobal.org/home) ## Global Future Councils The World Economic Forum's Global Future Councils are brain trusts that bring together experts from government, business, civil society and academia. They support the Forum’s mission by discussing critical issues and generating insights. [View More](#) ### Global Future Council on Geopolitics This community of geopolitical experts from academia and the public and private sectors convenes to rethink global cooperation and to produce new insights into today's complex geopolitical landscape. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council-on-geopolitics/home) ### Global Future Council on International Trade and Investment This community of experts convenes to reimagine trade governance and the pathway to creating sustainable, resilient and equitable companies, economies and societies. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council-on-international-trade-and-investment/home) ### Global Future Council on Good Governance This community of experts convenes to explore how corporations can promote ethical and sustainable practices in a complex, fast-evolving world that is reshaping corporate governance. [Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council-on-good-governance/home) ### Global Future Council on Faith in Action This community of experts explores the application of religious and spiritual values on cutting edge technology, environmental stewardship and economic growth. [Discover morek](https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council-on-faith-in-action/home) ### Join our work on regions, trade and geopolitics Are you interested in working with us on our initiatives? [Get involved](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-regions-trade-and-geopolitics/get-involved)