This policy brief explores how companies conceptualise Industry 5.0, how they prioritise its three pillars and which key challenges they encounter.

The first BRIDGES/EUWIN webinar of 2026 brought together researchers, practitioners, and policy thinkers from across Europe to explore one of the most urgent conversations in industrial transformation today: how Industry 5.0 can meaningfully connect organisational innovation, worker empowerment, and wider societal value.

As the year draws to a close and the Bridges 5.0 project reflects on its journey over the past three years, it's essential to pause and consider the current reframing of discussions on sustainable and human-centric company policymaking.

The session brought together leading thinkers, researchers, and practitioners, generating rich dialogue on the challenges and opportunities of embedding human-centricity, digital transformation, and sustainability into organisational practice.