Governance

The Union for Ethical BioTrade is a membership-based organisation that was created in May 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland.

General Assembly

The General Assembly acts as the main governing body of UEBT and meets once a year to elect the Members of the Board. The General Assembly is composed of all UEBT Members. Provisional, Trading and Affiliate Members have the right to vote and elect the Board of Directors, thereby approving the management of the organization.

Resources

Click here to see the Governance section of the Resources page.

Board

As of May 2011, the UEBT Board is composed of the following members:

Mr. Ricardo Faucon (Natura Cosmetics S.A.), President of the Board
Mr. Gus Le Breton (PhytoTrade Africa), Vice President of the Board
Mr. Pierre Charlier de Chilly (Aldivia), Treasurer of the Board
Mr. Peter Andersen (Vegeflora)
Mr. Gaston Vizcarra (Candela)
Mr. Gustavo Urrea (Labfarve)
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Mr. Humberto Gomez (FAN)
Mr. Nicolas Cock Duque (Nativa)

UNCTAD, the CBD, the International Finance Corporation and Weleda act as observers to the Board.

To support the functioning of UEBT the Board has appointed various committees, including an appeals committee, a membership committee, and a standards committee. The appeals procedure is available to download here.

Standard Committee

The Standard Committee is composed of the members PhytoTrade Africa, Candela, FAN, Imaflora, Labfarve, OHTC, FSC, The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and Derani Consultoria Juridica.

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee, whose role is to review membership application and to recommend approval to the Board, is composed of the following members: Candela, PhytoTrade Africa and Nativa.

For more information on the various committees, please check our resources page for official documents.

Secretariat

UEBT’s day-to-day management is handled by the Secretariat in Geneva.