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
Lithuania	81	70	64	63	278
Luxembourg	96	---	75	81	---
Madagascar	22	30	30	26	108
Malawi	34	70	35	34	173
Malaysia	64	10	41	50	165
Maldives	44	---	38	38	---
Mali	17	30	35	27	109
Malta	71	---	69	46	---
Marshall Islands	68	---	43	---	---
Mauretania	24	10	35	30	119
Mauritius	74	50	47	51	222
Mexico	33	50	44	26	133
Micronesia	69	---	41	---	---
Moldova	45	70	46	43	204
Monaco	88	---	---	---	---
Mongolia	47	---	37	33	---
Montenegro	56	50	48	46	200
Morocco	41	50	40	37	168
Mozambique	22	50	39	25	136
Myanmar	6	5	27	16	54
Namibia	60	50	44	49	203
Nauru	63	---	---	---	---
Nepal	34	50	33	34	151
Netherlands	91	70	63	78	302
New Zealand	97	70	67	83	317
Nicaragua	17	---	47	14	---
Niger	24	30	40	34	148
Nigeria	19	10	38	26	93
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)	8	---	---	15	---
North Macedonia	51	30	50	40	171
Norway	94	90	70	81	335
Oman	58	50	51	55	194
Pakistan	20	10	26	27	83
Palau	76	---	---	---	---
Panama	47	30	53	33	183
Papua New Guinea	30	---	37	31	---
Paraguay	38	50	40	24	152
Peru	37	30	47	31	145
Philippines	43	10	32	33	118
Poland	68	50	64	53	235
Portugal	79	70	62	57	268
Qatar	72	10	47	59	188
Romania	58	50	57	46	211
Russia	16	10	47	22	95
Rwanda	54	50	40	57	201
Saint Kitts and Nevis	69	---	---	---	---
Saint Lucia	70	---	51	59	---
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	70	---	54	63	---
Samoa	73	---	47	---	---
San Marino	88	---	---	---	---
Saudi Arabia	54	10	43	59	166
Senegal	48	30	44	45	167
Serbia	48	30	50	35	163
Seychelles	71	---	48	72	---
Sierra Leone	26	30	40	33	129
Singapore	90	70	53	84	297
Slovakia	67	70	65	49	251
Slovenia	79	---	62	60	---
Solomon Islands	43	---	42	43	---
Somalia	2	5	---	9	---
South Africa	46	50	43	41	180
South Korea (Republic of Korea)	80	10	51	64	205
South Sudan	1	5	---	8	---
Spain	74	70	64	56	264
Sri Lanka	38	30	39	32	139
Sudan	4	5	31	15	55
Suriname	41	---	57	40	---
Sweden	92	90	70	80	332
Switzerland	96	50	68	81	295
Syria	2	5	---	12	---
São Tomé and Principe	40	---	36	45	---
Taiwan	85	70	50	67	272
Tajikistan	14	---	32	19	---
Tanzania	37	30	44	41	152
Thailand	47	10	46	34	137
Timor-Leste	40	---	50	44	---
Togo	28	50	36	32	146
Tonga	60	---	40	---	---
Trinidad and Tobago	51	30	53	41	175
Tunisia	37	10	45	39	131
Turkiye	32	10	37	34	113
Turkmenistan	12	---	41	17	---
Tuvalu	70	---	---	---	---
Uganda	27	30	36	26	119
Ukraine	30	10	55	35	130
United Arab Emirates	71	10	52	68	201
United Kingdom	85	30	73	71	259
United States	79	30	57	65	231
Uruguay	83	70	44	76	273
Uzbekistan	28	---	43	32	---
Vanuatu	56	---	45	50	---
Venezuela	5	10	53	10	78
Vietnam	41	30	25	40	136
Yemen	2	5	---	13	---
Zambia	38	30	47	39	154
Zimbabwe	13	10	52	21	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.