Why we charge a Transformation Fee

Sourcery is purpose-built to serve a global network of producers, manufacturers, traders, and brands committed to transforming trade for good—from the first mile to the final transaction.

To do this, we charge a Transformation Fee on all originating outbound (sales) transactions up. This, along with your Membership Contribution, directly funds the development and delivery of Sourcery’s technology, tools, and services across the entire value chain—from producer to consumer.

What the Transformation Fee Enables:

• Global Access: Supports the deployment of Sourcery’s platform to millions of smallholder Producer Partners with less than 5 hectares of registered land—creating access to verified markets and better prices.

• Transparent, Efficient Trade: Funds expert administration and dedicated Trade Facilitators to help ensure safer, faster, and more transparent trade for all Partners.

• Private, Security and Equity: Enables a privacy-first model—Sourcery does not sell ads or your data. Instead, Partners retain up to 75% of the value of their data sales on the Bluechip Exchange.

• Shared Ownership & Long-Term Value: As a member-owned organisation, all Partners earn Equity Credits for every metric ton transacted through the platform—turning participation into shared value.

• Commercial Neutrality: The Transformation Fee is not a brokerage fee or sales commission. All transactions are initiated and settled directly by Partners. It simply covers platform infrastructure—like a low-cost digital brokerage, but without replacing the vital role of agents, brokers, merchants, and other Trade Partners, who remain essential to transforming trade for good.

Together, we’re building a future where transparency, equity, and data ownership benefit everyone—from producer to consumer.