Meeting China's Global Resource Needs Managing Sustainability Impacts to Ensure Security of Supply: Palm Oil Pilot Study

This document introduces a pilot study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), supported by the U.K. Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), which examines the relationship between sustainability and security of supply risks within China's inbound supply chains, specifically focusing on palm oil.

• China's expanding inbound supply chains create economic benefits for exporting nations but can cause social and environmental problems affecting land, water, air, biodiversity, and communities. These sustainability issues can lead to supply chain disruptions for China and damage its international brand, potentially hindering Chinese enterprises' access to talent, markets, resources, and international capital.
• Despite China's strategic goals to build an "ecological civilization" and address resource scarcity, sustainability risks in inbound supply chains are generally poorly understood and inadequately managed by most companies operating in China.
• The IISD project developed a methodology to assess the link between sustainability and security of supply risks, which was tested through desk research pilots on palm oil and copper supply chains, as well as consultations with academics, NGOs, policy-makers, and business people.

APA

Forstater,, J. P. D. V. P. A. H. D. (2014). Meeting China's Global Resource Needs Managing Sustainability Impacts to Ensure Security of Supply: Palm Oil Pilot Study. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/meeting-chinas-global-resource-needs-managing-sustainability-impacts-ensure

Chicago

Forstater,, Jason Potts,Jason Dion,Vivek Voora,Jason Potts,Gabriel A. Huppé,Jason Dion,Maya. Meeting China's Global Resource Needs Managing Sustainability Impacts to Ensure Security of Supply: Palm Oil Pilot Study. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2014. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/meeting-chinas-global-resource-needs-managing-sustainability-impacts-ensure.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forstater2014meeting, author = {Forstater,, Jason Potts,Jason Dion,Vivek Voora,Jason Potts,Gabriel A. Huppé,Jason Dion,Maya}, title = {{Meeting China's Global Resource Needs Managing Sustainability Impacts to Ensure Security of Supply: Palm Oil Pilot Study}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2014}, month = apr, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/meeting-chinas-global-resource-needs-managing-sustainability-impacts-ensure}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }