The 2025 Working Capital Leadership Assessment, conducted by The Working Capital Forum in collaboration with GSCF, reveals a world in which working capital has become a strategic force – shaping growth, investment, and resilience across global businesses. Some key findings:
• Forecasting and visibility have emerged as the most urgent priorities, with most organisations still relying on semi-automated or spreadsheet-based forecasting methods.
• Automation, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration are becoming the levers of progress, as finance leaders recognise that sustainable working capital improvement requires coordinated effort across procurement, supply chain, sales, and operations.
• Most importantly, a growing cohort of “Working Capital Champions” is showing what great looks like – organisations that combine data discipline, executive sponsorship, and collaborative culture to deliver measurable improvements.
