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300 people at day 1 of #BSR2019 in Paris - thank you to ⁦@absinitiative⁩ ⁦@Helvetas⁩ ⁦@UNCTAD⁩ ⁦@Weleda⁩ ⁦@Naturacosmetica⁩ ⁦@SymriseAG⁩ ⁦@Loreal⁩ ⁦@LVMH⁩ #biodiversity #ethicalsourcing

Asian consumers are now more aware of biodiversity than their American or European counterparts, according to a new survey by the @EthicalBioTrade. cosmeticsbusiness.com/news/article_p…

#BSR2019 day 2 starts with due diligence discussions. We see that the number of countries that have ABS obligations keep increasing.

#ethical sourcing exchange session at #BSR2019 Conf. #UEBT2019: Mutually beneficial business partnerships along biotrade #valuchains must build: 🤝Sector dialogue 👩🏼‍🌾Local business competitiveness ⚖️Equitable trade & local dev. 🐝Sustainable farming & wild collection

Helveras partners exporting sustainably produced natural ingredients that promote #biodiversity presenting their companies and products at #UEBT2019. Thanks to the generous support and foresight of #SECO, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs for making this possible!

Presenting the #BiodiversityActionPlan as a tool to enhance #biodiversity in the food supply chain at #BSR2019 @EthicalBioTrade

Wonderful hearing @EthicalBioTrade conf Paris on efforts to source by ”Wild Collection” to protect Amazon & other Rainforest. Buy certified Wild Collected herbal teas etc from @NaturaBA #Agrifaso #Parceval #MartinBauerTeas . Well done UEBT & @RnfrstAlliance to certify.

⁦@RnfrstAlliance⁩ Catherine de Liagre Bohl presents the new UEBT/RA partnership in herbs and spices at #BSR2019 conference in Paris today. Built from and expanding upon successful previous work in herbal teas covering 250+ products in 17 countries.

Thank you to ⁦@Helvetas⁩ and ⁦@BioTradeGroup⁩ for supporting the delegation today in Paris from Southeast Asia including local suppliers of new ingredients like Thanaka, from a tree found in Myanmar. #biotrade #abs #BSR2019 #ethicalsourcing

“The private sector is best poised to fill the gap” of 300B USD needed to conserve biodiversity. 88T to be invested, 500B now in impact investments & 52B of this in conservation — “it should be doable” ⁦@EcoEnterprises⁩ #BSR2019 ⁦@UNBiodiversity⁩

UEBT’s own Xiaoou Zheng, an environmental lawyer and expert on access and benefit sharing talks about evolving rules on ABS in China at the #BSR2019 exchange in Paris.

"Complexity should not be an excuse for inaction". Sasha Liese, Symrise about Access and Benefit Sharing. @EthicalBioTrade @absinitiative #ABS #UEBT2019 #BSR2019

“Everyone can do a project in a technical way but it’s important to understand the local cultural and have patience and passion.” Bas Schneiders from ⁦@Weleda⁩ opens day 2 at #BSR2019 sharing a project in Moldavia in #biodynamic lavender ⁦@UNCTAD⁩

Technical exchanges of the 2019 UEBT Beauty of Sourcing conference are now starting. #UEBT2019 #BSR2019 #ABS @EthicalBioTrade @absinitiative

⁦@SymriseAG⁩ gives update on Bergamot work in Calabria and work to bridge gen gap in farming with ⁦@giz_gmbh⁩ — Hamish Taylor: “if we don’t make farming interesting for young people we won’t be able to feed 2 mil more mouths in 2050.” #BSR2019

@TheBodyShop international sustainable sourcing mgr Heather Ducharme at #BSR2019 on work on a benefit sharing agreement for the Clanwilliam cedar in South Africa. “We have to be skilled in partnerships. We can’t do #ethicalsourcing without it - if we are to survive as a species”

#BSR2019 opening panel discusses consumer insights from Asia. Miyabi Kumagai from @Shiseido_FR: “Nature is already in our DNA” sharing her perspectives from Japan - joined by @Guerlain @Weleda

‘From story telling to story proving’ @SandrineSommer of @Guerlain shares the new Bee Respect Platform at @EthicalBioTrade #BSR2019 in Paris. Shows traceability of 400 supply chains in 65 products.

#biodiversitybarometer report just unveiled in Paris at #BSR2019 this morning - awareness of #biodiversity is higher in Asia than in the UK, US or Germany. Huge opportunity for companies to show Asian consumers they are protecting it ⁦@UNBiodiversity⁩

“It’s still lip service” in most businesses, says Rik Kutsch Lojenga from UEBT as he opens #BSR2019 in Paris today, invoking the groundbreaking ⁦@IPBES⁩ report and businesses must take more action to save the million species endangered.