Council for Inclusive Capitalism

The Council for Inclusive Capitalism is a global nonprofit organization that works to make economic systems more equitable, sustainable, and trusted by mobilizing private-sector leaders toward concrete commitments.

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The organization was formally launched on December 8, 2020, and its founding statement framed it as "an effort led by some of the world's largest investment and business leaders," emphasizing "the urgency of joining moral and market imperatives to reform capitalism."

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​​At its center is the idea that capitalism has produced enormous prosperity while leaving too many people behind, and that business leaders themselves bear responsibility for repairing that imbalance.

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The Council grew out of the earlier Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism, which Lynn Forester de Rothschild established in 2008 in response to the global financial crisis, and it operates as a member organization of the World Economic Forum.​​The Council's work centers on translating principles into measurable action.

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Member companies make public commitments aligned with frameworks such as the World Economic Forum International Business Council's Pillars for sustainable value creation (People, Planet, Principles of Governance, and Prosperity) and that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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The organization has positioned accountability and transparency as central to its model, asking members to publish specific pledges rather than general statements of intent.