Introducing the Fair Trade Initiative
Partner to Acquia. Acquia to Drupal.
Acquia is committing 2% of every closed partner deal to the Drupal Association — credited in your name.
Direct funding to the Drupal Association.
When you work with an Acquia partner, your project automatically strengthens the open source platform it is built on.
The Fair Trade Initiative is a structural commitment built directly into the new Acquia Partner Program. It is not a sponsorship line item, an annual grant, or a one-time gift. It is wired into the deal flow itself, so when the Drupal economy grows, support for the Drupal project grows with it.
For Partners
What This Means for Partners
Three structural changes that turn every closed deal into measurable community contribution.
You earn and you contribute
Every deal you close still earns full partner program revenue and incentives. The 2% Drupal Association contribution is on top of that, funded by Acquia, not by your margin.
You become a contributor
Every Acquia partner is now formally recognized as contributing in the Drupal community. Capital is contribution. Selling Drupal is building Drupal.
You get the credit
Contributions are made and tracked in the partner's name, publicly attributed and visible in the Acquia Partner Portal. The Drupal Association recognizes Acquia and contributing partners quarterly.
For Customers
What This Means for Customers
The same world-class Drupal expertise, with reinvestment built into every engagement.
Your project funds the platform
When you build with an Acquia partner, a portion of that engagement automatically reinvests in the open source project your digital experience depends on.
Your partner is a contributor
Every Acquia partner is formally recognized as contributing in the Drupal community, not simply a service provider. They have a structural stake in the project's future.
It costs you nothing extra
The 2% contribution comes from Acquia, not from the customer's engagement budget. The same world-class Drupal expertise, with reinvestment built in.
Why We Built This
Connecting commercial success to community sustainability.
For years, the hardest unsolved problem in open source has been connecting commercial success to community sustainability at scale.
The Fair Trade Initiative is Acquia's answer — a mechanism that ties partner success and ecosystem health together, structurally and permanently. Every Acquia partner is now part of that mission, automatically, visibly, and in their own name.
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The Fair Trade Initiative is a structural commitment built into the Acquia Partner Program. Acquia directs 2% of every closed partner deal to the Drupal Association — credited in the partner's name. It is not a sponsorship, an annual grant, or a one-time gift. It is wired into the deal flow itself, so when the Drupal economy grows, support for the Drupal project grows with it.
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Acquia. The contribution comes from Acquia — not from partner margin, and not from the customer's engagement budget. Partners still earn full Partner Program revenue and incentives on every deal they close.
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| Do partners need to opt in? |
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No. The Fair Trade Initiative is built into the Acquia Partner Program automatically. Every Acquia partner is included from day one, and every qualifying deal contributes in the partner's name.
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| How are partners credited and recognized? |
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Every contribution is tracked in the partner's name and visible in the Acquia Partner Portal. The Drupal Association recognizes Acquia and contributing partners on a quarterly basis through the Fair Trade Initiative. Where eligibility criteria are met, contributions may also offset the cost of participating in Drupal Association partner and membership programs — unlocking additional benefits and recognition.
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| Does the Fair Trade Initiative cost customers anything? |
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No. The 2% contribution comes from Acquia, not from the customer's engagement budget. Customers get the same world-class Drupal expertise from their Acquia partner, with reinvestment in the open source platform automatically built in.
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