Business Member Terms
and Conditions

We ask that all business members help support the Coalition’s operations through annual membership dues. These funds will help us expand outreach, fund research grants, and continue to get our message out.  As we are an international organization and want to be as inclusive as possible, the dues are relatively modest and based on a business member’s business volume.

annual Business Membership fee

The annual Business Membership fee will be determined on a sliding scale based on the company’s income level in USD

Less than $100,000 - $50 contribution
Up to $250,000 - $100 contribution
Up to $500,000 - $200 contribution
Up to $750,000 - $300 contribution
Over $1,000,000 - $500 contribution

The exclusive benefits of your membership includes

Use of the Coalition badge [e.g. logo, certificate] to display at your business and on your website
Your hyperlinked company logo on the Coalition website
A shout-out on the Coalition’s social media channels (1 post per year, timing at Coalition’s discretion)
The opportunity to exhibit at Coalition conferences/events
The opportunity to sponsor Coalition events, advertise in event communications, participate in event swag bags, etc. 
Participation in a listing of special discounts for Coalition members on a general member benefits webpage

Business members are also subject to the following requirements

Members should take action to promote the Coalition, including promotion of the Coalition and its events on the member’s commercial social media channels (content provided by the Coalition), in company newsletters, and to peers at networking events; display of Coalition sign/brochure/materials at company table at conferences/trade shows.

Members must verify whether their parent company, supplier, or any brand they represent or distribute manufactures, distributes, and/or supplies products containing endangered species*. If they do, members must sign and submit a letter (suggested language included below) to their parent company and/or suppliers (whether same or unique company/brand name) to demonstrate their support for wildlife protection.

The letter must both

  • Notify the recipient of the member’s participation in the Coalition, and 
  • Suggest that the parent company and/or supplier consider removing endangered species* from their products/supply if applicable. 


If the member’s parent company or supplier currently manufactures or distributes products/supplies containing endangered species*, the member must clearly state this on their website and display the following prepared statement along with the Coalition logo in each instance of its usage

Statement
As a business member of the Coalition for Wildlife Protection in TCM, our company has pledged to uphold the Coalition’s mission and membership requirements, including the commitment to not trade in endangered species* in [country/region name]. However, our parent company/supplier [name] does manufacture, distribute, and/or supply products containing endangered species* and is not a member of the Coalition.

 

*Endangered refers to any animal species designated as endangered, threatened, or protected under applicable national or international laws and regulations, and/or scientific body ranking systems. In practice, this includes species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Appendix I and II; in the Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered categories of the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List; in the U.S. Endangered Species Act; and species that are protected under national law in the country of import, export, or sale.

Letter Template

From member to parent company that uses/trades in endangered species
Please be aware that we have joined the Coalition for Wildlife Protection in TCM. The mission of this organization is to raise awareness of the need for wildlife protection among traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, educators, herbal manufacturers and distributors, researchers, and the public. We feel that it is important to support and join this organization and assist it in furthering its goals.  We are aware that you, our parent company, uses or trades in endangered wildlife species, and we urge you to reconsider this practice. Choosing to reformulate with alternative ingredients and/or cease all use and sales of endangered species is not only a way of protecting the biodiversity of our planet and longevity of TCM, but shows leadership, innovation, and a sense of responsibility to future generations.

Please note that although our company logo will be displayed on the Coalition’s website and the Coalition’s logo on our site, there will be a clarifying statement accompanying its use: 

As a business member of the Coalition for Wildlife Protection in TCM, our company has pledged to uphold the Coalition’s mission and membership requirements, including the commitment to not trade in endangered species in [country/region name]. However, our parent company/supplier [name] does manufacture, distribute, and/or supply products containing endangered species and is not a member of the Coalition.  

Thank you for your consideration.

From member to suppliers that use/trade in endangered species
Please be aware that we have joined the Coalition for Wildlife Protection in TCM. The mission of this organization is to raise awareness of the need for wildlife protection among traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, educators, herbal manufacturers and distributors, researchers, and the public. We feel that it is important to support and join this organization and assist it in furthering its goals.  We are aware that your company uses or trades in endangered wildlife species, and we urge you to reconsider this practice. Choosing to reformulate with alternative ingredients and/or cease all use and sales of endangered species is not only a way of protecting the biodiversity of our planet and longevity of TCM, but shows leadership, innovation, and a sense of responsibility to future generations.

Please note that although our company logo will be displayed on the Coalition’s website and the Coalition’s logo on our site, there will be a clarifying statement accompanying its use: 

As a business member of the Coalition for Wildlife Protection in TCM, our company has pledged to uphold the Coalition’s mission and membership requirements, including the commitment to not trade in endangered species in [country/region name]. However, our parent company/supplier [name] does manufacture, distribute, and/or supply products containing endangered species and is not a member of the Coalition.  

Thank you for your consideration.