Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) is hosting the APEC Sustainable Supply Chain Forum today at the International Convention Center Jeju (ICC Jeju) to seek strategic measures at the APEC-level to strengthen global supply chain sustainability and resilience through sharing of public-private cooperation measures with the participation of the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) and various experts representing APEC members’ governments, industries, and research institutions.

The forum consists of presentation sessions and a panel discussion. The first session addresses the conceptual transition of the supply chain’s focus from efficiency to sustainability and resilience. The second session introduces best practices against major challenges that private sectors face in the process of building sustainable supply chains. The third session covers strategic approaches for sustainable supply chain cooperation among APEC members.

In the following panel discussion, participants will be exchanging views and concrete measures for cooperation on establishing global supply chains within the APEC region.

Through this forum, MOTIE aims to lay down a foundation on which domestic companies can preemptively respond to realignments in the global supply chain based on sustainability and resilience. Forum outcomes will also be incorporated in developing future policy directions.