Inverto Study: 83% of European Firms Face Supply Shortages
Cologne – November 09, 2026 -- No single risk dominates European procurement anymore: across 18 potential risks, each was named by only 14% to 21% of respondents in Inverto's Risk & Resilience Study 2026, the first year without a clear leader.
Inverto, the procurement and supply chain consulting subsidiary of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), surveyed more than 400 executives across Europe. The firm has polled managers from various industries regularly since 2010. A new whitepaper builds on the spring study and sets out responses to the overlapping risks.
Supplier failures, tariffs and cyber threats now rank as equals
Respondents see a broad set of comparable threats, including supplier failures, geopolitical tensions, trade tariffs, cybersecurity and price volatility. Inverto concludes that companies can no longer manage risks one by one and must steer a system of interdependencies.