ResponsibleSteel developed a methodology for the recognition of input material programmes which was piloted with assessments of Bettercoal, Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) and Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) programmes.
ResponsibleSteel developed a methodology for the recognition of input material programmes which was piloted with assessments of Bettercoal, Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) and Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) programmes.This paper provides an overview of recognition decisions from the pilot assessments, high-level summaries of the three programmes and outlines under which circumstances ResponsibleSteel will recognise mine sites participating in the programmes.
ResponsibleSteel developed a methodology for the recognition of input material programmes and piloted it with three programmes. This document describes the methodology, approved by the ResponsibleSteel Board in May 2022.
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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.
Information about grants to conduct remote auditing pilots
A compilation of the lessons learned from four pilot projects in remote auditing from Responsible Jewellery Council, LEAF Marque, Better Cotton Initiative, and Fairtrade USA, supported by the ISEAL Innovations Fund, between February to June 2021.
Remote Audit Practices and Alignment Findings from Interviews with Supply Chain Companies – November 2020
This resource presents a summary of the one-on-one interviews with ISEAL members and select other sustainability initiatives as part of the project on remote auditing practices and assurance responses to COVID-19.
This document summarises the findings from ASC's pilot project exploring remote monitoring within aquaculture certification programmes, over in-person monitoring.Most aquaculture certification programs are reliant on in-person audits which occur just once a year due to cost and have been difficult to conduct because of COVID-19. Tracking improvements is time-consuming and costly with only in-person methods. Emerging technologies can address data gaps in smallholder shrimp farms and help grow farmer participation in ASC.
The ISEAL-funded research project Integrating new data to improve risk assessments and detection of forced labour in agricultural supply chains (2017 – 18) is an attempt to build the evidence base around monitoring and remediating forced labour in agricultural supply chains.
Moving towards an outcome-based standard creates the opportunity for LEAF to communicate more closely on the impacts of implementing the LEAF Marque Standard, measuring outcomes directly rather than proxying them with practices.
This report explores the relevance of current trends in technology to sustainability standards – from mobile data collection and the internet of things, to open data and blockchains – and proposes a roadmap for development.
This is a research report published by ISEAL and authored by Dr Emma Wilson. The report was developed as part of a collaboration between ISEAL and GIZ to support the work of sustainability standards in the metals, mining and minerals sector.
Open call July 2026: ISEAL invites proposals from consultants to deliver a change
This report has been developed to support voluntary sustainability standard setting organizations (VSS organizations), businesses, or industry groups that operate, or are seeking to partner with local third-party organizations to develop company or multistakeholder grievance mechanisms in accordance with the principles set out in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP).
This one-hour session hosted by the Living Income Community of Practice (LICOP) explored how retailers are rethinking their role in advancing living income for smallholder farmers. Drawing on insights from existing retailer coalitions, like the German Retailers Working Group on Living Income and the Banana Retailers Group, this session reflected on how these initiatives have approached influencing change across complex commodity systems.
In 2019, we launched a review of the principles to find out how they have been used and adopted. The outcome of the review will decide whether the principles need to be revised to adapt to new international frameworks and norms, changing stakeholder expectations or innovations in sustainability tools, and, if so, the scope of the revision. This document contains information about the review objectives, process and opportunities for involvement.
In 2019, ISEAL launched a review of both the Impacts Code and Standard-Setting Code. The results of the review will inform the revision of the codes in 2020. This document contains information about the review objectives, process and opportunities for involvement.
In October 2021, Better Cotton received funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO through the ISEAL Innovations Fund to explore the various due diligence system controls sustainability systems apply to blended / mixed materials through their Chain of Custody (CoC) syst
This is a consultation draft for the revised good practice guide for benchmarking of voluntary sustainability systems. The consultation runs from 31 October to 15 December 2024. More details on the consultation.
We are excited to launch the revision of the ISEAL Chain of Custody (CoC) Definitions and Models Guidance. The revision process will include: