Building a Circular Economy for Impact
We're developing a circular economy that disrupts the status quo—where every purchase gives back to the producers who make it possible. Here's the measurable impact we're creating together, verified by the farming communities we serve.
We're developing a circular economy that disrupts the status quo—where every purchase gives back to the producers who make it possible. Here's the measurable impact we're creating together, verified by the farming communities we serve.
Our 5-Year Vision
Our 5-Year Vision
Our 5-Year Vision
Our 5-Year Vision
By 2030, we aim to have:
Launched our automated revenue-sharing platform serving producing families across multiple raw material industries
Launched our automated revenue-sharing platform serving producing families across multiple raw material industries
Launched our automated revenue-sharing platform serving producing families across multiple raw material industries
Built technology infrastructure that other ethical brands can adopt
Built technology infrastructure that other ethical brands can adopt
Built technology infrastructure that other ethical brands can adopt
Demonstrated that circular economy principles create superior business outcomes
Demonstrated that circular economy principles create superior business outcomes
Demonstrated that circular economy principles create superior business outcomes
Building the Future of Ethical Commerce
every purchase automatically shares predetermined percentages with originating producers and cooperatives. No complex certifications. No delayed distributions. No questions about impact. We're not just planning change—we're investing in it today while developing tomorrow's solution.
Environmental Regeneration
Restoring Ecosystems Through Strategic Agriculture
Our 9,000+ newly planted cocoa trees across 4 hectares represent our commitment to agroforestry approaches that combine environmental restoration with sustainable farmer prosperity. Every tree planted strengthens climate resilience while creating long-term income for farming families. This is regenerative agriculture in action—where environmental restoration and economic empowerment happen together, creating landscapes that sequester carbon, improve soil health, and support biodiversity.
Transparency Dashboard
Transparency Dashboard
Transparency Dashboard
Empowering Sustainable Cocoa Communities
Tracking real-world impact through reforestation, infrastructure, and farmer-led innovation across Mexico, Bolivia, and Ivory Coast.
New cocoa trees planted
Hectares of land restored
Drying facilities built
Fermentation boxes provided
Equipment Distributed
Farmers directly benefited
Project Breakdown
Mexico Restoration Projects
500 trees at Hacienda La Luz
2 facilities built in Mexico
30 pruning saws distributed
6 farm partnerships established
Bolivia Agroforestry Initiatives
500 trees at La Campesina
21 facilities built in Bolivia
30 shears provided to farmers
2 community-shared facilities
Ivory Coast Development
8,000 trees planted in Bolivia
2 facilities in Ivory Coast
5 motor saws for efficiency
1 industrial compost shredder
SEE OUR PROJECTS
SEE OUR PROJECTS
SEE OUR PROJECTS
Premium cocoa products funding circular economy development.
Through The Cocoa Circle, we're piloting our circular model in the cocoa industry. Every bag of cocoa powder, every package of nibs, every bar of ceremonial cacao funds direct producer partnerships while supporting the technology platform development for revenue sharing launching in 2026.
Bolivia Agroforestry Transformation
Partnering with Sicirec cooperative to support farmers transitioning from soil-depleting rice monocultures to sustainable cocoa agroforestry. Comprehensive support including trees, processing infrastructure, and equipment through community lending programs.
€13,769 Investment
20+ Farmers
8,000 Trees
Bolivia Agroforestry Transformation
Partnering with Sicirec cooperative to support farmers transitioning from soil-depleting rice monocultures to sustainable cocoa agroforestry. Comprehensive support including trees, processing infrastructure, and equipment through community lending programs.
€13,769 Investment
20+ Farmers
8,000 Trees
Bolivia Agroforestry Transformation
Partnering with Sicirec cooperative to support farmers transitioning from soil-depleting rice monocultures to sustainable cocoa agroforestry. Comprehensive support including trees, processing infrastructure, and equipment through community lending programs.
€13,769 Investment
20+ Farmers
8,000 Trees
Mexico Land Restoration
Supporting the transformation of overgrown, degraded land into productive cocoa farms while developing community-shared drying facilities that improve quality and strengthen cooperative networks.
€4,200 Investment
6 Farms
4 Hectares Restored
Mexico Land Restoration
Supporting the transformation of overgrown, degraded land into productive cocoa farms while developing community-shared drying facilities that improve quality and strengthen cooperative networks.
€4,200 Investment
6 Farms
4 Hectares Restored
Mexico Land Restoration
Supporting the transformation of overgrown, degraded land into productive cocoa farms while developing community-shared drying facilities that improve quality and strengthen cooperative networks.
