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Sustainability

Verifiable Impact, Not Marketing Claims

We do not call ourselves sustainable. We publish the data and let you decide. Every premium paid, every sensor reading recorded, every document verified — all available for independent audit.

Our Approach

Four Pillars of Verifiable Impact

Instead of certifications and badges, we provide raw data. Instead of promises, we provide audit trails.

150-280%

Premium above C-price

Published Producer Premiums

We publish the exact farmgate price and premium above the C-price for every lot. Buyers see where their money goes. Producers see what buyers pay. No hidden margins.

Ethiopian Guji cooperatives on our platform currently receive $3.20-4.50/lb farmgate, representing premiums of 150-280% above the ICE C-price commodity benchmark.

Real-time

IoT environmental data

Environmental Monitoring

IoT sensors track temperature, humidity, and GPS coordinates from origin through transit. This data is not just for quality assurance — it creates a verifiable environmental footprint for every shipment.

Sensor data is ingested in real-time batches, stored immutably, and available for carbon footprint calculation. Threshold policies trigger automatic alerts for any deviation.

Farm-level

GPS traceability

EUDR Compliance Ready

Our traceability infrastructure — GPS coordinates, farm-level data, custody chain documentation — aligns with EU Deforestation Regulation requirements. Every lot can be traced to the specific farm or cooperative of origin.

Location nodes, trace events with trust levels, and custody chain handoffs provide the deforestation-free verification data that EUDR compliance demands.

100%

Actions audited

Cryptographic Audit Trails

Every transaction, document upload, quality result, and status change is recorded in a cryptographic hash chain. This creates an immutable, independently verifiable record that cannot be altered after the fact.

Integrity verification is available via API. Any tampering with historical records would break the cryptographic chain and be immediately detectable.

Producer Equity

Where Every Dollar Goes

We publish the full price waterfall for every lot — from farmgate to delivered cost. Producers see what buyers pay. Buyers see what producers receive. No hidden margins.

Example breakdown for Ethiopian Guji Natural G1, delivered to the Southeast US at $7.30/lb:

Price Waterfall — ETH Guji Natural G1

Farmgate (cooperative)$3.80/lb
Processing & milling$0.45/lb
Export logistics$0.55/lb
Ocean freight & insurance$0.35/lb
Destination warehousing$0.15/lb
Platform fee (5%)$0.37/lb
Quality premiums$1.63/lb
Total Delivered$7.30/lb

52% of the delivered price goes directly to the cooperative. Published for every lot.

Transparency Over Branding

We Replace Claims with Data

The specialty commodity industry is full of unverifiable marketing language. Here is how our approach differs.

Industry Claim

"Sustainably sourced"

Vague. No data. No verification. Usually just a marketing label.

Our Approach

We publish the specific farmgate price, premium percentage, cupping score, and full chain of custody for every lot.

Industry Claim

"Direct trade"

No standard definition. Often means one less intermediary, not truly direct.

Our Approach

We publish every entity in the supply chain and the value captured at each stage. You can verify "direct" means what it says.

Industry Claim

"Fair pricing"

Fair compared to what? Usually no reference point or benchmark.

Our Approach

We display the ICE C-price market benchmark alongside our farmgate prices, so "fair" has a measurable, verifiable reference.

Industry Claim

"Carbon neutral shipping"

Often relies on offset credits of questionable value.

Our Approach

We publish real sensor data from every shipment. Environmental impact data is raw and verifiable, not a marketing claim.

Impact by the Numbers

Measurable, Not Aspirational

150–280%
Premium above C-price paid to cooperatives
100%
Lots with published farmgate pricing
5%
Flat transparent platform fee
0
Unverifiable sustainability claims

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