Fyysisten ilmastoriskien arviointi valmistavan teollisuuden toimitusketjuissa: Näkemyksiä ja suosituksia valmistavan teollisuuden yrityksille ilmastonmuutoksen valossa

Acute and chronic climate risks attributable to anthropogenic climate change are becoming increasingly frequent and severe, which has implications for manufacturing companies and their supply chains. Despite the growing vulnerability of global supply chains to climate change, few manufacturing companies have extensively engaged with physical climate risk assessment in their supply chains. Without integrating physical climate risk assessment and supply chain risk management processes, companies are ill-equipped to proactively address these risks. In view of accelerating climate change, this thesis seeks to bridge gaps between supply chain risk management and the assessment of physical climate risks. Using a qualitative interview study, this thesis explores how manufacturing companies currently perceive physical climate risks in their supply chains. Additionally, this thesis explores how manufacturing companies currently assess these risks, and what approaches exist for assessing physical climate risks in supply chains. The findings reveal that there is a lack of systematic physical climate risk assessment in the supply chain risk management of manufacturing companies. It is found that the physical impacts of climate change are predominantly not considered in manufacturing companies' supply chain risk management. Furthermore, the study reveals heterogeneous perceptions about the impacts of physical climate risks on manufacturing company supply chains. The study also outlines practices for manufacturing companies to assess these risks as part of their supply chain risk management.