Assessing the need for the clause

In connection with procurement, buyers need to carry out a so-called necessity assessment. The assessment should have a holistic perspective and be based on information about risks of unfair working conditions in the supply chain. It is therefore not enough to look at where final manufacturing takes place. Products manufactured in Northern Europe often require components or raw materials from countries with higher risks.Necessity assessment To facilitate the necessity assessment, we have developed a template:

Identifying risk suppliers (prioritised purchasing categories)

Several of the process requirements in the contract clause are based on the concept of risk suppliers. Therefore, suppliers must first identify risk suppliers in order to meet the requirements.In the guidance to the contract clause, risk suppliers are defined as follows: "Risk suppliers are first tier suppliers prioritised for further assessment on the basis of their supply chains’ risk profiles and not on the strength of their relationship with the supplier. The categorization shall be based on the entire supply chain’s operating context (e.g. presence of conflict or vulnerable groups, weak rule of law, high rates of corruption), the operations, products or services involved (e.g. high employment of informal work, use of hazardous chemicals, use of heavy machinery), or other relevant considerations."To facilitate the identification of risk suppliers, we have developed a template:

Country risks

Country risks help public buyers assess the need for the contract clause and suppliers to identify risk suppliers. Other circumstances also need to be taken into account.

Compilation of indexes

Our country risks are a compilation of the Worldwide Governance Indicators, the Global Rights Index*, the Environmental Performance Index and the Corruption Perception Index. There are many indexes to choose from, and we have selected these four because they cover the commitments to human rights, workers' rights, the environment, and business ethics. All are given equal weight.

Many suppliers to the Swedish public sector use amfori BSCI's Countries Risk Classification, which corresponds to the Worldwide Governance Indicators.

There is no requirement to use the country risks below. They should be seen as support for those of you who do not have access to aggregated country risks. A low score means that the risks are high.

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In connection with procurement, buyers need to carry out a so-called necessity assessment. The assessment should have a holistic perspective and be based on information about risks of unfair working conditions in the supply chain. It is therefore not enough to look at where final manufacturing takes place. Products manufactured in Northern Europe often require components or raw materials from countries with higher risks.Necessity assessment To facilitate the necessity assessment, we have developed a template:
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Several of the process requirements in the contract clause are based on the concept of risk suppliers. Therefore, suppliers must first identify risk suppliers in order to meet the requirements.In the guidance to the contract clause, risk suppliers are defined as follows: "Risk suppliers are first tier suppliers prioritised for further assessment on the basis of their supply chains’ risk profiles and not on the strength of their relationship with the supplier. The categorization shall be based on the entire supply chain’s operating context (e.g. presence of conflict or vulnerable groups, weak rule of law, high rates of corruption), the operations, products or services involved (e.g. high employment of informal work, use of hazardous chemicals, use of heavy machinery), or other relevant considerations."To facilitate the identification of risk suppliers, we have developed a template:

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In connection with procurement, buyers need to carry out a so-called necessity assessment. The assessment should have a holistic perspective and be based on information about risks of unfair working conditions in the supply chain. It is therefore not enough to look at where final manufacturing takes place. Products manufactured in Northern Europe often require components or raw materials from countries with higher risks.Necessity assessment To facilitate the necessity assessment, we have developed a template:
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Several of the process requirements in the contract clause are based on the concept of risk suppliers. Therefore, suppliers must first identify risk suppliers in order to meet the requirements.In the guidance to the contract clause, risk suppliers are defined as follows: "Risk suppliers are first tier suppliers prioritised for further assessment on the basis of their supply chains’ risk profiles and not on the strength of their relationship with the supplier. The categorization shall be based on the entire supply chain’s operating context (e.g. presence of conflict or vulnerable groups, weak rule of law, high rates of corruption), the operations, products or services involved (e.g. high employment of informal work, use of hazardous chemicals, use of heavy machinery), or other relevant considerations."To facilitate the identification of risk suppliers, we have developed a template:

Very low risk countries: total value 321-400
Low-risk countries: total value 241-320
Risk countries: total value 161-240
High-risk countries: total value 81-160
Very high risk countries: total value 0-80

The indexes are continuously updated. The latest update was made in February 2025.

