Meeting China’s Global Resource Needs Managing Sustainability Impacts to Ensure Security of Supply: The IISD Supply Risk Tool Methodology

This document introduces the methodology for the IISD Supply Risk Tool, designed to help Chinese enterprises and policy-makers assess and manage the social and environmental risks within inbound supply chains to ensure security of supply.

• China's expanding inbound supply chains create economic benefits for exporting nations but can cause social and environmental problems. These sustainability risks can lead to supply chain disruptions and damage China's international brand, hindering access to talent, markets, resources, and international capital.
• The International Institute for Sustainable Development, with support from the U.K. Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), developed a methodology to assess the link between sustainability and security of supply risks. This methodology was tested through desk research pilots focusing 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: The IISD Supply Risk Tool Methodology. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/meeting-chinas-global-resource-needs-managing-sustainability-impacts-ensure-0

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: The IISD Supply Risk Tool Methodology. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2014. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/meeting-chinas-global-resource-needs-managing-sustainability-impacts-ensure-0.

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: The IISD Supply Risk Tool Methodology}}, 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-0}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }