Food & Beverage Supply Chain Risks   

Key ESG risks and insights from 2025 Sedex data

New insights from Sedex data reveal the highest-risk, regions, and compliance gaps across global Food & Beverage supply chains — based on 45,000 supplier sites and 14,000 SMETA audits.

Total Workers 
at active F&B sites

Active Member Organisations
in the F&B industry

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Active F&B sites
highest located in the United States

What you’ll learn from the infographic

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Where F&B sites and audits are concentrated – including top countries by site count and proportion of SMETA audits.

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Which activities carry the highest inherent risks – from crop and animal production to manufacturing, warehousing and service.

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Top non‑compliance areas in F&B – including working conditions, living wages and environmental performance compared to global averages.

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Forced labour indicators in F&B – why they appear at over twice the rate of other sectors and where in the chain they are most often found.

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