Collaboration In FDI: Best Practices, Standardization

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays a critical role in shaping economic resilience. Cross-border investments are driving reshoring efforts to bring manufacturing facilities back to the U.S. and advance energy-efficient manufacturing practices. For the 13th year in a row, the Kearney 2025 FDI Confidence Index ranks the U.S. as the top destination for FDI. Of the 536 global senior business executives surveyed in January 2025, 84 percent indicated plans to increase their FDI in the next three years. However, effective collaboration in FDI requires well-defined practices and a deeper alignment among partners.

By leveraging lessons learned from reshoring, joint ventures between foreign and domestic companies can achieve seamless market entry, reduce operational friction and lower emissions intensity across supply chains. Success depends on cultivating FDI partnerships to aid in site selection, regulatory adoption, utility due diligence, resource sharing and technology and expertise transfer. Following standardized frameworks helps to streamline communications and enhance long-term growth and sustainability.  

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