Value Chains under pressure: Geopolitical changes and regulatory challenges as a driver towards digitalized business models

Supply chain legislation, European sustainability rules, and a rapidly changing world are forcing medium-sized companies to rethink their approaches: familiar sourcing routes must be reassessed, and partnerships redefined.

At the same time, cost and margin pressures demand further digitalization of processes. Medium-sized cooperatives, in particular, see themselves as emerging data-network operators between industry and end customers—creating added value along the entire value chain while actively contributing to the success of national and European sustainability objectives.