€4,200 Investment
6 Farms
4 Hectares Restored
Ivory Coast Community Infrastructure
Investing in shared drying infrastructure serving entire cooperatives, prioritizing community benefit over individual farm improvements.
€2,200 Investment
Multiple Families
2 Facilities
Ivory Coast Community Infrastructure
Investing in shared drying infrastructure serving entire cooperatives, prioritizing community benefit over individual farm improvements.
€2,200 Investment
Multiple Families
2 Facilities
Ivory Coast Community Infrastructure
Investing in shared drying infrastructure serving entire cooperatives, prioritizing community benefit over individual farm improvements.
€2,200 Investment
Multiple Families
2 Facilities
Support Environmental Regeneration
Ready to help us restore more degraded land and support agroforestry systems? Every purchase of our premium cocoa products funds environmental regeneration—and when launched, our automated revenue-sharing platform will send portions directly to the producers making this work possible.
Ready to help us restore more degraded land and support agroforestry systems? Every purchase of our premium cocoa products funds environmental regeneration—and when launched, our automated revenue-sharing platform will send portions directly to the producers making this work possible.
Building Partnerships, Not Just Transactions
Our 30+ farmer partners across Mexico, Bolivia, and Ivory Coast aren't suppliers—they're collaborators as we develop a more equitable approach to raw material commerce. We're nurturing lasting relationships with 6 cooperatives while developing our automated revenue-sharing platform launching in 2026. When our platform launches, farmers will receive ongoing percentages from every sale—creating true business partnerships where their success drives our success. This approach to farmer empowerment works toward moving beyond fair trade promises to automated equity distribution.
Investment Impact
Beyond the Numbers
Long-Term Value:
Infrastructure serving communities for 10+ years
Infrastructure serving communities for 10+ years
Infrastructure serving communities for 10+ years
Trees producing income for 20+ years
Trees producing income for 20+ years
Trees producing income for 20+ years
Knowledge and equipment sharing strengthening cooperative networks
Knowledge and equipment sharing strengthening cooperative networks
Knowledge and equipment sharing strengthening cooperative networks
Foundation being built for automated revenue-sharing platform
Foundation being built for automated revenue-sharing platform
Foundation being built for automated revenue-sharing platform
Community Multiplier Effect: Our investment strategy prioritizes shared facilities and cooperative distribution. Every euro invested benefits multiple farming families, creating community-wide improvements that strengthen entire producer regions.
Our Investment Strategy
Direct Infrastructure Funding
Every euro we invest goes directly into infrastructure and equipment that immediately improves producer livelihoods. No administrative overhead. No complex certification programs. No delays between funding and impact.
Investment Principles:
Community Benefit: Shared facilities maximize impact per euro invested
Community Benefit: Shared facilities maximize impact per euro invested
Community Benefit: Shared facilities maximize impact per euro invested
Quality Improvement: Equipment directly improves processing and market value
Quality Improvement: Equipment directly improves processing and market value
Quality Improvement: Equipment directly improves processing and market value
Sustainable Access: Durable infrastructure serves communities for years
Sustainable Access: Durable infrastructure serves communities for years
Sustainable Access: Durable infrastructure serves communities for years
Transparent Allocation: Every investment tracked and producer-verified
Transparent Allocation: Every investment tracked and producer-verified
Transparent Allocation: Every investment tracked and producer-verified
Future Goals
Future Goals
Future Goals
Future Goals
Empowerment Through Partnership
We don't just purchase raw materials—we invest in producing communities. Every partnership begins with understanding: What do producers need to thrive? What knowledge do they already possess? How can technology connect their expertise with fair compensation?
Our model combines immediate support (equipment, infrastructure, training) with future benefits we're developing (automated revenue-sharing launching 2026). We're cultivating relationships that grow stronger as our business succeeds.
Producer Stories
Producer Stories
Producer Stories
Real voices from the farms driving sustainable cocoa and community transformation.
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Cooper Geidt
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Cooper Geidt
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Cooper Geidt
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Maria
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Maria
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Maria
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
James Garry
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
James Garry
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
James Garry
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Sabrina Kay
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Sabrina Kay
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Sabrina Kay
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Mercy Gomes
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Mercy Gomes
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Mercy Gomes
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Jason Roy
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Jason Roy
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Jason Roy
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Garry Bones
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Garry Bones
“A team of young people who wake up the market, have expertise in-house and gain experience in the field, offer a tailor-made solution to the customer.”
