This document contains a log of the feedback received on the first draft of the Credibility Principles (V1.1) during the consultation period from 14 May to 31 July 2020, as well as how the ISEAL secretariat responded.

This brochure presents a list of critical elements to ensure that comparisons and benchmarking between standards systems are credible

There is a strong need for a regulatory approach that allows for product component and whole-of-product claims.

This document provides guidance for sustainability systems looking to collect or improve the collection of polygon location data. This is an updated version of guidance compiled and prepared by ISEAL and partners in 2020. The content has been refreshed and updated to reflect how geospatial technologies and practices have evolved in the last five years and includes a variety of different polygon collection options and technologies. 

Discussion paper and webinar on landscape and jurisdictional assurance and claims.

A technical submission by ISEAL to EU policymakers on the EU Green Claims Directive: Ahead of the trilogue meetings, ISEAL is sharing its perspective and suggested amendments on the texts proposed by the European Commission, the Council, and the European Parliament.  This technical submission reiterates our longstanding support for the Commission's efforts to introduce more stringent regulations to tackle greenwashing, enabling consumers to make more informed purchasing decisions.

Corporate sustainability reporting and disclosure frameworks and voluntary sustainability standards and similar systems (VSS) have developed in parallel with clear complementarities. ISEAL engaged ANC Ltd, a consulting team, to explore the opportunities for mutual benefit from collaboration between sustainability reporting frameworks and VSS -- as the area was underexplored and underdeveloped. 

This document outlines the approach taken by the LIA Impact Partnership Pilot project, exploring Impact Partnership Incentives. While Impact Incentives work in a similar way to existing book & claim systems by rewarding already certified producers, Impact Partnership Incentives allow brands and retailers to support on-the-ground Program Partners to help producers transition towards best practices and certification.

In 2019, ISEAL carried out a review of the Credibility Principles to determine if the Credibility Principles require revision. This document outlines the findings from the review, which determined that there is a need to revise the Credibility Principles.

ISEAL has responded to the European Commission’s public consultation on the EU Nature Credits Roadmap.ISEAL welcomes the EU’s efforts to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by mobilising private finance toward measurable and transparent outcomes. We encourage the recognition of ISEAL’s Credibility tools as a foundation for the nature credits roadmap. 

As part of the ATLA project, Better Cotton Pakistan has explored way to work with the Punjab Provincial Government, Civil Society as well as with private sector to embed the BCSS Model into national cotton production practice. The Jurisdictional Approach is one of the key strategy framework for such kind of collaborative arrangements by adopting the standards in national policy context.

The EU Forced Labour Regulation (FLR), formally adopted in December 2024 as Regulation (EU) 2024/3015, establishes a ban on placing or making available on the EU market, or exporting from the EU, products made with forced labour. This brief covers background on the file and role of credible Voluntary Sustainability Systems (VSS) in supporting  

Remediation is a fundamental principle of international human rights. In 2022 and 2023, ISEAL ran a dialogue series with ISEAL members, supported by the UN OHCHR Accountability and Remedy Project, to build awareness on key remediation concepts and activities, take stock of existing efforts on remediation, identify cross-cutting challenges, and inspire further action on remediation.

This publication was prepared for the M3 Partnership to facilitate integrated assessment to their respective standards and assurance frameworks.

In 2019, ISEAL carried out a review of the Credibility Principles in order to determine if they require revision. The findings of the review informed the decision to proceed to revision of the principles. This documents outlines the revised terms of reference for the Credibility Principles and the timeline for the revision in 2020.

This procedure outlines the process for submitting an application for ISEAL Community Member status. It details how the application and will be evaluated and the subsequent steps required to make a final decision on the outcome of the application.

Guidelines, which have been prepared to serve as the basis for discussion on standardized procedures and protocols for the collection and management of certificate location data with the goal that these data will eventually become part of an ISEAL member Certification Atlas (CA).

This document sets out the requirements an organisation must meet to become an ISEAL Community Member and to maintain that status.

This form is to be used in conjunction with the ISEAL Complaints Procedure

This document presents the set of 15 indicators, the rationale for their selection, definitions, methodological notes, and main references for each indicator. It also includes the learnings from pilot testing the indicators in different countries and settings.

This report looks at the issues facing small certified producers and their expectations and experiences of certification, and explores how standards can address producers’ needs and priorities.

This document outlines the desktop research conducted at the start of the project and explains the process how the Delta Framework was developed.

In 2023, the Global Living Wage Coalition commissioned the Anker Research Institute and ISEAL to do a needs assessment aimed at gathering stakeholder views on the readiness to advance on living wages for tea workers in Assam and West Bengal. 

This paper explores how Voluntary Sustainability Initiatives (VSIs) for the mining sector can be used to demonstrate that companies have appropriate due diligence systems and processes in place, to ensure that due diligence has been carried out, and to verify due diligence. While VSIs and related verification processes are not a substitute for rule of law and the role of government in establishing requirements and oversight, they can serve as a complementary tool for due diligence.