Business Breakthrough Barometer 2025 is the second annual pulse check from leading businesses on the opportunities and challenges of the net-zero transition. It provides the latest insights from industries responsible for over 50% of global emissions and highlights where governments can best focus effort to create stronger market incentives for investment.

Developed by WBCSD with the support of Bain & Company along with the Breakthrough Agenda, Marrakech Partnership, and Race to Zero, this flagship report covers sectors including power, hydrogen, fertilizer, road transport, steel, cement and concrete, and buildings. Based on survey data, interviews, sector dialogues, and current trends, the Barometer provides an overview of the energy and industry transitions in 2025, plus concise summaries for each sector on the actions businesses are taking, the barriers they are facing, and what is required to scale up investment faster.

About WBCSD

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a global community of over 225 of the world’s leading businesses driving systems transformation for a better world in which more than 9 billion people can live well, within planetary boundaries, by mid-century. Together, we transform the systems we work in to limit the impact of the climate crisis, restore nature, and tackle inequality.  We accelerate value chain transformation across key sectors and reshape the financial system to reward sustainable leadership and action through a lower cost of capital. Through the exchange of best practices, improving performance, accessing education, forming partnerships, and shaping the policy agenda, we drive progress in businesses and sharpen the accountability of their performance. For more information, visit: www.wbcsd.org.