In 2023, when it comes to technological innovations for procurement management, nearly six in ten (58%) mainly expect advances in the use ofartificial intelligence, and one in three (32%) in managing Social responsibility, according to the latest online survey of Acxias. If the Cognitive technologies have begun to invest in specialized solutions (information search and classification, deviation detection, event forecasting, etc.) Several years ago, the consideration of social and environmental impact has progressed especially in recent months, while regulatory obligations are multiplying and awareness is awakening. Through their transversal position in the company and their interactions with external partners, Suppliers Purchasing and supply chain departments now have a crucial role to play in this area. According to the survey responses, other topics, such as the Metaverse (6% of citations) whose purpose is difficult to imagine, remain for the moment more anecdotal.