Empowering sustainability systems to drive global change

Our mission is to accelerate positive change for people and the planet by improving the impacts of ambitious sustainability systems.

Defining credible practice

ISEAL Credibility Principles

ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Sustainability Systems

What is a sustainability system?

Tackling sustainability issues

Inequality and persistent poverty

Human rights protection

Climate and nature

Driving innovation and engagement

ISEAL Innovations Fund

Sustainability systems' effectiveness

Guidance for companies

News

ISEAL releases updated version of the ISEAL Code

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Market mechanisms: Call for Innovations Fund EOIs

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How are sustainability standards driving real-world change?

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Events

Compliance and beyond: Partnering with voluntary sustainability standards to tackle deforestation in cocoa

Watch back: Market mechanisms grant round Q&A session - Innovations Fund

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ISEAL Sustainability Policy Forum

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Resources

Sustainability Claims Good Practice Guide v2 (2025)

There are a myriad of sustainability claims in the market today. The ISEAL Sustainability Claims Good Practice Guide was developed through a multi-stakeholder consultation process to define good

Guidance

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9.12 MB

Chain of Custody Models and Definitions v2 (2025)

This guidance developed by ISEAL on Chain of Custody (CoC) System is a reference document for sustainability standards systems that complements ISEAL's Sustainability Claims Good Practice Guide.

Guidance

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11.73 MB

Good Practice Guide for Benchmarking Sustainability Systems

This guide lays out good practices for developing and implementing benchmarks of voluntary sustainability systems (VSS).

Guidance

PDF

5.92 MB

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Joining ISEAL’s learning community helps sustainability systems become more effective at achieving positive sustainability impacts.

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Our donors

CGIAR: BI & CIAT

CGIAR: IFPRI

GEF

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Innovate UK: 3-CO

Innovate UK: STAR4BBS

Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

UK International Development from the UK Government

Walmart Foundation

Walton Family Foundation

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