UEBT Sourcing with Respect Conference 2025

 
 
Overview
Agenda
Speakers
Tickets
Practical info
Who attends
 
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The UEBT Sourcing with Respect Conference is the premier global event for industry professionals working in the beauty, food & beverage, and natural pharma sectors to discuss ethical sourcing of ingredients from biodiversity.

We are pleased to announce the 2025 version will take place in Amsterdam again and be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 30 September to 1 October 2025.
 
 
Dates for 2025

30 Sep - 1 Oct 2025

 
Sponsors

If your organisation is interested in sponsoring the 2025 conference please reach out to us at: conference@uebt.org

City and Venue
 
 

UEBT Conference 2025 is supported by:

 
 
Highlights from 2024

UEBT Conference 2024 - Summary report

Check out what was discussed at last year’s conference.

What your peers said about the 2024 Sourcing with Respect Conference

 

Questions?

Write to us at conference@uebt.org

 
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UEBT Sourcing with Respect Conference

“Driving impact in times of change”

It's an unprecedented time, with geopolitical and economic uncertainty, a reshaping of global trade, and sustainability commitments under threat. The UEBT conference will convene more than 200 leading companies to discuss how to strengthen responsible sourcing and ensure supply chain resilience in these shifting dynamics, with a focus on positive impact for people and biodiversity in botanicals sourcing regions.

Highlights of the 2025 agenda include:

  • Adaptive responsible sourcing strategies

  • Effective management of social and environmental risks in supply chains

  • How to integrate responsible sourcing of botanicals in biodiversity frameworks

  • Building supply chain resilience and partnerships

  • Examples of practical action on human rights and biodiversity issues in sourcing areas 

UEBT Sourcing with Respect Conference 2025 - Agenda

Detailed Agenda

Day 1 – Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Morning:
  • UEBT Members Exchange
  • Special Exchanges (To be announced)
  • Networking Lunch
Afternoon: Opening of the 2025 Conference
  • Leadership Reflections
    • Business and Biodiversity
    • Real Impact at Origin
    • Indigenous Innovation
  • Plenary Panel 1: Responsible Sourcing in a Changing World
    How can your sector or company work along supply chains to source with respect for people and biodiversity while responding to emerging global challenges. What future lies ahead, and how can we best evolve and adapt our responsible sourcing strategies.
  • Plenary Panel 2: Supply Chain Resilience Through Action
    Understand how to secure and strengthen supply chains through sourcing practices that regenerate biodiversity, build climate resilience and enhance livelihoods for the people who grow and collect botanicals. Hear how to establish robust partnerships between with local suppliers and producers to unlock success through sourcing practices that prioritize people and biodiversity.
Evening: Networking Drinks Reception
Day 2 – Wednesday, 1 October 2025
UEBT Information Sessions
Breakout Sessions:
  • Integrating Botanicals into nature frameworks
    Explore opportunities and challenges to integrate responsible sourcing of botanicals into voluntary nature-related frameworks such as TNFD, GRI and others. Consider whether biodiversity assessments and disclosures could be strengthened to encourage responsible sourcing of botanicals.
  • Company programs on responsible sourcing
    Gain insights from companies at different levels of the supply chain and different parts of the world. Learn about how these companies have defined their programs and their experience putting them into practice.
  • Navigating due diligence in botanicals
    Better prepare and plan for the consequences of regulatory and client expectations on due diligence. Understand more clearly what are practical and effective approaches for companies along botanical supply chains.
  • Real world examples: supply chain partnerships for impact
    Gain insights from cases of supply chain partnerships in different parts of the world – leading companies will share drivers, challenges, and tangible results to date for people and biodiversity in botanicals sourcing regions, as well as benefits realized for the business.
  • Local action to prevent and mitigate human rights risks in botanicals
    Learn about concrete actions that companies are taking as part of human rights due diligence. Explore how local companies and their clients are driving real change – at the sectoral level or in company-specific initiatives - on issues like child labour, informal work, or working conditions in sourcing regions.
  • Local action to regenerate and conserve biodiversity in supply chains
    How can local companies and their clients take concrete action and build supply resilience when managing environmental risks and fostering positive biodiversity outcomes in botanicals. Explore how emerging technologies or practical tools can drive real change towards regeneration, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in sourcing regions.
Closing Plenary: Looking ahead roundtable: predictions on sourcing with respect
This interactive panel brings together conference speakers and participants to offer bold predictions, provocative insights, and actionable foresight on sourcing with respect for people and biodiversity. A dynamic way to bring together the patterns, voices, and relationships shared over two days of the conference.
Closing drinks

Questions?

