How we're funded
ISEAL works with our donors to align on projects and programmes that help us to achieve our mission and vision and address key sustainability issues. Our projects and programmes are primarily funded through grants from multilateral and bilateral (government) donors, trusts and foundations, with grants ranging from one to four years.
We have partnered with a range of donors over the years with projects focused on issues including living wage measurement, credibility, landscapes and sustainable land use. We are currently working with donors to deliver projects focused on smallholder livelihoods, deforestation and due diligence legislation, and producer equity.
We welcome open discussions with donors and potential partners to find opportunities for collaboration and alignment in our work. If you are interested in working with ISEAL, please contact our Partnerships Manager, jac@isealalliance.org.
To find out more about our grant-funded work, please view our donors below.
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT has been working with ISEAL for over three years to combine the Alliance’s expertise on gender and social inclusion to support sustainability standards that address gender equality within their systems and partnerships. Through our partnership, we are committed to achieving tangible annual outcomes that advance gender equality efforts within the ISEAL community.
The International Food Policy Research Institute, a CGIAR Research Centre, has been working with ISEAL and Evidensia for over three years. Our collaboration addresses challenges in developing value-chains that can provide food to retailers whilst generating livelihoods for farmers and reducing the carbon footprint of agriculture.
ISEAL has been working as part of the Global Environment Facilities programmes since 2016. Initially working to ensure access to evidence on the effectiveness of sustainability systems on reducing deforestation in commodity supply chains, we have continued our partnership to support the establishment and use of Evidensia as a go-to source of evidence for policy makers and stakeholders of the Green Commodities programme.
GIZ and ISEAL have been working in collaboration since 2018 as two of the three founding partners of the Living Income Community of Practice (LICoP), with a focus on progressing measurement and action on living income across a range of sectors and stakeholders. Alongside our work on LICoP, ISEAL has also worked with GIZ on a variety of projects on living wage, transforming agricultural value chains, and supporting smallholders.
ISEAL is funded through Innovate UK as part of Horizon Europe, an EU Research and Innovation programme. ISEAL is currently engaged in two consortia projects under Horizon Europe.
ISEAL is funded through Innovate UK as part of Horizon Europe, an EU Research and Innovation programme. ISEAL is currently engaged in two consortia projects under Horizon Europe.
ISEAL and SECO have been working together since 2015 to support the scaling of sustainability impacts. As well as being a long-term valued supporter and collaborator in ISEAL’s broader work in engaging and aligning members on critical sustainability issues, SECO is a co-founder of the Innovations Fund and continues to support sustainability systems unlock new innovative partnerships, approaches and solutions that can operate at scale to deliver impact.
As one of our first ever donors, ISEAL has been working with the Packard Foundation since 2008. The Packard Foundation has provided funding to support a range of projects and programmes including grants focused on climate change and emissions reductions, deforestation free supply chains, living income, assurance, and credible claims and labelling. Under our current grant, we are focused on improving action on equity and livelihoods.
ISEAL has been working with funding from UK International Development from the UK Government since 2024 as part of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)’s Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use (IFSLU) Phase 2 programme. We previously worked with UK International Development under DFID from 2015-18 through a four-year grant focussed on credible standards for responsible business.
ISEAL has been a grantee of the Walmart Foundation since 2020, working to address critical sustainability issues at scale including a focus on deforestation, establishing a landscape and jurisdictional network, and supporting supply chain companies to engage in landscape and jurisdictional initiatives.
ISEAL has been a grantee of the Walton Family Foundation since 2013, working on sustainability challenges including equity and livelihoods, credibility in claims and labelling, and innovation within sustainability standards.