About Oritain
Building a more transparent and sustainable world through scientific innovation and service excellence.
Cutting-edge science, global trust
Oritain is a global leader in proving the origin of products and raw materials. Using high-precision forensic science and data, we help organizations achieve regulatory compliance, reduce reputational risk, protect product integrity, and support ESG commitments.
Our award-winning methodology is trusted by the world’s leading brands.
Our mission and vision
Oritain’s vision is to be the source of truth in global supply chains.
Our mission is to harness science, technology and services to create a community of origin verified buyers and suppliers, protecting our people and the planet.
Through science-based product origin verification, we empower brands to make positive changes across their supply chain – creating real change in our world.
Oritain: an origin story
Oritain traces its origins to the University of Otago in New Zealand, and a small group of scientists dedicated to tracing the origin of products.
Inspired by the potential of blending science and innovation to help protect the planet’s natural resources, they established a new company – and in 2008, Oritain was born.
But our story was just beginning.
Global growth fueled by traceability
As the global need for product traceability has grown, so too has Oritain. We’ve expanded our capabilities to test products as diverse as cotton, wool, coffee, red meat, dairy, and more.
Our global product mapping is unsurpassed, including complete coverage of all core cotton producing territories.
Today we employ more than 200 staff from offices in England, the United States, Singapore, and New Zealand, serving clients across the world.
Global team, shared values
Oritain is a global team with deep experience united behind a shared purpose. Among our team are esteemed scientific experts and proven business leaders.
Confidence in our credentials
At Oritain we take our work seriously. Our ISO 27001 certification proves that our service is secure and that we operate to the highest international standards of information security.
Our cotton accreditation through International Accreditation New Zealand, part of a global network of accreditation bodies, demonstrates the high caliber and precision of our laboratories and testing services.
The success of our work is reflected in the accolades we’ve received, including winning the Biotechnology of the Year award.