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Traceability SaaS powering ethical, sustainable supply chains.
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Highlights


  • Blockchain-based traceability platform to power sustainable supply chains
  • Aims to help lift 100 million people out of extreme poverty globally
  • Clients include AB InBev, Dow, Solvay, ECOM, Ardagh Group
  • 8.9B Kg trade facilitated, 3.2M people supported, in 60 countries
  • Recognized by TIME, FORTUNE, Reuters, Bloomberg, CNN, Finovate, Norrsken
  • Driven by 50+ years of collective global supply chain expertise

Problem


The people who power our supply chains are invisible

When we purchase a shirt or drink a cup of coffee — do we really know where the ingredients and materials originated or how it was made?

From forced labor to unethical conditions to unfair pay, the individuals who power our global supply chains and movement of goods too often remain invisible, unappreciated, even mistreated.

Solution


BanQu powers ethical, sustainable supply chains while empowering workers

BanQu seeks to bridge the gap between supply chains and sustainability through a non-crypto blockchain-based traceability platform that gives companies unmatched visibility and insights into their supply chain operations. Businesses can ensure that every supply chain contributor - from source to shelf - is ethically treated and paid. BanQu ties procurement data to ethical sourcing evidence so companies can prove claims about the sustainability of their products. 

BanQu’s platform also provides a digital economic identity to farmers and waste collectors in these supply chains, giving them a record of their business transactions and payments, and connecting payments to mobile money wallets for safer and faster money transfers. Farmers or recyclers receive SMS texts with transparent receipts of their transactions, or can log in to their full profile if they have a smartphone.

Product


Modern technology to solve age-old sustainability challenges.

BanQu’s B2B SaaS supply chain traceability platform ensures the utmost supply chain data security, efficiency, & sustainability.

  • Industry, commodity, and language-agnostic: BanQu’s platform is industry, commodity, and language agnostic, making it accessible to users anywhere in the world.

  • Built to the highest tech standards: BanQu’s blockchain-based technology was built with the utmost security & data democratization in mind, and can be used on desktop, mobile, smartphones, and even SMS-enabled phones.

  • Sustainability/human rights insights & reporting: Companies working with BanQu can access detailed sustainability insights and generate ethical sourcing reports at the click of a button, so they can effectively monitor and address supply chain sustainability issues.


Traction


8.9B Kg commodity trading facilitated, 3.2M people supported, across 60 countries.

Since launching, BanQu has partnered with some of the world’s leading commodity traders and companies to create more sustainable supply chains and empower supply chain workers around the globe.



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Founders and Team


Ashish Gadnis, Founder & CEO

Ashish Gadnis brings over two decades of experience in farmer empowerment, social and community impact, and building technologies that help companies achieve the transparency and sustainability goals required for a better world. He created BanQu to ensure that supply chains and sourcing demands never come at the expense of the workers creating goods.

Jeff Keiser, Founder & COO

Jeff Keiser has dedicated over 25 years to the tech and business sectors, focusing on operational excellence and strategic growth. Jeff’s deep commitment to leveraging technology for social good has been instrumental in BanQu’s mission to lift people out of poverty.

Hamse Warfa, Founder

Hamse Warfa holds extensive experience advocating for refugee and immigrant communities across tech, business, and politics. As a refugee himself, Hamse is key in ensuring BanQu’s mission and trajectory always holds those first- and last-mile supply chain workers as a top priority.


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Join Us in Creating a More Sustainable World, for All

Together we can create an equitable economy in which every brand can prove provenance, every consumer can shop ethically, and every supply chain contributor - down to the laborer - is granted true visibility.

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4100 Heatherton Place, Minnetonka, MN, United States 55345

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Ashish Gadnis
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Forward, Better Podcast - Fujitsu Uvance - CNN
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The Forward, Better podcast with Professor Hannah Fry brings a collective of industry pioneers together to discuss the se...

Blockchain Tech Could Change A $50 Trillion Industry
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ECOM & BanQu Tackle Traceability
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As we all know, complete, accurate, reliable and consistent First Mile data available on a near real time basis is often ...

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For sixty-one-year-old Idah Kombe Simwela, growing produce on a large, let-alone commercial scale, was something previous...

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Ardagh & BanQu Team Up to Drive Recycling Growth
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money4glass is an initiative brought to you by Ardagh Glass Packaging-South Africa aimed at driving growth in glass recyc...

Solvay Uses Blockchain Platform for Sustainable Guar
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Solvay is partnering with BanQu to launch a blockchain platform for its guar supply chain to ensure full traceability and...

Africa’s Private Sector Fights Plastic Pollution

Africa’s private sector is increasingly seeing business opportunities in the recycling sector, which was once mainly in t...

How Blockchain Helps Enhance Supply Chain Sustainability
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FAQ

Why is BanQu’s platform blockchain-based? Does it use Crypto?

Why is BanQu’s platform blockchain-based? Does it use Crypto?

BanQu’s proprietary blockchain-based platform allows us to ensure the utmost security, compliance, and real-time data handling for our clients and the contributors that power their supply chains. We do not use cryptocurrency, meaning our platform does not require massive amounts of energy nor does it create a significant carbon footprint.

How does BanQu ensure positive worker impact and support?

How does BanQu ensure positive worker impact and support?

BanQu’s platform was built from the ground-up, and continual improvements are always made with farmers and waste collectors in mind. BanQu’s platform ensures positive impact & support through: 

  • Verification & Tracking: Our blockchain tech helps ensure transparency, fair payments, and human rights are upheld to current standards.

  • Data Democracy & Ownership: Workers own their own data and data histories, supporting their data, work, and financial autonomy.

  • Banking the Unbanked: Digital identities and transaction histories provide workers access to better financial services, credit scores, etc.

  • Training & Market Access: Financial literacy and smart agriculture trainings can be recorded and leveraged to expand worker knowledge and business.

Is BanQu industry, country, or language specific?

Is BanQu industry, country, or language specific?

Nope! BanQu is completely industry, country, and language agnostic. Currently, we operate in 60 countries and 15 languages across multiple industries, including but not limited to agriculture & commodity trading, plastics & recycling, food & beverage manufacturing, and mining.

How does BanQu’s traceability platform benefit business, people, and planet?

How does BanQu’s traceability platform benefit business, people, and planet?

BanQu supports the intersection of promoting healthy and sustainable business, people, and planet by helping companies gain the supply chain transparency they need to ensure their impact is positive on the people and environments their supply chains affect.

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