RTRW Foundation
About Us

Building trust into every grain.

The Round Table On Responsible Wheat Foundation is a global, multi-stakeholder, not-for-profit institution driving the transformation of wheat production into a sustainable, transparent and equitable industry.

Who We Are

A coalition of conviction.

Founded as a response to the mounting climate, social and economic pressures facing the global wheat sector, RTRW Foundation brings together farmers and producer organisations, processors, traders, financial institutions, civil society, researchers and consumer-facing brands under a single collaborative framework.

Our work is grounded in the conviction that wheat — one of the world's three most important staple crops — can and must be produced in ways that protect biodiversity, restore soils, conserve water, respect human rights, and provide dignified livelihoods to the people who grow it.

We are independent, non-political and globally inclusive. Our credibility rests on three principles: scientific rigour in our standards, transparency in our governance, and pluralism in our membership.

Golden wheat field
Vision

A world where all wheat is grown responsibly.

A thriving global wheat industry that nourishes people, restores ecosystems and sustains the communities at its heart — for generations to come.

Mission

Convene, standardise, certify, scale.

To convene the global wheat value chain around credible standards, robust certification and accessible training that mainstream responsible practices from farm to fork.

Objectives
  • 01 Develop and maintain the global RTRW Standard.
  • 02 Operate a credible certification & accreditation system.
  • 03 Train producers, auditors, consultants and industry.
  • 04 Promote responsible sourcing in global markets.
  • 05 Drive research, transparency and continuous improvement.
Governance Structure

How we are organised.

A balanced, transparent governance model designed to ensure every stakeholder group has an equitable voice.

General Assembly
All Members
Board of Directors
Elected Representatives
Technical Committee
Standards & Assurance
Working Groups
Smallholder · Climate · Water
Secretariat
Executive Operations
Programme Teams
Training · Outreach · M&E
Advisory Council
Independent Experts
Review Panels
Science · Ethics · Audit
Member-driven
Independent oversight
Professional secretariat
Stakeholder balance