Every Purchase Powers Positive Change

The Circle Initiative is building a circular economy that turns every purchase into shared value for the farmers and makers behind it. By transforming how raw materials are traded, the initiative creates transparent, impactful partnerships that prove indulgence and impact can coexist—driving better business, stronger communities, and a healthier planet.

The Circle Initiative is building a circular economy that turns every purchase into shared value for the farmers and makers behind it. By transforming how raw materials are traded, the initiative creates transparent, impactful partnerships that prove indulgence and impact can coexist—driving better business, stronger communities, and a healthier planet.

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Our 5-Year Vision

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Our 5-Year Vision

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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

The Movement We're Cultivating

A world where commerce creates positive change through technology. Where premium products are automatically supported by equitable compensation. Where consumers never have to choose between quality and conscience.

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Direct Producer Partnership

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Direct Producer Partnership

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Direct Producer Partnership

Direct Producer Partnership

Making Invisible Suppliers Valued Partners

Our Vision: Raw material producers become true business partners, not just suppliers. Through our revenue-sharing platform in development, producers will finally share in the value they create, receiving ongoing percentages from every sale in real-time.

What This Means:

Producers receive automated revenue shares from retail sales

Producers receive automated revenue shares from retail sales

Producers receive automated revenue shares from retail sales

Long-term partnerships that grow stronger as our business succeeds

Long-term partnerships that grow stronger as our business succeeds

Long-term partnerships that grow stronger as our business succeeds

Direct relationships that eliminate exploitative middlemen

Direct relationships that eliminate exploitative middlemen

Direct relationships that eliminate exploitative middlemen

Technology-enabled transparency showing producers exactly how they benefit

Technology-enabled transparency showing producers exactly how they benefit

Technology-enabled transparency showing producers exactly how they benefit

The Transformation: From invisible suppliers receiving minimal compensation to valued partners sharing in the success they make possible. When you choose our products, you experience the quality that comes from true partnership, knowing your purchase creates prosperity for producing communities worldwide.

Social Impact Affiliation

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Green Pastures Dairy Biogas Plant

Technology That Automates Equity

Revolutionary Innovation: We're developing the industry's first technology-powered social impact affiliation program. Our platform in development will automatically distribute predetermined percentages of every sale directly to originating producers and cooperatives in real-time.

How It Will Work:

Purchase triggers automated revenue calculation and distribution

Purchase triggers automated revenue calculation and distribution

Purchase triggers automated revenue calculation and distribution

Digital infrastructure enables immediate, transparent producer payments

Digital infrastructure enables immediate, transparent producer payments

Digital infrastructure enables immediate, transparent producer payments

No intermediaries, no delays, no opacity about impact

No intermediaries, no delays, no opacity about impact

No intermediaries, no delays, no opacity about impact

Platforms become marketplaces for good, where sharing amplifies impact

Platforms become marketplaces for good, where sharing amplifies impact

Platforms become marketplaces for good, where sharing amplifies impact

The Result: Consumers participate directly in measurable, trackable social impact. Real profits flow to real producers. Technology ensures social responsibility is automatic, not optional.

Transparent Connection

Green Pastures Dairy Biogas Plant

Green Pastures Dairy Biogas Plant

Accountability Through Complete Visibility

Full Supply Chain Transparency: Our digital platform in development will create unprecedented visibility in raw material sourcing and impact distribution. Transparent pricing shows exactly where your money goes. Direct connections eliminate unnecessary middlemen.

What You'll Be Able to Track:

Real-time revenue flowing to specific producers and cooperatives

Real-time revenue flowing to specific producers and cooperatives

Real-time revenue flowing to specific producers and cooperatives

Individual producer and cooperative impact profiles

Individual producer and cooperative impact profiles

Individual producer and cooperative impact profiles

Project funding with photo and video documentation

Project funding with photo and video documentation

Project funding with photo and video documentation

Geographic mapping of supply chain partnerships

Geographic mapping of supply chain partnerships

Geographic mapping of supply chain partnerships

Consumer Empowerment: You'll see the impact of your choices immediately. Traceable supply chains provide accountability. Data-driven growth expands opportunity for more producers, more products, more positive change. You can verify it works.

Circular Model

Green Pastures Dairy Biogas Plant

Green Pastures Dairy Biogas Plant

Sustainable Growth That Benefits Everyone

The Complete Circle: Our circular economy platform is designed to fundamentally restructure producer prosperity while building a sustainable future. Success creates shared prosperity—as our business grows, producer prosperity grows proportionally.

