Using a methodology developed in collaboration with outside experts, UEBT evaluated the changes and effects perceived by Weleda and its suppliers from adopting the UEBT standard in the company’s sourcing system for natural ingredients. UEBT’s interest is to gain insight into the possible positive, as well as unintended negative, effects of its membership program on companies and on their sustainability commitments. It also seeks to communicate that information to stakeholders as well as use the learning for improving the UEBT standard and related programs. This helps UEBT know if it is succeeding in its goal to contribute to a world in which people and biodiversity thrive