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Has environmental security taken a back seat as trade tensions bubble <\/strong>over? <\/strong>Shifting political priorities and heightened trade tensions have raised concerns that climate action might be now on the backburner, but a recent Economist Impact\u2019s survey have found that businesses are not retreating from their goals, with over 62% of respondents stating that supply chains sustainability remains least as important as it was a year ago<\/p>\n

Geopolitical tensions \u2014 including security, trade wars, and protectionism \u2014 have <\/strong>escalated <\/strong>over the past five years<\/strong>, the Economist said in its latest Trade in Transition survey report (pdf)<\/a>, published in collaboration with the UAE\u2019s DP World. On the other hand, sustainability efforts \u2014 defined as environmental impact, emission levels, climate change impact, and renewable energy \u2014 surged in 2018, peaking in 2022, before taking a steep drop in 2024.<\/p>\n

Sustainability as a business priority:<\/strong> About 62% of surveyed firms stressed their commitment to sustainability, some driven by investor-mandated regulatory compliance (38%) and others by foresight of climate change\u2019s impact on supply chains (25%).<\/p>\n

On adapting and building climate resistance<\/strong>, 38% of firms said they increased tech investments to locate supply chain risks, while 34% chose to develop more efficient supply chain strategies with suppliers. Other tactics include diversifying suppliers to reduce exposure, embracing well-adapted production sites and transport routes, investing in locations less exposed to extreme weather conditions, and sourcing from markets with solid sustainability goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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