Global supply chains continue to face unprecedented pressure from geopolitical instability, trade restrictions, climate-related disruption and increasing regulatory scrutiny. Against that backdrop, the UK Government has published two significant papers that, whilst not creating new legal obligations, provide a valuable insight into how businesses will increasingly be expected to understand, manage and build resilience into their supply chains.
This article summa rises the key findings from both publications and explores some of the legal and commercial issues that businesses may wish to consider in light of the Government’s evolving approach to supply chain resilience. For legal, procurement and supply chain professionals, these publications—and the direction of travel they signal—are well worth reading.
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