ECOMONDO 2025
HOSTED BUYERS PROGRAMME
Rimini Expo Centre, Italy | 4–7 November 2025
Join the Italian-South African Chamber’s hosted delegation to ECOMONDO 2025, Europe’s benchmark event for the green, blue and circular economy, organized by IEG – Italian Exhibition Group.
Following the success of our 2023 and 2024 missions, we are now recruiting 8 South African companies to visit this premier international exhibition.
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Delegates of 2023:
- Muvigo Africa Solutions
- East4 Holdings
- Carbon Neutral Energy Systems
- The Chemical Brother's
- Flex-O-Pack
- Marope Group
Delegates of 2024:
- Gridbow Engineers and Technical Services
- Alveo Water
- Kulu Eco-Services
- Kainos Projects Africa
- PDEX Consulting
- Makhathini Medical Waste
- Talborne Organics
- Zero Waste Technologies
Here's what ECOMONDO 2024 looked like:
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1,620 exhibitors
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International operators from more than 120 countries
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650 hosted buyers from 65 countries
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Over 200 conferences and workshops
​Why Join?
Ecomondo 2025 will showcase a renewed and expanded format with 7 thematic areas and 6 exhibition districts, covering the full spectrum of environmental technologies and green innovation:
ECOMONDO is the leading platform to meet key players in the green and circular economy and discover the latest sustainable technologies and solutions. The 2025 edition will focus on today’s most urgent environmental challenges, bringing together innovation, business opportunities, and expert insights through a rich exhibition and a high-level conference programme.
Buyers Programme - What’s Included:
Selected companies will receive the following benefits:
• 3-night hotel accommodation (B&B treatment, 4-start hotel) for 1 buyer per company
• Cash reimbursement of maximum € 300,00 as partial coverage of the flight ticket for 1 buyer per company
• Transfers Bologna Airport – Hotel / Hotel – Bologna Airport
• Daily transfer from the hotel to the expo venue, and back
• Free entrance ticket
• Lunch at the exhibition centre
Buyers will have to undertake:
• To schedule at least 10 B2B meetings with Ecomondo exhibitors using the online “My Agenda by IEG” platform. These 30-minute meetings will take place on November 6. If the quota is not met in advance, additional appointments must be arranged directly at the expo;
• To submit the appointment diary, duly completed and signed by all exhibitors met;
• To complete an online satisfaction survey at the end of the meetings;
• To return to the exhibition on November 7 to explore additional companies of interest.
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Apply by 31 August 2025
Limited spots available – applications will close as soon as the delegation reaches full capacity.



Eligibility Criteria
- The company representative who will attend Ecomondo must be a decision maker.
- All companies with a turnover of at least ZAR 20.000.000 or with concrete projects in progress or in the start-up phase can apply. The project must be well explained in the dedicated section of the application form.
For more information:
📧 italy@italcham.co.za
📞 Cell: +27 66 598 9396 | WhatsApp: +39 345 421 4440