Gender and climate change: sustainability systems supporting adaptation and resilience
Women bear a disproportionate burden of the adverse impacts of climate change. In low- and middle-income countries, women are highly dependent on agriculture and natural...
GLOBALG.A.P. joins as an ISEAL Community Member
ISEAL is pleased to announce that GLOBALG.A.P. has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member.
Green Seal joins as an ISEAL Community Member
ISEAL is pleased to announce that Green Seal has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. We warmly welcome one of the very first...
ResponsibleSteel joins as an ISEAL Community Member
ISEAL is very pleased to announce that ResponsibleSteel has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. We are excited that they join an increasing...
Swiss Better Gold Association joins as an ISEAL Community Member
ISEAL is excited to announce that Swiss Better Gold Association has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. They join a growing and significant...
OEKO-TEX® joins as an ISEAL Community Member
ISEAL is delighted to announce that OEKO-TEX® has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. As one of the first two eco-label systems to...
How sustainability systems support the fight against global deforestation
Deforestation is a key driver of the climate and biodiversity crises. With new voluntary and regulatory initiatives in the pipeline, what role can sustainability systems...
Impact and improvement: have your say
ISEAL’s revised Code of Good Practice aims to support sustainability systems to achieve the impact they want – and we want to hear what you...
How market-based sustainability standards can help protect the planet
International trade is often overlooked as a driver of global biodiversity loss and climate change. More than 80 industrial sectors in over 180 countries actively employ voluntary sustainability standards to protect biodiversity and food security.
Operating at landscape level: Learning from ISEAL Innovations Fund projects
With support from the ISEAL Innovations Fund, ISEAL members have advanced their understanding of how sustainability systems can operate at a landscape level, helping to accelerate change and deliver impact at scale.
Continued innovation and collaboration: from phase one to two of the ISEAL Innovations Fund
Since 2016, the ISEAL Innovations Fund has been a launchpad for ISEAL members to join forces to explore new, ambitious ways to boost the impact and value of sustainability systems. Six years on, with all grants awarded and projects completed, phase one has ended – and phase two begins...
ISEAL publishes 2021 Annual Report
Read the latest annual report for highlights of our progress towards improving the impacts of ambitious sustainability systems and their partners. In 2021 we launched...
Can the EU’s new regulations end greenwashing?
“Green”. “Eco”. “Good for the planet.” From the supermarket to billboards and websites, we are bombarded with claims about the green credentials of businesses and...
How do businesses benefit from adopting sustainability standards?
Voluntary standards and other sustainability systems are good for people and planet. An ever-growing library of studies provides evidence of standards driving positive impacts –...
Help shape more effective solutions to sustainability challenges by joining the consultation on ISEAL’s updated Code of Good Practice
From fighting poverty to tackling climate change and nature loss, sustainability standards and similar systems are playing a critical role in addressing the world’s most...
New global and diverse skills added to ISEAL’s Board
Three new directors have been appointed to ISEAL’s Board, bringing a diverse range of experience from NGO, government, private sector and intergovernmental organisations. The Board...
Improving performance measurement to drive impact at scale
ISEAL is convening a working group of landscape and jurisdictional practitioners who are acting to improve landscape performance measurement.
Bringing a gender lens to our work on living wages
Momentum around living wages is growing. Businesses, governments, and civil society are increasingly recognising the wealth of benefits to workers, businesses and society. They are...