Garry Bones
How We Invest
We collaborate with trusted NGOs and suppliers to maximize immediate impact for producers, focusing investments on tools and infrastructure that boost income now. As we grow, we’ll expand into our own projects and launch automated revenue-sharing in 2026.
We collaborate with trusted NGOs and suppliers to maximize immediate impact for producers, focusing investments on tools and infrastructure that boost income now. As we grow, we’ll expand into our own projects and launch automated revenue-sharing in 2026.
FAQs
FAQs
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
The Circle Initiative is our technology platform and circular economy model — a revolutionary system enabling automated revenue sharing across industries. The Cocoa Circle is our first brand and proof of concept, offering premium cocoa products while building the infrastructure that powers this automated revenue-sharing model — a real-world demonstration before global scale.
Every purchase instantly triggers our platform to distribute predetermined percentages directly to the farmers and cooperatives who produced it. By removing intermediaries, technology ensures transparent, trackable benefits for producers. Launching in 2025, the platform is already supported by current Cocoa Circle sales, which fund direct infrastructure investments — proving our impact even before full automation begins.
Building revolutionary technology takes time and capital. As a startup, we fund development through product sales and founder investment. Instead of making empty promises, we invest in farmer infrastructure today while developing the platform for automated revenue sharing tomorrow. Our 2024 projects demonstrate real impact, with the full technology launch coming in 2025.
Fair Trade vs. The Circle Initiative Fair Trade: Complex certifications, delayed premiums through intermediaries, minimal value reaching farmers. The Circle Initiative: Direct partnerships, automated revenue sharing, real-time transparency, farmers as business partners sharing in ongoing success. We’re not replacing fair trade — we’re evolving ethical commerce by using technology to automate what certifications promised.
Yes—that's the vision. Once the model is proven with cocoa, our platform can expand to enable ethical commerce across industries. Brands committed to genuine producer equity can license the technology, turning ethical sourcing from a niche choice into an automatic industry standard.
We partner with established NGOs and cooperatives that have deep farmer relationships. Projects are selected collaboratively based on: Farmer-identified needs, not assumptions Immediate potential to improve livelihoods Community-shared infrastructure for maximum impact Proven partner track records As a startup, we invest where resources create the greatest farmer benefit, scaling project capacity proportionally as we grow.
Our Mission & 2030 Vision Mission: Transform global commerce to create shared prosperity and prove that technology-enabled circular economy principles deliver superior outcomes for producers, consumers, and businesses. Vision by 2030: Scale the platform across industries so ethical commerce becomes automatic, with thousands of producers receiving automated revenue shares, showing that business can drive powerful, equitable change.
Consumers: Buy cocoa products that create measurable impact while supporting platform development Partners: Collaborate on technology, distribution, or impact scaling Investors: Fund the platform that will revolutionize ethical commerce globally Advocates: Share our story and educate others about better business models
No—we're a social enterprise. Unlike non-profits that rely on donations, we create sustainable business models that generate profit and social impact. Our approach proves you don’t have to choose between profitability and producer prosperity — technology makes both possible.
We work only with farmers who choose to partner. Every relationship begins with conversation: What do you need? How can we support your goals? Collaboration is key — never imposed. Farmers who prefer traditional models are respected, while we engage with those ready to explore new, equitable approaches together.
The Circle Initiative is our technology platform and circular economy model — a revolutionary system enabling automated revenue sharing across industries. The Cocoa Circle is our first brand and proof of concept, offering premium cocoa products while building the infrastructure that powers this automated revenue-sharing model — a real-world demonstration before global scale.
Every purchase instantly triggers our platform to distribute predetermined percentages directly to the farmers and cooperatives who produced it. By removing intermediaries, technology ensures transparent, trackable benefits for producers. Launching in 2025, the platform is already supported by current Cocoa Circle sales, which fund direct infrastructure investments — proving our impact even before full automation begins.
Building revolutionary technology takes time and capital. As a startup, we fund development through product sales and founder investment. Instead of making empty promises, we invest in farmer infrastructure today while developing the platform for automated revenue sharing tomorrow. Our 2024 projects demonstrate real impact, with the full technology launch coming in 2025.
Fair Trade vs. The Circle Initiative Fair Trade: Complex certifications, delayed premiums through intermediaries, minimal value reaching farmers. The Circle Initiative: Direct partnerships, automated revenue sharing, real-time transparency, farmers as business partners sharing in ongoing success. We’re not replacing fair trade — we’re evolving ethical commerce by using technology to automate what certifications promised.
