This resource includes the recording of the remote auditing pilots webinar.

An introduction to the World Benchmarking Alliance.

'The changing nature of trust and the role of credible standards' presented by Karin Kreider, ISEAL’s Executive Director, Joe Wozniak from International Trade Centre and Philip Schleifer from University of Amsterdam.

This webinar shows how a focus on data and information management in assurance can improve both the effectiveness of the assurance process and the value of that process for certifying enterprise, supply chain actors and the scheme owners themselves.

Joshua Wickerham, ISEAL Policy & Outreach Manager, guides us through key insights from the producer needs survey, with input from Stefano Savi from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and Rosario Galan from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). We also discuss RSPO’s and FSC’s smallholder strategies and lessons learnt from the survey findings.

This webinar, hosted by ISEAL, discusses the challenges of getting Free Prior and Informed Consent right when working with various stakeholders, and the role of VSS in supporting the effective implementation of FPIC.  

This ISEAL webinar discussed the challenges and lessons learnt from our consultation on sustainability benchmarking good practices

Sustainability systems are market-based tools designed to address the most pressing social and environmental challenges of our time. They define responsible practices, assess the implementation of these practices, and measure and communicate results. Sustainability systems are used in most sectors worldwide to improve social and environmental performance. Download this one page, full description of a sustainability system.

This document sets out what our Code Compliant status recognises for our Community Members.

Small-scale fisheries are a critical source of employment and livelihoods for millions of coastal families and communities, although in many cases, employment is seasonal and alternative sources of income are required. Small-scale fisheries also contribute to local food and nutrition security through the supply of high protein fishery products. However, small-scale fisheries face considerable challenges that limit their potential to contribute to sustainable livelihoods. 

ISEAL works to improve the credibility and impacts of sustainability standards and understanding impacts is an important strategic goal. This paper is the first attempt to draw on internal performance monitoring data of schemes and external research to analyse the reach and characteristics of smallholder farmers within ISEAL member agriculture schemes. This is the third in a series of collective reporting briefing papers researched by ISEAL as part of the ‘Demonstrating and Improving Poverty Impacts’ (DIPI) project. 

ISEAL is excited to announce that Accounting for Nature has been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. We look forward to working with them to improve their certification system to empower a nature-positive future.

ISEAL and AidEnvironment’s new whitepaper builds understanding and support for equity and livelihoods in seafood and beyond. It recommends realigning focus from risk reduction to sustainable livelihood and fairness.

At a time when sustainability solutions are urgently needed, landscape initiatives have the potential to address systemic environmental, social and economic issues holistically and at scale. But to do so, they need to have an effective operating structure with long-term investment and multi-stakeholder collaboration.