Annual report Helpcode Italia - EN

OUR STAKEHOLDERS
Purchasing procedures and those used to select suppliers depend on how much the supply
is worth (direct purchase, negotiated procedures or international tenders). Our goal is
always that of guaranteeing selection of the best offer at the lowest possible cost, with full
transparency.
Helpcode’s goal for the year 2021 was to integrate its procurement procedures with ecofriendly
requirements. We achieved this goal by implementing our environmental policy
through creation of an Environmental Impact Assessment in the various target countries.
Moreover, an internal discussion was started on the topic of Green Procurement, which will be
further developed in 2022.
Another objective was that of starting up an assessment process of the association’s main
suppliers. It started at the end of 2021 and will be brought to an end in 2022. 2.8 Public Opinion
and Media
2.8 Public opinion and media
Again in 2021 the goal of our communication activities focused on organically
spreading information about Helpcode’s positioning and key themes,
in order to consolidate this position in the eyes of the general public, and in
particular in Liguria.
Our activities in Liguria still suffer from restrictions imposed on events and meetings. However,
we managed to organize many online meetings, which allowed for recuperating what could not
be organized in person in 2020 (this was our goal for 2021).
Making Children Happy, As Children Should Be
Moreover, we decided to launch a new campaign to raise consciousness about the
fundamental role played by education, which is key to the development of every child.
In 2020, in Italy, 1,337,000 children were living in poverty, 200,000 more than in 2019
(source: Istat). Economic poverty may lead to educational poverty and vice versa. One in
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