Yes—that's the vision. Once the model is proven with cocoa, our platform can expand to enable ethical commerce across industries. Brands committed to genuine producer equity can license the technology, turning ethical sourcing from a niche choice into an automatic industry standard.
We partner with established NGOs and cooperatives that have deep farmer relationships. Projects are selected collaboratively based on: Farmer-identified needs, not assumptions Immediate potential to improve livelihoods Community-shared infrastructure for maximum impact Proven partner track records As a startup, we invest where resources create the greatest farmer benefit, scaling project capacity proportionally as we grow.
Our Mission & 2030 Vision Mission: Transform global commerce to create shared prosperity and prove that technology-enabled circular economy principles deliver superior outcomes for producers, consumers, and businesses. Vision by 2030: Scale the platform across industries so ethical commerce becomes automatic, with thousands of producers receiving automated revenue shares, showing that business can drive powerful, equitable change.
Consumers: Buy cocoa products that create measurable impact while supporting platform development Partners: Collaborate on technology, distribution, or impact scaling Investors: Fund the platform that will revolutionize ethical commerce globally Advocates: Share our story and educate others about better business models
No—we're a social enterprise. Unlike non-profits that rely on donations, we create sustainable business models that generate profit and social impact. Our approach proves you don’t have to choose between profitability and producer prosperity — technology makes both possible.
We work only with farmers who choose to partner. Every relationship begins with conversation: What do you need? How can we support your goals? Collaboration is key — never imposed. Farmers who prefer traditional models are respected, while we engage with those ready to explore new, equitable approaches together.
The Circle Initiative is our technology platform and circular economy model — a revolutionary system enabling automated revenue sharing across industries. The Cocoa Circle is our first brand and proof of concept, offering premium cocoa products while building the infrastructure that powers this automated revenue-sharing model — a real-world demonstration before global scale.
Every purchase instantly triggers our platform to distribute predetermined percentages directly to the farmers and cooperatives who produced it. By removing intermediaries, technology ensures transparent, trackable benefits for producers. Launching in 2025, the platform is already supported by current Cocoa Circle sales, which fund direct infrastructure investments — proving our impact even before full automation begins.
Building revolutionary technology takes time and capital. As a startup, we fund development through product sales and founder investment. Instead of making empty promises, we invest in farmer infrastructure today while developing the platform for automated revenue sharing tomorrow. Our 2024 projects demonstrate real impact, with the full technology launch coming in 2025.
Fair Trade vs. The Circle Initiative Fair Trade: Complex certifications, delayed premiums through intermediaries, minimal value reaching farmers. The Circle Initiative: Direct partnerships, automated revenue sharing, real-time transparency, farmers as business partners sharing in ongoing success. We’re not replacing fair trade — we’re evolving ethical commerce by using technology to automate what certifications promised.
Yes—that's the vision. Once the model is proven with cocoa, our platform can expand to enable ethical commerce across industries. Brands committed to genuine producer equity can license the technology, turning ethical sourcing from a niche choice into an automatic industry standard.
We partner with established NGOs and cooperatives that have deep farmer relationships. Projects are selected collaboratively based on: Farmer-identified needs, not assumptions Immediate potential to improve livelihoods Community-shared infrastructure for maximum impact Proven partner track records As a startup, we invest where resources create the greatest farmer benefit, scaling project capacity proportionally as we grow.
Our Mission & 2030 Vision Mission: Transform global commerce to create shared prosperity and prove that technology-enabled circular economy principles deliver superior outcomes for producers, consumers, and businesses. Vision by 2030: Scale the platform across industries so ethical commerce becomes automatic, with thousands of producers receiving automated revenue shares, showing that business can drive powerful, equitable change.
Consumers: Buy cocoa products that create measurable impact while supporting platform development Partners: Collaborate on technology, distribution, or impact scaling Investors: Fund the platform that will revolutionize ethical commerce globally Advocates: Share our story and educate others about better business models
No—we're a social enterprise. Unlike non-profits that rely on donations, we create sustainable business models that generate profit and social impact. Our approach proves you don’t have to choose between profitability and producer prosperity — technology makes both possible.
We work only with farmers who choose to partner. Every relationship begins with conversation: What do you need? How can we support your goals? Collaboration is key — never imposed. Farmers who prefer traditional models are respected, while we engage with those ready to explore new, equitable approaches together.
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