1. Union For Ethical BioTrade
Towards active private sector engagement
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2. UEBT
Vision:
Increased trade in biological resources actively contributes to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, as well as other sustainable development goals.
Mission:
To bring together actors committed to ethical biotrade,
To promote, facilitate, and recognise trade practices in biological goods to meet the objectives of the CBD
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3. UEBT set-up
Membership based organisation. Drivers are private sector companies, with support of NGOs, National BioTrade Programmes, other interested organisations.
All members commit to working towards compliance with the internal UEBT standard which responds to CBD objectives
UEBT thus seeks to actively engage business in the implementation of the CBD and other conventions
First area of emphasis will be health ingredients sectors like the cosmetics and function foods
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4. UEBT Founding members Private sector Aldivia (France) Candela (Peru)
Cocoamarket (Ecuador)
Fitofarma (Peru)
Labfarve (Colombia)
Natura Cosmetics SA (Brazil)
Organic Partners (UK)
Peruvian Nature Peru)
Nativa (Colombia)
PhytoTrade Africa
Affiliates
CORPEI (Ecuador)
PromPeru (Peru)
UEPB (Uganda)
IUCN
IFC
UNF
Pi Environmental consulting
Sustainway
Advisor
UNCTAD
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5. Why the UEBT?
Because biodiversity and therewith compliance with the CBD is becoming important for industry.
Because few mechanisms exist to effectively engage private sector in this sector into CBD.
Because bigger market recognition is required for companies that work towards such compliance following the UEBT standard.
Because private sector requires best-practices, guidance and sharing of experiences on issue like conservation, sustainable use and benefit sharing are.
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6. Private sector consultations on UEBT.
Meeting with private sector in Madrid (CphI, 2005)
Business round-table in Curitiva (CBD COP8, 2006)
Business round-table in Geneva (Vitafoods, 2006)
Private sector steering group (Paris, 2006)
Founding member meeting (Geneva, 2007)
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7. UEBT Functions Outreach and market development
Company partnerships
Promote concept of BioTrade in the market
Business development support
Support business transformation efforts
Administration of a verification system
No label (no certification)
B2B communication tool
Cooperate with existing labelling schemes
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8. UEBT Scope Recognise Promote
Verification of compliance with UEBT internal standard
Promote
Business partnerships
Market up-take
Facilitate
Assistance & guidance to reach compliance with BT P&C
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9. UEBT, business and MEAs
UEBT responds to COP VII/17 decision on private sector
UEBT works in line with objectives of MEAs like CBD, CITES, UNCCD, Ramsar
UEBT is interested in engaging with Conventions to encourage private sector to actively work in line with conventions’ objectives
UEBT is interested in cooperating with CDB on business and biodiversity in the running-up to CBD COP9
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