Acquisti & Sostenibilità is an Italian not-for-profit Organization, established early 2007, with the aim to create economic, social and environmental value by informing, supporting and addressing companies of any sector with their Procurement & Supply Chain Sustainability initiatives.

Acquisti & Sostenibilità, by providing with research, data, training, tools, creation and implementation of ad-hoc projects, support the needs of Companies and Human Resources committed to propose and execute the Sustainability in Procurement and along the entire Supply Chain.

Acquisti & Sostenibilità is committed to become a unique reference in Italy for a consistent knowledge diffusion and encourage the Company’s Human Resources to be a front-line by promoting and supporting Supply Chain Sustainability.

Acquisti & Sostenibilità has a broad Italian Network and Partners portfolio as well as and International growing Network (UK, USA and Canada).

For any further details please visit our web site: www.acquistiesostenibilita.org or send an enquiry at: info@acquistiesostenibilita.org

Efficient Purchasing is an industry magazine for sourcing and procurement professionals in Europe. It aims to be an inspiring forum for opinions, best practice, and innovative ideas. The publication is wholly financed by the purchasing services and solutions provider IBX (www.ibxgroup.com) with the conviction that efficient purchasing is fundamental for competitiveness and value creation in any company today.

The magazine is published twice a year (spring and fall). Some 12,000 purchasing pros in Germany, the UK, Benelux and the Nordic countries receive the publication free of charge. Additional on-site distribution is also available at a variety of key sourcing and procurement events in Europe. The editorial content will focus on all aspects of the purchasing process, and Efficient Purchasing welcomes your feedback. Please send your comments or inquiries to: info@efficientpurchasing.com

The original business model developed adopting the brand BY INNOVATION by Enrico Rainero & Partners S.r.l. (Italy), puts forth “business development marketing” initiatives which include the bilingual Italian/English magazine By Innovation Procurement, the events By Innovation Day, the specialized Purchasing Guides, the web site www.byinnovation.eu with its news, the consultant activity for successful new businesses. It sets up a solid partnership, through competitiveness and sustainable quality values, between a consolidated network of supplying companies and purchasing managers, involved to improve responsible procurement, environmental awareness, energy efficiency and workers’ quality of life.

Kairos Commodities serves the global sourcing community with the best advices and insights on commodity price trends, enabling our customers to accurately forecast price development within the commodity markets they operate, making them able to minimize their exposure to commodity and currency risks. We do so by providing superior commodity and currency price trend forecasts and by explicitly expressing recommendations on how to move forward in the various markets.

Kairos Commodities provides a unique opportunity for CPOs to position procurement as a prominent value driver and a real opportunity to strengthen the strategic competitiveness of their companies.

APCADEC- The Portuguese Association for Purchasing and Materials Management, established 1964, congregates men and women who work in their companies in areas related to Materials Management, as buyers, stores and stocking managers, purchasing chairmen or quality dealers. As full right member of IFPSM -International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management, APCADEC is directly or indirectly represented close the main international events

The objectives and actions developed by this Association are as follows:

· Professional training;

· Productivity increasing encouragement;

· Divulgation of the Standards considered as applicable to the profession;

· Respect of the professional ethics;

· Procurement and commercial contacts promoting;

· To maintain an up to date thematic library.