Decoding 5 Business Strategies to Navigate the Era of Risk

“The business world is facing major transformations: multipolar power dynamics, slowing growth, trade disruptions, China’s evolving role, industrial policy, critical minerals crisis, and AI.
We can turn uncertainty into opportunity and position our businesses for growth regardless of what the future holds.
The challenge is not predicting the future, but building resilience and adaptability.”

— Key insights from SCG Senior Management Conference 2025 by Mr. Bob Willen, Managing Partner and Chairman – Kearney, showing that the world is shifting from an “Era of Opportunity” to an “Era of Risk.”

📊 Key drivers transforming business today:
· Multipolarity: Economy and politics are becoming more dispersed, leading to different rules in each region
· Trade Fragmentation: Tariffs have risen to their highest levels in nearly a century, creating risks in costs and exports
· China Factor: Overcapacity flooding markets, slowing domestic demand, creating price competition in Southeast Asia
· Industrial Policy Surge: Governments worldwide are implementing industry support measures, creating political risks
· Critical Minerals: Require secure and ethical management
· AI Revolution: AI investment will exceed $375 billion by 2025. Businesses must accelerate technology adoption to gain competitive advantage

🚩 5 Essential Strategies:
1. Cost Efficiency: When cost becomes a fundamental hygiene factor for business, cost management discipline is essential to enhance long-term competitiveness.
2. Differentiation Beyond Price: Market victory doesn’t come from the lowest price, but from deep customer understanding and delivering comprehensive end-to-end solutions from upstream to downstream.
3. AI Investment: View AI as a strategic tool to elevate decision-making, management, and create new business value.
4. Values-Based Leadership: Transparency, integrity, and social responsibility are at the heart of building trust with employees, customers, and partners.
5. Scenario Planning: Don’t fixate on a single path, but envision multiple futures and test strategy robustness in every scenario.

SCGP exemplifies these principles through its multi-country manufacturing network, region-specific strategies, and comprehensive End-to-End Packaging Solutions. By integrating AI and Data Analytics with Collaborative Scenario Thinking, SCGP demonstrates that purposeful adaptation and organizational flexibility lead to sustainable growth.

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