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The Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) is a nonprofit association that promotes the "Sourcing with Respect" of ingredients that come from biodiversity. Members commit to gradually ensuring that their sourcing practices promote the conservation of biodiversity, respect traditional knowledge and assure the equitable sharing of benefits all along the supply chain.

History The UEBT is a membership-based organisation that was created in May 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland. The idea behind forming the Union was born out of the need expressed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries for ways to differentiate BioTrade products in the market. It stems from efforts initiated by the BioTrade Initiative of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which was created to contribute to international efforts to promote sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. It responds to the recognition by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that additional efforts were needed to reach out to the private sector. The CBD recognizes the strong link between business and biodiversity, as well as the dependency of industry on biodiversity. The UEBT responds to the decisions that CBD parties have taken regarding private sector engagement and the use of standards in this. Developing country partners have been driving the development of the UEBT a process that UNCTAD has keenly supported. Subsequently, the Union for Ethical BioTrade was conceptualized. On 8 May 2007, a year after the idea was born, a meeting of the founding members took place and the articles of association were approved.

Biodiversity Barometer Every year the UEBT publishes the Biodiversity Barometer among consumers, companies and the media. The Biodiversity Barometer contains the results of awareness studies commissioned by the UEBT.