Built by the Trade. For the Trade.
Sourcery is a community of forward-thinking Partners rewriting the rules of commodity trade. Partners are not just users of the platform. They are members who shape it, and owners who share in its growth.
Shared Direction. Shared Voice. Shared Value.
A for-profit, multi-stakeholder governance model built for global trade.
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Shared Direction
An independent, fiduciary Board of Directors.
Strategic oversight that guides long-term vision, accountability and institutional integrity.
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Shared Voice
An elected Membership Council.
Producers, Manufacturers, Traders, Brands and Impact Partners advise on platform policy and how Sourcery evolves.
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Shared Value
Participation tied to long-term ownership.
Platform engagement connected to shared growth, responsibility and collective success.
How Sourcery Is Governed.
Three bodies, each with a clear role. Select one to see what it does.
Shared Direction
Board of Directors
The independent, fiduciary Board of Sourcery Group, Inc., the parent company, has up to nine directors and provides strategic, financial and legal stewardship.
- Long-term strategy and platform direction
- Financial oversight and capital allocation
- Risk, compliance and data integrity governance
- Executive oversight and accountability
Shared Voice
Membership Council
Five seats elected by Partners represent Producers, Manufacturers, Traders, Brands and Impact Partners. The Council sits within Sourcery Partners, LLC and is advisory: it makes recommendations, but has no vote and no legal oversight of the Board.
- Recommends policies and trade standards
- Provides technology and usability feedback
- Proposes improvements to the network
- Escalates risks or concerns to the Board
Shared Value
Shareholders
Shareholders own Sourcery Group, Inc. Partners join them when their Equity Credits convert into non-voting common stock.
- Approve major amendments to governing documents
- Approve new share classes and major transactions
- Confirm investor-designated Board seats
Who Owns Sourcery?
Up to 75% of Sourcery is reserved for its Partners. Founders and investors hold the rest.
Owned by the people who trade on it.
Up to 75% of Sourcery is reserved for its Partners. Partners earn their share through Equity Credits as they trade on Connect, or invest directly to take a larger stake. Founders and investors hold the remaining 25%.
How the Group is structured
Sourcery Group, Inc.
The holding company. It owns Sourcery's intellectual property and is where Partner ownership sits.
- Home of the Board of Directors, up to 9 seats
- Issues shares when Partners convert their Equity Credits
- Administers the Equity Credit Programme
Sourcery Partners, LLC
Runs Connect under licence from Sourcery Group, Inc. Your membership agreement is with this company.
- Operates the platform and the Partner network
- Contracting party for every Member
Makes recommendations to the Board. It has no vote and no legal oversight of the Board.
Sourcery Advisory, LLC
Delivers Sourcery's advisory services to Partners and buyers.
- Solution mapping
- Transformation of Trade for Good seminars
- Engineering services
- Shares sit with the parent.Equity Credits convert into non-voting common stock in Sourcery Group, Inc., where the Board sits.
- Membership is with the operator.Members contract with Sourcery Partners, LLC. Membership on its own does not grant equity.
- The Council advises.The Membership Council recommends policies and standards. Decisions rest with the Board.
Summary only. The Membership and User Agreement and the governing documents below set out the full terms. This is not an offer to sell securities.
Read the Fine Print.
The agreements that set out how Sourcery is owned, governed and used.
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Membership and User Agreement
The terms of membership for every Partner company, and of using Connect.
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Equity Credit Programme
How Partners earn Equity Credits through trade, and how they vest into shares.
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Partner Governance
How the Board, the Membership Council and Shareholders work together.
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