B
NARRATIVE VALUE
Certainty
●●○ medium
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There is no confirmed −; independently verified + decide the position (B). No unreachable strike-through.= non-additive meter
As of: 2026-Q4Status: ActiveCeiling reason: No confirmed −
History2026-Q4BHistory grows each quarter
Boroume: Moving surplus food to where it is needed, the same day. The letter is B; certainty is medium. Unconfirmed concerns are placed under “Watching.” (As of 2026-Q4; estimate based on public information.)
Main narrative
In 2012, with Greece's fiscal crisis bearing down on households, food that was going spare and people who did not have enough were failing to meet in the same city. Boroume - "we can" in Greek - began as an organization that took on the telephone-and-email work of connecting the two.
It stores nothing and transports nothing. Hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries, canteens and markets tell it "this will be left over today", and it passes that straight to a nearby support organization. The principle is to move it the same day. More than 650 support organizations are in the network. It also runs "Boroume Gleaning", collecting unsold fruit and vegetables from open-air markets. The organization says it has brokered more than 125.6 million portions of food since it started, while an EU project report puts the figure at more than 70 million - a wide gap. It has stayed a light organization with no warehouse and no vehicles, doing only the brokering.
One person’s story (N1)
+ A single story
The benefit appears collectively. With no warehouse and no vehicles, it takes the message "this will be left over today" and passes it straight to a nearby support organization the same day. More than 650 support organizations are in the network, and it also collects unsold produce from open-air markets. On the quantity brokered, the organization says more than 125.6 million portions since it started, while an EU project report gives more than 70 million - a wide gap. Nature of sources: programme-official plus independent (foundation and EU project report, with the figures diverging).
Source nature: Boroume / Stavros Niarchos Foundation / T2 programme-official and industry media. Positive effects are not used to offset negatives.
Positive / negative effects
+ effects
- The positive side of this assessment rests on the single story (N1) above and its source. A per-item ledger of positive effects has not yet been compiled for this organization.T2 programme-official and industry media
Watching (unconfirmed; not counted in the assessment)- Figures differ greatly between sources
- dependence on the capacity of receiving organizations
Looking ahead (not included in the assessment)- Expanding the network of support organizations and of food donors.
A second look
The number of meals brokered is the organization's own count and differs widely from a third-party report (125.6 million portions against 70 million). Acting purely as a broker makes it dependent on the capacity of the receiving organizations. The fact that food waste keeps being generated does not change.
Sources
+N1Boroume / Stavros Niarchos Foundation｜2026｜🔗
How to read this assessment
A Independently verified +, with no confirmed −
B Leans +, with independent backing
C Mixed. A confirmed − sets the ceiling, or much is unverified
D A serious confirmed − sets the ceiling
E A serious − reaches the core of the organization
F Serious and systemic, with little redeeming +
G Only extreme cases
Out of scope An entity whose core purpose is illegal
On hold Independent evidence is scarce on both + and −
- Reachable upper bound (ceiling): a confirmed − sets the ceiling, and independently verified + decide the position within it. + do not cancel out −.
- The weight of evidence is not symmetric: only confirmed − are counted; the volume of disputes or allegations goes under “Watching.” + are counted from independent evidence, while an organization’s own PR is treated as “reference.”
- Size is not value: scale is not used in the assessment. Matters that stay within money or competition—investors, shareholders, sanctions, trade secrets—are also excluded.
- The letter (assessment) and certainty (how reliable the information is) are separate axes.
This is a translation; the Japanese version is authoritative. The assessments here are generated automatically by AI based on published criteria. The operator does not alter individual results. Because they are AI-generated they may contain errors, and they are opinion and commentary, not statements of fact. Where evidence is insufficient, the entry is marked “On hold.” Requests for correction are accepted via the form.
Terms: Narrative Value = an assessment (A–G) of the distance between the narrative an organization tells and its reality / Ceiling meter = a visualization of the reachable upper bound / Watching = unconfirmed matters not counted / Protected stakeholders = people, animals, nature, and future generations. | Generated by: AI | As of: 2026-Q4 | Back to top