Everstream Analytics names 5 supply chain risks for 2025

Supply chain risk analysis firm Everstream Analytics has released its 2025 Annual Risk Report, pinpointing the top five threats that could disrupt global supply chains this year. The report draws on its database of past disruptions to identify trends and help businesses prepare for challenges ahead.

The report assigns risk scores to five major concerns: climate change and extreme weather (90%), geopolitical instability (80%), cybercrime (75%), rare metals and minerals shortages (65%), and forced labor crackdowns (60%).

“The past year has been unprecedented, with extreme weather events, heightened geopolitical tension, and cybercrime destabilizing supply chains throughout the world,” said Corey Rhodes, CEO of Everstream Analytics. “Navigating this year’s looming risks to build a secure supply network has never been more critical.”

The 2025 list includes climate change/extreme weather, geopolitical instability, cybercrime, rare metals and minerals, and forced labor crackdowns.

“While some risks are unavoidable, early notice and swift action can save inventory and lives in 2025,” said Rhodes.

Blue Yonder’s Supply Chain Executive Survey found 84% of companies faced disruptions in 2024 and 46% reported shrinking profit due to increasing costs of materials, labor and/or transportation.

Natural disasters, transportation-related issues, and other disruptions are the top concerns for procurement leaders according to a recently released survey from Gartner.

The survey of 258 sourcing and procurement leaders, conducted from June to July 2024, found that 42% named supply disruptions as their top concern.

“CPOs’ concerns about supply disruptions reflect the often unpredictable nature and potentially existential impacts of these events,” said Andrea Greenwald, senior director analyst in Gartner’s Supply Chain practice. “They are coming to understand that the reactive measures they have employed to manage risks over the past four years will not be sufficient for the next four.”

For more details on Everstream’s top five disruptions of 2025, click here.

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