Country	Worldwide Governance Indicators	Global Rights Index	Environmental Performance Index	Corruption Perception Index	Total value
Afghanistan	6	5	31	17	59
Albania	52	50	52	42	196
Algeria	24	10	42	34	110
Andorra	90	---	---	---	---
Angola	24	30	40	32	126
Antigua and Barbuda	68	---	56	---	---
Argentina	43	30	47	37	177
Armenia	45	50	50	47	192
Australia	93	70	63	77	283
Austria	88	90	69	67	314
Azerbaijan	28	---	41	22	---
Bahamas	69	50	56	65	240
Bahrain	54	10	35	53	152
Bangladesh	23	10	28	23	84
Barbados	77	70	53	68	268
Belarus	14	10	58	33	115
Belgium	82	50	67	69	268
Belize	46	50	48	---	---
Benin	40	30	38	45	153
Bhutan	68	---	43	72	---
Bolivia	25	50	45	28	148
Bosnia and Herzegovina	34	50	46	33	163
Botswana	70	30	49	39	188
Brazil	39	30	53	34	156
Brunei	77	---	48	---	---
Bulgaria	56	50	56	43	205
Burkina Faso	27	30	42	41	141
Burundi	11	5	34	17	67
Cambodia	26	10	31	21	88
Cameroon	16	30	39	26	111
Canada	91	50	61	75	277
Cape Verde	69	---	38	62	---
Central African Republic	7	5	39	24	75
Chad	8	30	36	21	95
Chile	72	50	50	63	235
China	42	10	35	43	130
Colombia	43	10	50	39	142
Comoros	18	---	38	21	---
Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of Congo)	18	50	42	23	133
Congo-Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo)	7	30	40	20	97
Costa Rica	71	30	56	58	235
Croatia	67	70	62	47	246
Cuba	33	---	53	41	---
Cyprus	71	---	54	56	---
Czech Republic	83	70	66	56	275
Côte d'Ivoire	37	50	43	45	175
Denmark	95	90	68	90	343
Djibouti	20	30	32	31	113
Dominica	72	---	49	60	---
Dominican Republic	52	70	48	36	206
Ecuador	30	10	51	32	123
Egypt	28	10	44	30	112
El Salvador	41	30	42	30	143
Equatorial Guinea	12	---	42	13	---
Eritrea	5	10	29	13	57
Estonia	86	70	76	76	308
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)	24	10	39	27	100
Ethiopia	21	30	36	37	124
Fiji	62	30	46	55	193
Finland	94	70	74	88	326
France	80	70	67	67	284
Gabon	24	50	53	27	154
Gambia	39	---	38	38	---
Georgia	61	30	47	53	211
Germany	88	90	75	75	328
Ghana	50	70	37	42	199
Greece	63	30	67	49	209
Grenada	68	---	46	56	---
Guatemala	27	10	33	25	95
Guinea	16	30	37	28	111
Guinea Bissau	18	30	42	21	---
Guyana	41	---	49	39	---
Haiti	8	5	36	16	65
Honduras	25	10	40	22	97
Hong Kong	79	10	---	74	---
Hungary	62	30	60	41	193
Iceland	93	90	64	77	324
India	48	10	28	38	124
Indonesia	49	30	34	37	150
Iran	10	10	42	23	85
Iraq	9	10	30	26	75
Ireland	92	90	66	77	325
Israel	67	30	48	64	209
Italy	70	70	60	54	274
Jamaica	56	50	49	44	199
Japan	90	70	61	71	292
Jordan	51	10	47	49	157
Kazakhstan	42	10	48	40	140
Kenya	33	30	37	32	132
Kiribati	66	---	44	---	---
Kosovo	43	---	---	44	---
Kuwait	54	10	44	46	154
Kyrgyzstan	21	10	43	25	99
Laos	28	10	26	33	97
Latvia	77	70	60	59	266
Lebanon	14	30	40	22	106
Lesotho	33	30	37	37	137
Liberia	26	30	34	27	117
Libya	5	5	---	13	---
Liechtenstein	96	---	---	---	---

* The Global Rights Index scale is 1 to 5+ but is converted to 1 = 90, 2 = 70, 3 = 50, 4 = 30, 5 = 10 and 5+ = 5.

Here you also have the country risks in Excel, for easy integration into your operations.