About CRT
About the CRT Initiative
The Commission of Registered Traders (CRT) is a founding-stage professional initiative. We are working to establish independent standards, verifiable certification, and a trusted platform for individuals and businesses engaged in international commodity trade.
What we are
The CRT Initiative is a founding-stage professional body working towards the creation of the Commission of Registered Traders — an independent institution that will define and uphold standards of competence, conduct and integrity for individuals and organisations active in international commodity markets.
Our work spans four interconnected areas: professional standards and certification, verifiable digital credentials, a members-only trade platform, and a suite of intelligence and risk-assessment tools. Each area is at a different stage of development; current status is indicated clearly throughout this website.
About CRT's current status
CRT is currently
- A founding-stage professional initiative
- Working to establish the Commission of Registered Traders
- Building professional standards for international commodity trade
- Developing member services and credentials (not yet active)
CRT is not currently
- A government body or regulatory authority
- An accreditation body or recognised professional regulator
- An issuer of legal trading licences
- A guarantor of any person, offer, document or transaction
What we are not
CRT is not a regulator. We have no statutory or governmental authority. We cannot issue licences, override regulatory requirements, or provide legal, compliance or financial advice. Membership of CRT does not confer regulatory approval or legal permission to trade in any jurisdiction.
CRT is not yet operational. We are in our founding stage, building the frameworks, governance structures and partnerships that will allow the full initiative to function. Honest disclosure of what is available, in pilot, in development or proposed is a core commitment of this initiative.
Our purpose
International commodity trade — in energy, metals, agricultural products and other physical goods — operates with limited professional structure. Counterparty trust is difficult to establish, competence standards are inconsistent, and fraud remains a persistent risk. CRT exists to address these structural weaknesses through independent certification, transparent credentialing, and a platform built on verified participation.
We are not the first initiative to recognise these problems. We intend to be the one that builds durable, practical infrastructure to address them.