Write to us at conference@uebt.org

 
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Speakers

Coming soon!

Tickets

 
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Registration

Early bird rates are available until 27 June.

Pricing

Organisation type Conference - Day 1+2 Livestream - Day 1 + 2
UEBT members One free ticket per member organisation.

Additional tickets:
- Early-bird: 350€
- Regular: 450€
- Unlimited free tickets
Non-members - Early-bird: 895€
- Regular: 995€
- Regular: 150€

Prices are excluding VAT (Dutch VAT rate 21% applies)

How to register

General guidance:

  • Fill out the registration form for each person from your organisation who will attend. Each participant requires a separate registration with an individual email address.  

  • Tickets are non-transferable: the conference may only be attended by the person whose name appears on the ticket. 

  • Select the ticket type based on member status and the desired payment method (credit card/free tickets OR bank transfer). 

  • For early-bird tickets, please enter your promo code in order to benefit from the reduced rate. If you do not have a promo code, please request one by contacting conference@uebt.org

  • Confirmation will be sent upon receipt of the registration form. However, registration will be guaranteed only upon receipt of the conference fees and confirmation from UEBT that the correct ticket type, promo code, and seat allotment was used (e.g. member, non-member, free or discounted, etc.). 

UEBT members: 

  • UEBT member organisations are entitled to one (1) free ticket plus unlimited additional seats at the special members-only price. Please contact us at conference@uebt.org for your promo code for the free seat. Additional seats at the members-only price can be purchased through the registration form. 

  • UEBT members are those organisations which have achieved full or provisional UEBT membership and whose membership is active.

  • 'Members' do not include UEBT partners and other stakeholders, such as certification bodies, NGOs, project partners or client companies that do not hold UEBT membership. 

Conference sponsors and UEBT partners: 

  • UEBT conference sponsors have additional free seats and should contact us for their promo codes. 

  • NGOs, partners and non-member SMEs from non-OECD countries may be eligible for discounts. Contact us at conference@uebt.org for more information. 

Fees and VAT information: 

  • Admission fees for the conference are taxed according to Dutch VAT (21%). 

  • When you select payment by credit card, an additional credit card processing fee applies. 

  • When you select payment by bank transfer, we will send you an invoice with instructions for payment to the email provided in the registration form. No additional payment processing fees are applied when this option is selected; however, your bank may charge additional fees for international transfers to our account. 

  • Participants from companies registered within the EU can apply electronically in their own country for the refund of the Dutch VAT by liaising with the tax authority in which their company is based.  

  • Participants from outside the EU should liaise with the Tax Administration of the Netherlands

Questions?

Please contact us at conference@uebt.org if you need any assistance in registering for the event and we will be delighted to help you. 

 

Practical Information

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When:

30 September and 01 October 2025

Where:

Amsterdam

Movenpick Hotel - Amsterdam City Center
Piet Heinkade 11, 1019 BR, Amsterdam, Netherlands

 
FAQ
 
 
  • In order to reduce the carbon footprint of our event, we encourage you to come by public transport and travel by train rather than plane wherever possible.

    By train:

    The nearest station is Amsterdam Central.

    The conference venue (Movenpick Hotel) is a short walk (approximately 15 minutes) or tram ride (1 stop) along the water from Amsterdam Central Station.

    Tram line 26, stop "Muziekgeb Bimhuis". You can pay by card on board the tram (tap and pay).

    By plane:

    The closest airport is Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (code AMS).

    From the airport, you can take a taxi (30 minutes) or a 20 minute train directly from the airport to Amsterdam Central.

    By car:

    The closest car park is Piet Heingarage, just outside the Mövenpick Hotel. See rates.

