Supply chain sustainability: a sneak peek into the top trends for 2025
As we begin 2025, businesses must prepare for a new landscape of responsible sourcing challenges and opportunities. Geopolitical shifts, data innovations and emerging regulations on uncharted ESG topics will redefine the standards of sustainability in the year ahead. This dynamic environment sets the stage for addressing significant risks and seizing opportunities to innovate and lead in sustainable practices.??
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Should businesses double down on sustainability despite deregulation calls??
The supply chain regulatory environment is becoming increasingly complex. As more laws addressing modern slavery, carbon emissions, and deforestation are being implemented, the incoming Trump administration in the United States has foreshadowed a deregulation agenda, aimed at reducing federal oversight in various industries, including supply chains.?Meanwhile, officials in regions such as the European Union are under pressure to scale back the stringency of certain supply chain laws.
Despite these challenges around legislative clarity and implementation, smart companies will continue to prioritise supply chain sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) due diligence in 2025. A potential shift towards deregulation does not eliminate the demand for responsible sourcing or corporate accountability; rather, it highlights the need for companies to double down on robust ESG practices to stay competitive, sustainable and align with investor and consumer expectations.???
Stay tuned for more on this topic next week, where we will share insights into why business-driven sustainability will remain imperative amid contradicting rhetoric and deregulation agendas.?
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2025 is the year to prioritise data quality and optimise supply chain ESG risk management. Regulatory requirements, such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), will apply to businesses in 2027 and mandate companies to implement further human rights and environmental due diligence strategies.? Get ahead of compliance and let us support your due diligence journey with a free demo of our supply chain due diligence software EiQ.
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