For Sponsors

Support the work.
Not the spectacle.

No expo hall.

No branded stages.

No lead scanners.

No visibility metrics.

SC|AF is intentionally different from traditional industry events. There are no exhibit halls. No speaking slots for sale. No attendee lists. No sponsorship packages built around impressions, clicks, or lead generation.

Sponsors play an important role in making that possible, not as advertisers or vendors, but as contributors, facilitators, peers. As organizations committed to helping move the industry forward.

If that sounds like your organization, we'd love to hear from you.

Let's start the conversation.

Why Sponsor

The value of the day depends on assembling the right group of participants. By sponsoring SC|AF, you help create the conditions for those conversations to happen.

Your support enables a forum where participants can move beyond surface-level discussions and focus on the practical decisions, tradeoffs, and challenges involved in building more sustainable businesses.

For sponsors, the value is not measured in impressions, leads, or booth traffic. It is measured in helping bring together a community of people committed to making progress.

The organizations that get the most from SC|AF are those that see themselves not as advertisers, but as participants in the work.

Peer, not vendor

Participate as part of the cohort rather than as a vendor

Action over optics

Demonstrate a commitment to action over marketing

Real access

Engage with leaders shaping the future of commerce

Meaningful facilitation

Help facilitate meaningful discussions around real industry challenges

Direct engagement

Engage directly with operators, founders, and decision-makers in a collaborative setting

In the room

Join in conversations as peers, not on the sidelines as exhibitors or sponsors

Who Should Sponsor

The value of the day depends on assembling the right group of participants.

You are:
  • A technology provider enabling sustainable commerce
  • A logistics and supply chain innovator
  • A climate and impact focused investor
  • An industry association
  • A retail and commerce platform
  • A service provider with demonstrated expertise in sustainability
You demonstrate:
  • Alignment with sustainable commerce outcomes
  • Expertise, experience, or a clear point of view on sustainable commerce
  • A willingness to participate in candid, peer-level discussions
  • An interest in collaboration over promotion
  • A focus on long-term relationships over short-term lead capture
  • A desire to contribute to the community, not just market to it
  • A commitment to action, learning, and continuous improvement
I'm in — let's talk

More important than what your organization does is why you want to participate. We are looking for partners who are aligned with the mission of the event and interested in helping advance meaningful progress.

Who Should Not Sponsor

SC|AF is not the right fit if your primary objective is unabashed lead generation, product-led promotion, self-congratulatory thought leadership positioning, vanity-driven brand awareness, résumé-padding speaking opportunities, and other transaction-only marketing-driven outcomes.

There are many excellent events built for those goals. This is not one of them.

What Do You Get

Come prepared to listen, contribute, and engage as a peer.

Direct access to quality operators

Engage with decision-makers in structured, small-group settings rather than crowded expo floors, creating opportunities for substantive conversations and deeper relationship building.

Positioning as a thought partner

Sponsors are embedded into discussions as facilitators and contributors, not positioned as vendors on the sidelines. Roundtable facilitation training will be provided.

High-trust and unique environment

The format, intent, focus, limited size, and AF factor create deeper, more meaningful interactions and stronger professional relationships.

Highly curated participant mix

Attendees are selected through a registration process designed to create a cohesive mix with shared interests, relevant experience, and a commitment to meaningful discussion.

Recognition as a steward

Acknowledgement across event materials, attendee communications, website, recognizing your organization's role in supporting and advancing sustainable commerce.

Extended visibility and brand presence

Inclusion in pre- and post-event content, insights, and media captured during the event, helping extend your organization's reach and engagement beyond the forum itself.

Who You Will Meet

The forum is designed for operators and leaders actively engaged in making commerce more sustainable.

Sourcing and procurement leaders shaping material selection and supplier standards

Ready to shape the future with us?

If your organization believes in the importance of practical, collaborative progress toward a more sustainable commerce ecosystem, we'd love to talk.

Building the future of commerce requires more than good intentions. It requires people willing to do the work, and organizations willing to support it.