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Programme and first speakers announced for UEBT Sourcing with Respect Conference 8-9 October in Amsterdam! Haven’t registered yet? Visit our event webpage for more information and regular updates. https://lnkd.in/gYqKp-Un Any questions? Please contact us at [email protected].

Strong statement released today in the lead up to #COP16: -- Business actors must restore degraded ecosystems -- Business must ensure #sustainableuse of #biodiversity and reduce all negative environmental impacts #fornature #peacewithnature #ethicalsourcing #biodiversityplan

On June 18, the Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) members came together in an online event to celebrate the Coalition’s 10-year anniversary, discuss progress made and reflect on challenges and opportunities ahead. Read our latest blog post for insights from the discussion: https://lnkd.in/ghjm2n9B #livingwage #livingincome #decentwork Anker Research Institute ISEAL Social Accountability International Fairtrade International UEBT Fair Labor Association Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Elizabeth A. Bennett Rainforest Alliance

UEBT is proud to announce that it has established an alliance with CONTAR (the National Confederation of Rural Salaried Workers) in Brazil, as part of our activities together with stakeholders in the #Carnauba sector and our role as the Secretariat of the Initiative for Responsible Carnauba (IRC). The partnership, which also includes the IRC, aims to promote respect for #humanrights in the Carnauba sector through trainings of workers, communication campaigns, and progress towards #justremuneration.   Gabriel Bezerra, CONTAR’s President shares that "For us at CONTAR, it is an achievement to celebrate a partnership with UEBT and the IRC to promote the human rights of rural salaried workers in the Carnaúba chain. Our objective is to improve working conditions, including wages, promote decent work, and help combat forced labor and child labor throughout the production chain. This partnership will contribute to the strengthening of our workers' union."   #ethicalsourcing #workersrights #biodiversity Learn more about the IRC here: https://lnkd.in/gQmCExfx  Charlotte Mallet Sandino Silva

Interesting article just published by Nez magazine, on #sustainability in #fragrances supply chains, including just remuneration for producers of #natural raw materials. #ethicalsourcing #biodiversity https://lnkd.in/g-RC2h5w

Sitting in the back row but paying attention! Lots of discussions and insights at the ISEAL #sustainability symposium. First and last speakers of the day - Santiago Gowland and Richard Howitt - highlighted how essential it is to go beyond the company by company approach on sustainability and aim for collective transformation. Theme of the day is #duediligence. No question of the huge impact of the #CSDDD. Just in numbers: Even if the number of European companies directly affected is limited, these companies involve millions of suppliers around the world. The challenge is to make sure local producers stay and thrive under due diligence system. UEBT moderated exchanges on #humanrights due diligence and approaches to addressing power imbalances. Look forward to taking these conversations and collaboration forward! Catalina Romero Nocua Caroline Omondi Antonia Straden Amandine Bressand Melanie C Grant Rodrigo de Próspero Khaliun P. Jessica P. Alain Nguyen stands with 🇺🇦

 📢 Sign up today! ‘Road to Biodiversity COP16: Why and how business should contribute’     🌿 As we gear up for the UN CBD #Biodiversity #COP16 in Cali, Colombia, our partners at Business for Nature are inviting you to an open global webinar on 11 June 2024. Join to learn how businesses can support a successful outcome at #COP16.     The webinar is open to all businesses and other stakeholders and will be delivered in English.     Sign up today: bit.ly/cop16biz      It's #NowForNature    

🌱The #BiodiversityPlan sets the world on a path to halt & reverse biodiversity loss. This 90 second video shares UEBT's thoughts on 4 urgent actions, among others, that companies can take to be part of the #biodiversity plan. We hope you will watch it, and share this widely. This week and beyond. 🛣️Although strides have been made, there's a long way to go from the global agreement to global action. As we approach #BiodiversityDay on 22 May, join UEBT and others in being #PartOfThePlan UN Biodiversity #ethicalsourcing #biodiversityloss #generationrestoration #regenerative

UEBT is part of the Global Living Wage Coalition that is celebrating a decade of work helping move the idea of #livingwages from niche to norm. This progress can be seen in recent developments like the International Labour Organization (ILO) recent milestone agreement on living wages, which raises hopes for millions of workers around the world that decent wages could become a reality. It can also be seen in the discussions from leading companies across sectors, who are either contemplating or committing to pay living wages to workers in their #supplychains. UEBT supports companies to achieve living wages. We do this by helping companies to understand the gap between the current situation and living wages, and with this information, companies can develop strategies to promote better livelihoods for producers and workers. In the GLWC's recent statement, we as a group pause to consider what it took for this idea to take root and we look to the future, discussing what it will take to bring about the GLWC vision of a world where wages uphold the dignity of labour. And in an upcoming 📢 public dialogue 📢 on June 18, UEBT's own Georgina Villarreal, PhD will be speaking with other experts within the GLWC on the transformative potential in the pursuit of living wages worldwide. ➡ Read the full statement and register for the dialogue - https://lnkd.in/eqcut4HG   Fairtrade International Rainforest Alliance ISEAL Bonsucro Anker Research Institute Fair Labor Association Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Social Accountability International #livingincome #decentwork #sustainablelivelihoods

Early bird registration is now OPEN for the UEBT Sourcing with Respect Conference, the premier global event for industry professionals working in the #beauty, #food & #beverage, and #natural #pharma sectors to discuss #ethicalsourcing of ingredients from #biodiversity. 🌿 8-9 October 2024 | Amsterdam 🌿 REGISTER HERE AND LEARN MORE: https://lnkd.in/gYqKp-Un Topics will include: latest consumer trends, evolving regulations, #supplychain #duediligence, safeguarding human and #workerrights in supply chains, biodiversity #conservation in sourcing areas, auditing high-risk supply chains, resurgence of #wild harvesting, equitable #benefitsharing and much more … 🍃 The 2024 Conference is sponsored by: Parfums Christian Dior Fresh Guerlain Givaudan Indfrag Biosciences Pvt Ltd Mast-Jägermeister US, Inc. KENZO Parfums L'Oréal Research & Innovation, Symrise AG and Weleda AG