The European Investment Bank (EIB) and DG GROW of the European Commission have partnered to produce a series of analytical reports on industrial ecosystems and the resilience of European value chains.
Investment plays an important role in delivering the European Union’s public policy goals, including the green and digital transition. However, there’s a knowledge gap when it comes to investment activities and the conditions that either support or impede those activities, as well as a lack of information about the resilience of various European industries and their supply chains to shocks, whether they be fleeting or more structural in nature.
It’s crucial to understand how transitory and structural shocks change investment needs and when public intervention is required to address those shocks. Survey-based data can contribute to this understanding. To delve into the issues further, the EIB has deployed a special survey dedicated to supply chains, the Supply Chain Survey (SUCH), in addition to its annual EIB Investment Survey, which collects firm-level data on overall investment trends.
The portal containing the data gathered in the SUCH report can be accessed here.
Shock waves from turbulent times: How EU businesses recalibrate supply chains
A new study, Shock waves from turbulent times: How EU businesses recalibrate supply chains, conducted by the European Investment Bank in collaboration with DG GROW, looks at firms’ exposure to trade tensions over time and their ability to react to ongoing geopolitical shifts and global disruptions. The report shows that EU firms are widely exposed to trade tensions. Even companies that do not import goods and services have experienced limited access to raw materials or logistics disruptions. Overall, the report finds the resourcefulness of EU firms helped them weather previous global disruptions, and businesses remain committed to trade despite the turbulence.
Coming soon: executive summary and methodological note.
22% of firms importing from outside the EU were exposed to logistics disruptions
compared with 14% of firms that only trade with other EU countries.
75% of firms importing from outside the EU focus on quality when choosing suppliers,
while 67% cite price.
68% of firms expect to increase exports to EU countries within next two years,
while only 47% of firms will increase exports outside the European Union.
About the report
Navigating supply chain disruptions: New insights into the resilience and transformation of EU firms
A previous publication with DG GROW, Navigating supply chain disruptions: New insights into the resilience and transformation of EU firms, looked at how recent crises – raw material shortages after the pandemic, maritime transport disruptions and the Ukraine war – hampered EU firms’ supply chains and exposed their dependency on foreign imports. This study found that EU firms responded with remarkable agility to address those disruptions and dependencies and, in turn, enhanced the resiliency of their supply chains by increasing inventories, investing in digital tracking and diversifying trade partners.
Please find here the executive summary and the methodological note.
44% of EU firms that import from China experienced transport and logistics problems,
while 22% of firms that import solely from the European Union did.
37% of EU firms reported that access to commodities and raw materials was a major obstacle,
while 34% were affected by disruptions in logistics and transport.
The share of EU exports going to the United States rose to 21% in 2023,
up from 14% in 2010.
About the report
Post-COVID recovery and green transition: an ecosystem view
The first publication with DG GROW, Post-COVID recovery and green transition: an ecosystem view provided new insights into investment conditions and global supply chains. It assessed the resilience of European value chains and industrial ecosystems to transitory and structural shocks, such as the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent surge in demand during the recovery.
Please find here the executive summary.
About the report
EIB and DG GROW partnership
European firms continue to feel the fallout from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and tensions in some of the major worldwide navigation routes. These difficulties are affecting corporate investment and global supply chains. Europe needs to identify and better understand the pressure firms are under if it is to create public policies that can support their development and growth.
This project has been financially supported by the European Commission.
