WTW has launched The Global Supply Chain Risk Report 2025, which is based on the findings from a comprehensive survey of 1,000 senior executives, including risk managers, supply chain and logistics managers, and CEOs across a diverse range of industries. All companies surveyed had annual revenues exceeding $250 million.
The report states that organizational resilience is no longer just a part of risk management; it has become a top priority in boardroom conversations. Today, organizations need more than reactive risk strategies. They must be proactively anticipating, mitigating and managing a growing range of potential disruptions.
Key findings include:
- There has been a shift in how businesses are managing supply chain risks, with a stronger focus on geopolitical risk, cybersecurity, supplier-related challenges and internal risk frameworks. Geopolitical factors have risen as a major concern, with 19% of businesses ranking them as their top risk.
- Many companies have refined their strategies, prioritizing proactive measures, internal collaboration and technology tools such as supply chain mapping software.
- Cybersecurity has become a central component of enterprise risk management, with greater attention to securing supplier contracts.
- Less than 8% of businesses believe they have complete control over their supply chain risks.
- 63% of businesses continue to experience higher-than-expected supply chain losses, highlighting the persistent unpredictability and impact on their operations.
- Only 13% of businesses now view pandemics and health crises as a top issue, down from 23% in the previous such report in 2023. This shift suggests that businesses are focusing more on immediate geopolitical and economic challenges.
- Environmental risks, while still significant, have slightly declined in urgency, with 17% of businesses listing them as top priorities, down from 18% in 2023.
- Cybersecurity has surged in importance, rising from 5% in 2023 to 16% in 2025.
- Raw material shortages have also gained prominence, with concerns increasing from 7% to 14%, driven by material scarcity and geopolitical factors.
- Regulatory changes have climbed as a top risk, rising from 4% to 14%.
- The emphasis on digital transformation has grown from 11% in 2023 to 15% in 2025.
Supply chains are the backbone of any organizational ecosystem. However, their complex design, international reach, and broad exposure to risk present significant challenges for organizations in maintaining the necessary understanding and oversight of inherent risks crucial for building efficient organizational resilience, especially as they strive to keep pace with the evolving risk landscape while avoiding the bias of overemphasizing the likelihood of recent events reoccurring.
Simon Sølvsten, Head of Organizational Resilience Research, WTW Research Network
