Innovations Fund project portfolio
Since 2016, The ISEAL Innovations Fund has awarded grants for over 100 projects across diverse geographies and sectors that strengthen the effectiveness of sustainability systems against critical sustainability challenges. Explore these projects below, and access outputs and learnings.
Enabling community-based monitoring with geospatial technology
Rainforest Alliance led a project (July 2020 – June 2022) to create a landscape monitoring system that allows monitoring of forest and landscape performance in a way that is science-driven...
Carbon accounting at the landscape level
Gold Standard led a project (July 2020 – June 2022) to develop guidance for sustainability systems interested in creating a transparent reporting system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Adapting to a landscape approach
Better Cotton led a project (July 2020 – June 2022) to produce guidance outlining how a standard could be applied at scale.
From pledge to proof: helping companies achieve sustainable agriculture and forestry commitments
Rainforest Alliance led a project (October 2018 - December 2020) to launch the Accountability Framework to help companies translate their supply chain commitments into demonstrated outcomes.
A shared vocabulary: building a common language of sustainability
Forest Stewardship Council led a project (April 2019 - March 2022) to codify a shared language for the sustainability community.
Connecting sustainability performance to the global goals for coffee and cotton
Better Cotton (February 2019 - June 2022) led a project to create and test The Delta Framework, a common sustainability reporting framework for the agriculture sector.
Good Practice, Better Finance - Improving access to finance for sustainable producers
Bonsucro led a project project (May 2019 – June 2022) to create the blueprint for a rating system that can support decision-making within FSPs and de-risk producers that invest in...
Designing a blueprint for sustainable landscapes
SAN led a project (May 2019 - June 2022) to develop a participatory measuring system for the Zona Bananera in Colombia, the toolset from which may be applied to coffee-producing...
Modelling a path to more sustainable landscapes
Bonsucro led a project (May 2020 – May 2023) to explore how standards can take a science-based approach and adapt to different environments by using locally informed metrics.
Finding common ground in the mining, minerals, and metals sector
ResponsibleSteel led a project (April 2019 - June 2022) to improve connections and consistency in the creation of more responsible mining and metals production.
