UEBT is an international non-profit organisation that promotes sourcing with respect for people and biodiversity. Its mission is to regenerate nature and secure a better future for people through ethical sourcing of ingredients from biodiversity. UEBT defines good practices and supports a growing movement of committed companies that are putting biodiversity at the core of their strategies, operations and supply chains.
Find out more about UEBT at - https://uebt.org/
ISEAL Code Compliant designates members who have successfully undergone independent evaluations against the ISEAL Codes of Good Practice in Standards-Setting, Assurance and Impacts.
The launch of the ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Sustainability Systems (‘the ISEAL Code’) is anticipated in early Q1 2024. ISEAL Code Compliant members will be working through a transition period to align their systems to the ISEAL Code and will be anticipated to undergo independent evaluations in 2025. Information about the effective date, the transition period and process for ISEAL Code Compliant members will be made available on the ISEAL Code of Good Practice revision and integration page.
As a result of this independent evaluation, UEBT will make the following improvements to how they develop their standards:
- Ensure that organisations which may have developed similar international standards have been invited to participate in the development of a terms of reference for the standard revision.
- Ensure that stakeholders who have submitted comments during the standards revision process are made aware of how their comments have been address or incorporated into the revised standard.
As a result of this independent evaluation, UEBT has made the following improvements to their assurance system:
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Developed an internal management review procedure.
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Updated the Claims and Labelling Policy with information on the monitoring of claims and labels.
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Developed an internal procedure on the revision of major documents that provides a system for effective document control.
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Updated the Requirements and Obligations for qualified Certification Bodies document to include information on the length of audits and general obligations for qualified Certification Bodies.
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Updated the Requirements and Obligations for Qualified Certification Bodies document to address risks to the impartiality of their assurance providers.
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Updated the document UEBT Procedure – Review of the UEBT Assurance System to include the normal implementation time for new or revised standards and information on Stakeholder consultation.
As a result of this independent evaluation, UEBT has made the following improvements to their M&E system:
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Updated the Monitoring and Evaluation Public System Report with full list of indicators.
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Defined a comparison and aggregation methodology to ensure that the selection of indicators for outcome and impact evaluation is consistent.
ISEAL Code Compliant members provide publicly available reports that give a comprehensive and accessible overview of a member's system.
ISEAL System Overview UEBT 2022