interos.ai, a global leader in AI-powered Supply Chain Risk Intelligence, has officially published results from its inaugural annual Predictions Report for 2025, a report which offers critical insights into emerging trends and challenges that will shape the future of SCRM (Supply Chain Risk Management).
Going by the available details, this particular report digs into how geopolitical tensions, cyber threats, trade restrictions, climate disruptions, and the secure use of AI will impact organizations worldwide in the coming year.
To understand the significance of Interos.ai’s latest exercise, though, we must take into account that, according to McKinsey’s Global Supply Chain Leader Survey, the year 2024 saw companies “taking their foot off the gas” when it came to supply chain resilience, The survey further discovered how there remains a broad strategic gap, as only 30% of members were found to have a deep understanding of supply chain issues. In case that wasn’t enough, no more than 25% of boards reported to have formal processes in place for discussing supply chain risks.
As a way of expanding upon that understanding, Interos.ai’s report starts by revealing a triple threat to geopolitical stability. This is because political unrest in Eastern Europe, the South China Sea, and the Red Sea could result in up to $1 trillion worth of economic damages. Here, the survey further revealed that over 481 companies in the S&P 500 directly linked to high-risk regions, especially those across agriculture, building and civil engineering, retail, and computer manufacturing.
Next up, the report in question expects cyber attacks to take up a rather physical form. This involves going past software portals to impact physical infrastructure through mediums like undersea cable disruptions, satellite hacking, and more.
Another thing which this lowdown expects is the initiation of trade wars, along with a substantial uptick in inflation. This projection comes after President Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada. In case that wasn’t enough, inflationary pressures are also envisioned for 2025, with potential cost surges being passed onto consumers, including the infamous “$100 avocado.” In essence, tariffs are tipped to disrupt industries like automotive, agriculture, and consumer electronics.
Among other things, we must also mention how Interos.ai’s report forecasts an intensified brand of climate change. You see, the report calls catastrophic weather events, such as hurricanes, wildfires and heatwaves, to materialize during 2025. In total, these events may disrupt more than 20 million businesses and strain global supply chains.
Finally, the last highlight in play here includes the expectation for a more insecure AI supply chain. These insecurities are not just related to hacking, but they are also attached with components like data poisoning and model corruption that might introduce unforeseen data challenges for organizations integrating AI into their operations.
“This risk looms larger than a CSO or a procurement problem. Supply chain risk management is a CEO dilemma,” said Ted Krantz, CEO of interos.ai. “Businesses must evolve from in-house techniques and reactive risk management to a proactive approach that prioritizes Resilience and incorporates both first party and market data perspective to fuel AI-driven actionability. This explains why more than a quarter of the Fortune 100 rely on interos.ai to decrease risk in their supply chains. Supply chains are the bedrock of the global economy. But can also bring the world to a screeching halt. Eliminating risk in supply chains should be one of the enterprise’s strategic board charters in 2025.”
Founded in 2005, interos.ai’s rise up the ranks stems from pioneering discovery and monitoring intelligence which spans the lifecycle of supply chain risk to facilitate faster and more informed threat mitigation. Understood to be the world’s first and only, automated supplier intelligence platform, the company’s current focus is on continuously mapping and monitoring extended supply chains at speed and scale to protect organizations from regulatory fines, unethical labor, cyber-attacks, and other systemic vulnerabilities. Interos.ai’s excellence in what it does can also be understood once you consider how it serves a variety of commercial, government, and public sector customers around the world, including several Global Fortune 500 companies.
