Sustainability posture
What we will, and will not, claim.
This page sets out Motark's working sustainability posture, and is deliberately conservative about what is claimed. We publish protocols we operate under and decline the marketing language that surrounds the broader botanical industry.
PROGRAMMES
PARTNERSHIP
VERIFIED
MODEL
01 · Working principles
Four operating principles.
These are the operational practices we work to today — verifiable at the partner level, documented in the intake register, and available to counterparty review under NDA.
Wild-harvest protocols where wild-harvest applies
For wild-collected material — rotational harvest protocols and seasonal quotas agreed with the cooperative at the start of each cycle. Where local botanical surveys are available we reference them; where not, we work to the cooperative's traditional harvest pattern with documented limits.
Direct partnerships with local farmers and cooperatives
Sourcing is structured around long-term relationships with local growers and cooperative partners at each origin, rather than open-market buying. Working directly with the people cultivating the material keeps continuity of varietal, chemotype, and post-harvest handling — and keeps a fair share of the supply-chain value at origin.
Noble varietal protection in the Kava programme
The Pacific Kava programme sources noble varietals exclusively. Tudei (non-noble) varieties are contractually excluded at the cooperative level. Varietal verification by chemotype documented at intake — protecting the long-term reputation of the noble Kava category.
Long contracts over spot purchase
Multi-year supply commitments to cooperative partners rather than spot-market purchasing. The model supports continuity of cultivation investment at origin and continuity of varietal and chemotype profile across years.
02 · What we don't claim
The honest absences.
The sustainability marketing playbook contains a set of claims that look standard on a website and dissolve under counterparty audit. The list below sets out Motark's position on each.
- Carbon claims
- Motark does not currently publish carbon-neutral or carbon-offset claims. Programme-level carbon accounting will be published when audit-supported.
- Organic certification
- Per partner facility where applicable. Motark does not claim a portfolio-wide organic share — counterparty-specific organic documentation is available where the partner facility holds the certification.
- Water and waste
- Operational water, waste, and biomass-return data are held by partner facilities. Material counterparty diligence on these metrics is supplied via the relevant partner under NDA.
- B Corp and third-party indices
- Motark holds no B Corp, Rainforest Alliance, or ISO 14001 certification in its own name. Where partner facilities carry the relevant certification, that documentation is included in the supply-specific pack.
For procurement and ESG reviewers
Compound-level intake records.
Per-batch intake records, partner-level certifications, and benefit-sharing documentation are available to verified counterparties through the Document Centre under NDA.