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VERIFY low-carbon and sustainable food production at source.

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Why we exist

Transforming global food systems is key to tackling the climate crisis and protecting people and planet.

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~34%
of GHG emissions are driven by
FOOD 
PRODUCTION

So is 70% of biodiversity loss as well as many of the worst social issues.

So is 70% of biodiversity loss as well as many of the worst social issues.

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>80%

of the food emissions happen at the start of the supply chain

AT SOURCE
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70%
of global production of key commodities flows through just
500 COMPANIES

That is why we work in key commodities with large companies to
VERIFY low-carbon and sustainable food production at source.

That is why we work in key commodities with large companies to VERIFY low-carbon and sustainable food production at source.

What we do

Our platform uses data collected
directly from our customer’s supply chains and continuously analyses it to VERIFY claims such as:

Ensuring truly deforestation-free palm oil.

We verify that palm oil fruit actually come from legal and deforestation-free plantations.

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Pilot implementation
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Initial Implementation
Confirming the right payments to coffee farmers.

We verify fair payment to every farmer - the key to ensuring a living income and reducing land-use-change pressure.

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Pilot implementation
Ensuring truly
deforestation-free palm oil.

We verify that palm oil fruit actually come from legal and deforestation-free plantations.

A farmer checking harvested coffee
Initial Implementation
Confirming the right payments to coffee farmers.

We verify fair payment to every farmer - the key to ensuring a living income and reducing land-use-change pressure.

Only fishing where it is sustainable to do so.

We verify that no fishing happens in marine reserves and our technology can continuously monitor where fishing happens.

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Productised
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Productised
Only fishing where it is sustainable to
do so.

We verify that no fishing happens in marine reserves and our technology can continuously monitor where fishing happens.

how it works

VERIFY is our core.
TRACE and SHARE complete
the ecosystem.

VERIFY

claims about sustainable and ethical production.

  • Automated
  • Continuous
  • Product-level data
  • Immutable

TRACE

products throughout
supply chains

products throughout supply chains

SHARE

powerful information
B2B and B2C

powerful information B2B and B2C

Technology has reached an inflection point to make all of this possible today. Some of the technologies we use:

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AI /ML
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Sensors / IOT
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Blockchain / DLT
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Space Tech
The value we create

Why businesses work with OpenSC

Solve critical climate sustainability, and social challenges.

Solutions that enable businesses to verify responsible production in their supply chains - creating incentives for supply chain actors to change behavior.

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Build Trust With Consumers

Meet increasing consumer demand for transparency. Create powerful consumer experiences around responsible production to drive price premiums and increased sales.

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Meet Investors ESG-Finance Requirements

Fulfil increasing ESG requirements by investors and lenders. Secure sustainable finance at preferred rates. Benefit from share-price premiums in certain sectors.

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Manage Strategic & Regulatory Risks

Increase visibility to proactively mitigate risks. Prove and automate compliance with health, labor, production, and traceability regulations. Strengthen social license to operate.

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Realise Significant Efficiency Gains

Leverage the additional data created to verify responsible production to also realise significant efficiency gains in the supply chain, strengthening the business case for our solution.

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