Purchases that Transform

Ecoa is a coalition designed to transform corporate and public purchasing practices into a driving force for solving social and environmental challenges, adding sustainability and social impact to value chains.

Guidance for Practice

Corporate purchasing worldwide represents a trillion-dollar opportunity to turn global supply chains into a vector for positive social and environmental impact.
To unlock this potential, it is necessary to redefine how corporations and large organizations interact with social enterprises.

Through effective connections and collective intelligence, we collaborate to create tools that increase the volume of purchases between large corporations and impact businesses.

Key Themes

Based on ecosystem articulation, consultations, and research carried out by Ecoa since its conception, we identified two impact theses to unlock impact purchasing in Brazil:

Ecoa in Action

ECOA Insights

A knowledge hub to support and inspire companies and impact-driven businesses to transform purchasing into socio-environmental value.

Ecoa Scenarios

An in-depth analysis of how corporate purchasing can become a powerful instrument for social and environmental impact in Brazil.

Research and Studies

A curated selection of studies, reports, and surveys that deepen understanding of sustainable purchasing and impact value chains.

News and Articles

A selection of news that inspires strategic thinking and strengthens socio-environmental impact initiatives.

Events and Opportunities

Stay up to date with events and opportunities on the socio-environmental impact agenda.

Interviews

Follow interviews and testimonials that provoke thought, inspire, and offer new perspectives.

Courses and Learning

Find courses, tools, and methodologies that can help transform your value chain.

Institutional Partners

Join us and be part of this transformation

Member

Participation in working groups;
Priority participation in events, publications, and labs;
Discounts on events and training;
Priority access to project and pilot funding;
Access to procurement platforms;
Exclusive content;
Facilitated connections among members.

Priority access to funded products and services;
Priority participation in events, publications, and labs;
Discounts on events and training;
Brand exposure as a sponsor of the developed solution.

Participation in working groups;
Priority participation in events, publications, and labs;
Access to events and training;
Access to products and services;
Facilitated connections with members;
Collaboration in building the coalition’s agenda and priorities;
Participation in the Coalition Advisory Board;
Brand exposure as a coalition sponsor.

Decarbonization & Bioeconomy

These are Ecoa’s strategic pillars that drive the transition toward a low-carbon and regenerative economy.
Decarbonization promotes practices that reduce emissions and make production chains cleaner.
Bioeconomy values the sustainable use of biodiversity and local knowledge to generate innovation and socio-environmental impact.
Together, they express Ecoa’s vision for sustainable and inclusive production chains.

Diversity & Inclusive Procurement

These are Ecoa’s pillars that connect social impact, equity, and sustainable development.
Diversity values different identities and perspectives, strengthening fairer and more innovative supply chains.
Inclusive Procurement expands opportunities for suppliers from historically underrepresented groups.
Together, they reinforce Ecoa’s commitment to productive inclusion and equitable value chains.