Insights

Short reads on the rules, risks and shifts that reach your suppliers and your customers, and what they mean for your revenue.

Risk briefElena Avesani · 25 October 2026

Tariffs and single-country dependency: what they put at risk

Trade rules now change faster than supply contracts. You can’t predict policy, but you can find which of your inputs depend on one country.

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Risk briefElena Avesani · 25 October 2026

Climate risk in your supplier base: what it puts at risk

When a flood or heatwave hits a supplier’s plant, your line can stop as surely as if it had hit your own. Few companies have checked.

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Research noteHarry Wordsworth · 22 October 2026

Pilots: what happens after the trial ends

Most business buyers now trial before they buy. Only about a third plan to buy from the supplier they trialled.

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Research noteHarry Wordsworth · 22 October 2026

Your biggest customers: who really knows them?

A typical business purchase involves 13 people at the buyer. Most account teams know a handful of them.

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Research noteHarry Wordsworth · 22 October 2026

Net revenue retention: what the average hides

A healthy-looking 101% can hide a tenth of your customers leaving each year, with upselling covering the gap.

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Regulation briefElena Avesani · 21 October 2026

CSDDD after the Omnibus: what it means if you supply large companies

The EU has narrowed the directive to the largest companies. Many of them are your customers, and that is where the pressure will come from.

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Regulation briefElena Avesani · 21 October 2026

The EU forced labour ban: what it puts at risk

From 14 December 2027, products made with forced labour can be banned from the EU market. The question is which of your product lines could be stopped.

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