Good Practice Guide for Benchmarking Sustainability Systems

Good Practice Guide for Benchmarking Sustainability Systems

  1. Home
  2. get involved
  3. Search
  4. Good Practice Guide for Benchmarking Sustainability Systems

This guide lays out good practices for developing and implementing benchmarks of voluntary sustainability systems (VSS). This is the second version of the guide, published in March 2025 following public consultation. It is aligned with the ISEAL Credibility Principles (v2) and the ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Sustainability Systems (‘the ISEAL Code’).  

The recommendations in this guide are framed around key decisions to be made in each of the three phases of the development process. The guide does not prescribe how a benchmark should be structured or the assessment criteria to be included but shares considerations to support those decisions.

Read more about ISEAL's work supporting good practices for credible benchmarking.

Please provide the following information to access this resource.

We take your data seriously. Please read how we handle your email in our privacy notice.

We take your data seriously. Please read how we handle your newsletter sign-up in our privacy notice. You will be able to edit your subscription preferences at any time..
ISEAL Alliance will use the information you provide on this form to keep track of who is receiving our newsletters and only share relevant information with you.
Privacy notice: You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting us at communication@isealalliance.org. We will treat your information with respect. We don’t share your data with anyone else and will only use it to send you information about the topics you choose above. By clicking below, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with these terms.