Manufacturing Horizon Scanner: October 2025
Security and tech innovation are high on the manufacturing agenda, alongside sustainability and accountability.
Security – whether in relation to technology and data, or in relation to geopolitics and its effect on supply chains, sites or staff – is high on the manufacturing board agenda, alongside tech innovation and the ongoing drive for sustainability, transparency and accountability.
The House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report on forced labour in global supply chains, finding the UK's current frameworks inadequate.
- The report makes various recommendations.
- The government's response is awaited.
This is a key issue to watch.
Author's summary: Manufacturing faces security and sustainability challenges.