ISEAL's Innovations Fund supports new partnership to develop scalable solutions to sustainability challenges in the MMM sector
Sustainability standards from the mining, minerals and metals (MMM) sector are working together to increase the effectiveness, efficiency and impact of their systems, supported through...
MarinTrust achieves full ISEAL Membership
MarinTrust, independent business to business certification programme for the marine ingredient value chain, has been accepted as a full member of ISEAL, the global membership...
Increasing the impact of sustainability standards
If the UN Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved by 2030, then immediate and urgent action is needed to transform global production systems. For...
Living income: a story from measurement to impact
Everyone has the right to a living income. Yet, as we move into a new decade, there are still around 500 million smallholder farming households...
Delivering impact at scale: ISEAL and partners trial new approaches to landscape interventions
With companies exploring scalable solutions to meet their sustainability commitments in a post-2020 world, ISEAL and its partners are looking at how they can support...
Corporate due diligence and voluntary standards - a look forward
As we enter 2020, one big question is whether the European Union will bring in legislation on corporate human rights and environmental due diligence. In...
Response to Apparel Insider article on ISEAL commissioned study
ISEAL recently published the final report from a three-year study that assesses the early impacts of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) on smallholder cotton producers...
It’s time to deliver a living income for everyone
How can we claim a product is sustainable if the farmers producing its ingredients are not earning enough for a decent standard of living? As...
ISEAL community comes together to share innovations, experiences and advice
ISEAL members and subscribers demonstrated a range of tools and innovations designed to increase the impacts of sustainability standards, during ISEAL’s Innovation Summit. The Innovation...
Going beyond a leap of faith: what is the evidence telling us?
As sustainability professionals, we often ask ourselves what works: What works to address deforestation? What works to improve farmer incomes? What works to address labour...
Measuring up: helping governments and businesses to confidently use credible sustainability standards
As companies and governments seek effective solutions to meet their sustainability goals, the importance of credible and robust benchmarking is increasing. ISEAL’s Sustainability Benchmarking Good...
ISEAL Innovations Fund launches new round of funding to support landscape-level pilots
The ISEAL Innovations Fund empowers standards systems to practically test their innovations, and is pleased to announce a new round of funding focused on driving sustainability at a landscape or jurisdictional scale.
Gold Standard becomes newest associate member of ISEAL
Gold Standard has met the entry-level criteria of each of the three ISEAL Codes of Good Practice – Standard-Setting, Assurance and Impacts – to achieve...
Sustainable Eel Group becomes ISEAL associate member
ISEAL announces the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG) as associate member. SEG joins as an organisation whose system meets ISEAL’s entry level criteria. Associate membership reflects...
ISEAL launches review of the Credibility Principles
In the six years since ISEAL first launched the Credibility Principles the sustainability landscape has continued to evolve, shaped in part by the learning and...
Increasing evidence on the impact of sustainability standards
As more evidence emerges it continues to highlight the importance of innovating and collaborating to have greater sustainability impact. Anyone working in the sustainability standards...
ISEAL publishes 2018 Annual Report
In 2018 we saw ISEAL’s membership increase as we welcomed four new associate members working in sectors from mining to marine ingredients, clearly reflecting the...
Evidensia: the evidence website informing action for a sustainable future
ISEAL, WWF and Rainforest Alliance launched a new website called Evidensia on 18 June 2019. The site aims to be a robust global repository of...
