Shaping Sustainable Supply Chains

Shaping Sustainable Supply Chains

#10 Friendshoring: Rather a myth than reality

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shown us that the world is in a period of upheaval. Long-standing international laws – like respecting national borders – are being broken. Millions of Ukrainians are fleeing.

And as a result of Russia’s aggression, traditional relations are being questioned. Countries are reconsidering with whom and how much trade and interdependence they still want to allow. And a new term is making the rounds: Friendshoring – trading with friends only.

What it means, how to interpret it, and where supply chains are heading in times of geopolitical rivalry – that is today’s topic of discussion. Our guest is Holger Görg, Interim President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and also Director of the Kiel Centre for Globalisation.

https://www.ifw-kiel.de/publications/kiel-focus/2023/germanys-planned-china-strategy-is-the-wrong-approach-17953/

https://www.ifw-kiel.de/publications/kiel-policy-brief/ukraine-special/war-in-ukraine-and-western-sanctions-how-vulnerable-are-german-firms-17328/

https://www.wirtschaftsdienst.eu/inhalt/jahr/2021/heft/11/beitrag/globalisierung-trifft-geooekonomie.html

https://www.ifw-kiel.de/de/publikationen/medieninformationen/2022/subventionspaket-ira-der-usa-furcht-vor-abwanderung-von-firmen-aus-eu-uebertrieben/

https://www.ifw-kiel.de/de/experten/ifw/holger-goerg/

https://www.idos-research.de/en/jb-sustainable-supply-chains/


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This podcast investigates multiple societal dilemmas arising in global supply chains and offers insights into evidence-based solutions for overcoming these challenges. Our mission: Revealing actionable shifts towards more sustainable and fair global supply chains.

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The Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains aims at contributing to the sustainability of global supply chains through research. It initiates new research, pools the expertise of leading scientists around the world and makes new findings accessible for political decision-makers and other stakeholders.

The research network is hosted by four research organisations: the German Institute of Development and Sustainability IDOS (former DIE), the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), The German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

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