A warm welcome to True Origin
True Origin has two distinct parts: True Origin Foods and True Origin Partnerships. We work closely together, and with our producer partners and their communities in the Global South.
True Origin Foods
works directly with a network of smallholder farmers and producers in the global south to source the finest ethical foods.
As a WFTO Guaranteed Member, True Origin Foods adheres to fair trade principles. We believe this is the fairest way to do business and as a social enterprise based in the West of Scotland, we also apply these principles across our UK operations, creating employment here and striving to reduce our environmental impact.
Our purchases of fine foods help farmers and producer communities receive a fair and reliable income, enabling them to buy equipment, education, infrastructure and take care of their environment.
True Origin Partnerships is the new name for The Balmore Trust, reflecting our close working relationships with True Origin Foods, and with our producer partners and their communities in the global south.
As a charity we aim to empower our partner communities, working with them on locally led development projects, responding to requests for grants, and supporting the fair purchase of their produce through our retail arm, True Origin Foods.
LATEST NEWS
The latest posts from the True Origin blog. Click through to read all our posts as we bring fair trade to the world!
Sustainable production a step closer, thanks to True Origin Partnerships
Our Updated Environmental Policy + Meet Our New Volunteers
Are you passionate about fair trade and sustainable partnering with producers in the Global South? Please read on. Board Member opportunities True Origin launched last year, building on the success of Just Trading Scotland. We’re now in our 16 th trading year and remain as committed to our social purpose as we did from our set up: working directly with smallholder farmers and communities in the global south to source the finest ethical foods. In 2024/2025, we expect a number of our existing Board Members to retire. We are looking for 2 passionate, socially conscious individuals to join our Board ideally with PR, communications, marketing/social media; and funding/business development skills and experience. As importantly, we’re looking for Board colleagues willing to ask questions, share our passion for fair, ethical trade, driving our brand (and supporting us with your networks) as well as your time commitment to the role. Interested in reading more? Please download our candidate pack for more information. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. This is a voluntary position therefore the role is unpaid. Reasonable expenses would be reimbursed in line with our expense policy. To apply please send your CV and written statement to our Chair, Mary Popple mary@trueorigin.org.uk Closing date for applications is Monday, 8 th April 2024 noon.
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