Our focus over the last three years
Our strategic priorities from 2017 to 2020 were:
Some achievements:
UEBT new brand look and feel
UEBT certification label launched in the market
UEBT online platform Grove installed
Civil society leaders joined UEBT Board
Multiple experts joined UEBT staff team
Number of committed companies working with UEBT grew by 30+
‘The Big Shift: Business for biodiversity’ published
Biodiversity Barometer reached 10 years of tracking increasing consumer awareness of biodiversity
‘Sourcing with Respect’ conference in Paris doubled in size to 300 attendees
Partnership began with Rainforest Alliance on Herbs & Spices
Launched the Initiative for Responsible Carnauba
Biodiversity Action Plan approach launched and implemented by several UEBT members. UEBT documented and shared several case studies
10 years of the Nagoya Protocol was marked by leaders signaling support for Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) and acknowledging UEBT’s leadership in the field
Natura Ekos line with UEBT label
UEBT label making of
Weleda product with UEBT label in a store, 2020
And in 2020…
11 new members welcomed into UEBT in 2020 including industry leaders Sederma, Yves Rocher, Southern Cross Botanicals and more
Native became first food brand to obtain UEBT ethical sourcing system certification
Digital Dialogues reached 700 people (live unique attendees)
Developed unique online tool to monitor and assess ABS rules
Revised the Ethical BioTrade Standard
Renewed our partnership with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
New partnerships forged with Sustainable Spices Initiative, Science Based Targets Network, the International Fragrance Association, and the International Organisation of the Flavor Industry
5 new board members joined UEBT
New board members
New partners