Circular Benefits :

Better producer compensation improves quality

Better producer compensation improves quality

Better producer compensation improves quality

Higher quality enables premium pricing that benefits everyone

Higher quality enables premium pricing that benefits everyone

Higher quality enables premium pricing that benefits everyone

Revenue sharing creates ongoing incentive for excellence

Revenue sharing creates ongoing incentive for excellence

Revenue sharing creates ongoing incentive for excellence

Technology eliminates administrative overhead that dilutes impact

Technology eliminates administrative overhead that dilutes impact

Technology eliminates administrative overhead that dilutes impact

Sustainable Operations: Our operational model is designed for longevity without exploitation. Technology-driven platforms scale impact efficiently. When we keep the circle turning, everyone wins—producers prosper, consumers access premium products, and communities thrive.

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Targeted Investments

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Targeted Investments

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Targeted Investments

Targeted Investments

Infrastructure That Creates Lasting Change

Our Approach: Strategic investments in producer infrastructure that immediately improve livelihoods while building the foundation for long-term prosperity. Every euro goes directly to equipment, facilities, and training that producers need to thrive.

Current Impact:

€20,000+ invested in producer infrastructure and equipment

€20,000+ invested in producer infrastructure and equipment

€20,000+ invested in producer infrastructure and equipment

23 drying facilities built across Mexico, Bolivia, and Ivory Coast

23 drying facilities built across Mexico, Bolivia, and Ivory Coast

23 drying facilities built across Mexico, Bolivia, and Ivory Coast

65+ pieces of processing equipment distributed to farming communities

65+ pieces of processing equipment distributed to farming communities

65+ pieces of processing equipment distributed to farming communities

4 hectares of degraded land restored to productive agroforestry systems

4 hectares of degraded land restored to productive agroforestry systems

4 hectares of degraded land restored to productive agroforestry systems

Future Vision: As our automated revenue-sharing platform scales, investment capacity multiplies. More sales mean more infrastructure funding, creating compounding benefits for producing communities. Technology ensures every investment is transparent, trackable, and producer-verified.

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Why We Exist

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Why We Exist

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Why We Exist

Why We Exist

Because great taste and great impact go hand-in-hand.

Because raw material producers deserve to be valued partners in the value they help create. Because conscious consumers shouldn't have to choose between exceptional quality and ethical sourcing.

You Feel the Difference :

You Feel the Difference :

Every product carries the story of its maker. You experience premium quality that comes from true partnership and fair compensation.

You See the Impact :

You See the Impact :

Transparent systems show exactly how your purchase benefits producing communities. Direct connections eliminate waste and ensure maximum producer benefit.

You Know It Works :

You Know It Works :

Technology-enabled transparency provides complete accountability. Automated systems scale impact efficiently as we grow. Sustainable operations create long-term prosperity for all stakeholders.

Join the circle

Help us demonstrate that better sourcing means better business, better communities, and a better planet for all.

Help us demonstrate that better sourcing means better business, better communities, and a better planet for all.

Be Part of the Change

Join us in building a future where every purchase creates shared value and lasting impact.

Experience the Difference:

Experience the Difference:

Try our premium cocoa products and taste the quality that comes from true partnership. Every purchase funds current producer projects and supports our development of automated revenue sharing.

Partner With Us :

Partner With Us :

 We're seeking collaborators who share our vision of circular economy commerce. Technology partnerships, distribution alliances, and impact investment opportunities available.

Invest in the Future :

Invest in the Future :

Support the technology platform we're developing to revolutionize ethical commerce. Help us scale a model where every purchase powers positive change.

What's the difference between The Circle Initiative and The Cocoa Circle?
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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.

How does automated revenue sharing actually work?
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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.

Why isn't your revenue sharing live yet?
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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.

What makes you different from fair trade?
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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.

Can other brands use your technology?
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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.

How do you choose which projects to fund?
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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.

What's your ultimate goal?
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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.

How can I get involved?
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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

Are you a non-profit?
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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.

What if farmers don't want to participate?
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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.

What's the difference between The Circle Initiative and The Cocoa Circle?
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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.

How does automated revenue sharing actually work?
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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.

Why isn't your revenue sharing live yet?
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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.

What makes you different from fair trade?
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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.

Can other brands use your technology?
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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.

How do you choose which projects to fund?
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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.

What's your ultimate goal?
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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.

How can I get involved?
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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

Are you a non-profit?
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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.

What if farmers don't want to participate?
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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.

What's the difference between The Circle Initiative and The Cocoa Circle?
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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.

How does automated revenue sharing actually work?
icon

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.

Why isn't your revenue sharing live yet?
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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.

What makes you different from fair trade?
icon

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.

Can other brands use your technology?
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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.

How do you choose which projects to fund?
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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.

What's your ultimate goal?
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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.

How can I get involved?
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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

Are you a non-profit?
icon

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.

What if farmers don't want to participate?
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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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