  • Autumn is a busy period for conferences and Amsterdam can be expensive, so be sure to book far in advance, possibly using ‘free cancellation’ options for room rates in case plans change or you find a better deal later.

    Many options are available within walking distance of the conference venue or by public transport.

    Consider outside the Amsterdam city centre, such as around the airport, the Sloterdijk district, or Amsterdam City West or North.

    Some options we can recommend are:

    Mövenpick hotel where the conference will take place

    Room Mate Aitana hotel - 2.5km away from the conference venue

    Volkshotel Amsterdam Oost - short tram or metro ride, several room types available at different price levels

    Social Hub Amsterdam City - short tram or metro ride, several room types available at different price levels

    Social Hub Amsterdam West

    IBIS Amsterdam Centre - directly next to the central train station, walking distance to venue and other Ibis hotels in Amsterdam that often have a better value for travelers (Ibis or ‘Ibis Styles’ brands are standard)

    Library Hotel Amsterdam - close to the central train station, walking distance to venue

    XO Hotels Park West - accessible by train and foot

  • We have chosen to host the 2025 UEBT conference at the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, which is certified Green Globe Gold since 2015.

    It has a social, environment, and employer sustainability programme and has implemented actions in line with this, such as:

    · 90% of products used are produced by Dutch suppliers and purchased directly by the hotel

    · Use of Fairtrade and organic products like coffee, wine and linen where possible

    · The hotel has its own water saving plan and all sinks, showers and toilets use the minimum amount of water needed

    · Tap water is filtered in order to reduce the use of bottled water

    · Use of LED lighting

    Moreover, UEBT strives to reduce the environmental footprint of the conference:

    · The event minimises the use of paper by making all information available online.

    · We encourage participants to travel by public transport and to share taxis whenever possible.

    · The conference is made available online by live stream.

    · Catering is vegetarian and includes organic and Fairtrade ingredients.

Questions?

Write to us at conference@uebt.org

 
 

Who attends

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Who attended in 2024
  • 82% companies, from a variety of sectors including food and beverage, herbs and spices, flavours and fragrances, natural pharmaceuticals and beauty.

  • 18% from international organisations, NGOs, government agencies or individual consultants.

  • 305 persons total – 250 participants in Amsterdam and an additional 55 via livestream.

  • Most of the private sector representatives who attended work in sourcing or in sustainability, with some from the executive teams, marketing, communications, or regulatory affairs.

Organisations who attended:
L'Oréal I Weleda I Guerlain I LVMH I Fresh I Mast-Jägermeister I Provital I Clarins I Chanel I Yves Rocher I Liz Earle I Boots No7 Beauty Company I Pernod Ricard I Nuxe I Sisley I P&G I Yogi Tea I Indfrag Biosciences I Robertet I Symrise I Givaudan I IFF I Gnutra/ Brazbio I SILAB I OLVEA Vegetable Oils I Martin Bauer I Jasmine Concrete Exports I Africert I Enio Bonchev Production I Simone Gatto I Grandstyle Global Services I Sapea I Teekanne I Iberchem I BASF Beauty Care SolutionsI Seppic I Terra Fragrantia I Darwin Bioprospecting Excellence I Laboratoires Expanscience I Floral Concept I Payan Bertrand I Biolandes I Gattefossé I Botanic Gardens Conservation International I Sederma I Blue Sky Botanics I Galen-N I Ercetin Rose oil I Berjé I Codif International I Agroforex Company I Agro Product I Kaapi I Sebat I Ffora I Dutjahn Sandalwood Oils I AIO Impex I Cosmo International Fragrances I doTERRA I NAOS I GIZ I ISEAL I TRAFFIC I Fairtrade Support Network I World Benchmarking Alliance I Rainforest Alliance I Twenty Fifty I Agrocera I Iba Botanicals I Whitesands agro commodities I Aydin Gulyagi AND MORE!
What people said about the 2024 UEBT Conference
  • 98% of survey respondents said they would like to attend another conference.
  • 99% found the conference “good or very good.”
  • 98% of respondents said it gave them knowledge they could use in their daily work.
  • 98% of respondents said it gave them ideas or opportunities for collaboration.

Questions? Write to us at conference@uebt.org