Future of Inclusion Lighthouse Programme

The Future of Inclusion Lighthouse Programme is designed to pragmatically identify proven, effective Inclusion initiatives from companies across industries and geographies and to share key lessons learned with business and public sector leaders around the world. 

A Future of Inclusion Lighthouse is an initiative that has demonstrated significant, scalable, quantifiable, and sustained impact in levelling the playing field for employees, suppliers, customers and/or the broader community.

The aim of the Lighthouse Programme is to equip leaders with best practices to help focus inclusion efforts on what works best, and ultimately contribute to faster, scalable Inclusion impact.

Showcasing significant, scalable, quantifiable, and sustained Inclusion impact

The Lighthouses drive better and faster outcomes for inclusion by:

Inspiring

Emerging best practices and practical insights that inspire others to follow suit.

Amplifying 

Insights on what matters most on initiative design, execution and long-term success.

Leading

Through a community of thought leaders on the frontiers of systemic change.

5 emerging success factors

  1. Nuanced understanding of root causes 
  2. Meaningful definition of success  
  3. Accountable and invested business leaders 
  4. Solution designed for context  
  5. Rigorous tracking and course correction

Reports

Future of Inclusion Lighthouses 2026

This insight report provides an overview of the latest trends and emerging practices in fostering economic inclusion in organizations and economies worldwide. It builds on the work of the Future of Inclusion Lighthouse Programme, an annual effort to surface, highlight and scale impactful corporate initiatives, organized by the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the New Economy and Society.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouses 2025

This insight report provides an overview of the latest trends and emerging practices in fostering diversity, equity and inclusion in organizations and economies worldwide. It builds on the work of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouse Programme, an annual effort to surface, highlight and scale impactful corporate initiatives, organized by the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the New Economy and Society.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouses 2024

This insight report provides an overview of the latest trends and emerging best practices in fostering diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in organizations worldwide. It highlights the importance of DEI both from a values and economic perspective and showcases “Lighthouse” initiatives that are leading the way as impactful DEI practices.

Global Parity Alliance: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouses 2023

The Global Parity Alliance (GPA) – a cross-industry group committed to advancing DEI around the world – launched the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Lighthouse Programme in May 2022 to identify initiatives that have resulted in significant, quantifiable, scalable and sustainable impact, and uncover what those initiatives have in common. The ambition is to equip leaders with these insights, contributing to faster DEI impact across the global business community.

The Lighthouse Process

1. Written Submission 

Organizations submit a detailed description of their case via this confidential online form.

2. Follow-up Call

Organizations which submissions fulfil the minimum requirements to become a Lighthouse will join a call with the World Economic Forum’s CNES team for a consultation on their case.

3. Expert panel selection

The Forum’s CNES team prepares a standardized and anonymized synthesis of all cases based on the written submission and follow-up call.

Submit a Lighthouse 

Share an initiative from your organization with proven impact in supporting underrepresented groups.

Future of Inclusion Network

A World Economic Forum Initiative