U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo co-hosted the Supply Chain Ministerial Forum virtually on July 19-20.
A partnership was formed of 18 economies: the U.S. EU, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Congo, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, South Korea, Singapore, Spain and the U.K.
China was not a part of the meeting, and U.S. officials said they aim to increase “friend-shoring” to move production of key supplies to allied nations.
A joint statement issued by the group said:
“The shocks to global supply chains from pandemics, wars and conflicts, extreme climate impacts, and natural disasters have put in stark relief the urgent need to further strengthen supply chains, to work to reduce and end near-term disruptions, and to build long-term resilience.
We intend to work together to address our mutual vulnerabilities and work to eliminate corruption in support of supply chain security.
This cooperation will involve partnerships with industry, labor, civil society and other relevant stakeholders to manage security risks to supply chains. We acknowledge the key to resolving the next global supply chain crisis is to prevent it from happening in the first place.”
The partners outlined a four-point roadmap for building collective, long-term resilient supply chains:
Transparency: “Civil society consultations, consistent with Participants’ domestic laws and international obligations, are an important part of transparency.We intend to advance information sharing, and to the extent possible common approaches and early warning systems, about potential, emerging, and systematic supply challenges.
We intend to undertake this cooperation consistent with Participants’ domestic laws and international obligations and with utmost care to protect non-public information, including information necessary for the protection of essential security interests.”
Diversification: “We aim to promote diversification and increase global capacities for multiple, reliable, and sustainable sources of materials and inputs, intermediate goods, and finished goods in priority sectors, along with logistics infrastructure capacities, increasing resilience of supply chains to make our economies less vulnerable to disruptions and shocks.
We aim to promote the involvement of small and medium sized businesses in priority supply chains. We aim to promote the adoption of digital technologies by micro-, small-, and medium-sized companies.”
Security: “To promote supply chain security, we intend to deepen our consultations to identify and address risks arising from supply dependencies and potential vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. We intend to work together to address our mutual vulnerabilities and work to eliminate corruption in support of supply chain security.”
Sustainability: “We intend to encourage global sustainability and responsible business conduct across supply chains, as well as objectives set out in relevant multilateral environmental agreements to which we are parties, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement.
We also aim to foster and support the fair and sustainable manufacturing and trade of products, consistent with Participants’ domestic laws and international obligations, including through circular economy, the bioeconomy, and other approaches, that advance the fight against climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and which advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
