Helping you deliver what you promise

UEBT helps businesses deliver on their commitments to sourcing with respect for people and biodiversity.   Our portfolio of services offers innovative and credible verification and certification solutions that meet business needs, no matter where they are in their sustainability journey.  All UEBT services and programmes are based on the UEBT standard.

For example, UEBT offers cost-effective services related to due diligence. Due diligence consists of several components, including assessing risks in supply chains and identifying specific risks at both the country and at the ingredient level.  UEBT offers tools to support this, including a supplier due diligence platform, and ABS due diligence database, and a risk database.

Companies may also wish to have field verification or certification for certain strategic botanicals. Field verification focuses on improvements in a supply chain and is led by UEBT experts. Certification is a more formal process where companies can demonstrate their compliance with the UEBT standard.  Companies can obtain certification of their ethical sourcing systems, or they can achieve certification that a specific ingredient in their supply chain is sourced with respect.  Certification means a company can use UEBT approved claims including our consumer-facing certification label. Verification allows for text claims off-product.

Companies may also seek to take deeper action on a specific supply chain or ingredient (botanical) through a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP). BAPs take many forms and are developed in partnership with local suppliers and organisations. UEBT supports companies on these company actions that contribute to regenerating natural systems.

Backing up your claims

Here is a quick summary of the UEBT services you might seek depending on the claim you intend to make for your product or company:

• On-pack labelling of ethical sourcing with a third-party certification label - seek UEBT ethical sourcing system certification alone or in conjunction with UEBT ingredient certification. Becoming a UEBT member is a pre-requisite for this.

  • For herbs and spices, consider the UEBT/Rainforest Alliance Herbs & Spices program which allows for the Rainforest Alliance certification seal on-pack.  

• Off-pack B2C labelling of ethical sourcing with a third-party certification label - seek UEBT ingredient certification or purchase a UEBT certified ingredient and obtain chain of custody approval from UEBT. Becoming a UEBT member is a pre-requisite for this.

• On-pack text claims of ‘UEBT certified ethically sourced’ for an ingredient - seek UEBT ingredient certification or purchase a UEBT certified ingredient. Obtain chain of custody approval from UEBT. More information: certification@ethicalbiotrade.org

• Off-pack B2C text claims of ‘UEBT verified ethically sourced’ for an ingredient - seek UEBT field verification services for your ingredient supply chain and reach the ‘ethical sourcing’ level. Becoming a UEBT member is a pre-requisite for this. More information: verification@ethicalbiotrade.org

In addition to verification and certification services, UEBT hosts working groups and technical exchanges on ethical sourcing, raises awareness through our annual conference and flagship research such as our Biodiversity Barometer, and offers customised support and advisory services on a range of issues related to ethical sourcing.

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