Global supply chains

Supply chains are critical to the operation of any business. Businesses that trade internationally are supported by interlinked global supply chains, which are vital to their competitiveness. But as a number of recent events highlight, these dynamic, complex systems are vulnerable to numerous risks. Because of their interconnectedness, even small, localised events can escalate rapidly and cause significant disruptions.

Zurich has been working for a number of years in this complex risk area, developing award winning propositions that help protect customers supply chains. These emphasise the need to foster a resilient supply chain that can absorb shocks and recover rapidly from disruptions. Find out more about about global supply chains.

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Zurich Risk Room

Zurich Risk Room is an award-winning tool that can help you make better-informed strategic decisions by giving you a clearer picture of the interconnected global risks faced by your business.

Zurich Risk Room:

• Encompasses over 70 economic, business, political, social, environmental and technological risks across more than 160 countries
• Helps you to analyse and compare these risks in any combination and by country, so you can explore the scenarios that are important to you
• Graphical results that make complex information easy to understand

Find out more about the Zurich Risk Room.

Zurich at the World Economic Forum

Zurich has been a long-time supporter of the World Economic Forum, as a member for many years and a Strategic Partner since 2003.

We are partners with the Forum because we strongly believe in its objective of identifying and discussing themes that shape the global agenda. We believe it is our responsibility, as a global organization, to support and contribute to these efforts.

The World Economic Forum also provides a unique platform for our business leaders to learn the latest views and insights about the world most pressing issues, in addition to offering a peer-to-peer platform to discuss and address these topics with leaders from other global organizations.