IEA highlights supply chain risks for clean energy technologies

Report suggests governments must do their due diligence on ESG to avoid reputational damage to the clean energy sector, and guard against supply chain problems with critical resources.

Governments’ policies and industrial strategies for clean energy technologies should ensure the environmental, social and governance due diligence of supply chains, according to a report by the International Energy Agency. It warns that allegations of corruption and bribery, and a lack of adequate environmental and labour standards could diminish the sector’s public reputation and delay the transition to net zero.