Research and analysis

Global supply chains: a foresight report on risk and resilience

A report on risk and resilience, which will help decision-makers across HM Government build resilient supply chains and safeguard growth and prosperity.

• From: Government Office for Science
• Published: 15 June 2026
• Last updated: 24 September 2026 — See all updates

Documents

Global supply chains: a foresight report on risk and resilience (web version)

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Global supply chains: a foresight report on risk and resilience: annex A – evidence and trends for supply chain vulnerability and resilience

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Global supply chains: a foresight report on risk and resilience: annex B – agent-based modelling approach and scenario metrics

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Global supply chains: a foresight report on risk and resilience (PDF version)

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Details

The project uses the latest analysis and futures thinking to identify vulnerabilities and develop pathways to long-term resilience. The project provides evidence on risk and long-term uncertainties in global supply chains, develops scenarios that consider plausible outcomes for these uncertainties and uses those scenarios to explore potential vulnerabilities to UK supply chains.

This is not a statement of government policy.

Published 15 June 2026

Last updated 24 September 2026 — Show all updates

1. 24 September 2026

   Annex B – agent-based modelling approach and scenario metrics added to the documents list.

2. 15 June 2026

   First published.