BCI and WWF-Turkey collaborated through the ATLA (Adaptation to Landscape Approach) project to create baseline information and get a clear understanding of how farming activities have been interacting with Buyuk Menderes Delta and Lake Bafa over time using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).This report presents results of the GIS analyses, including Land Cover, Agriculture, Geography, Soil Quality, and Environmental Services.

A collection of background materials explaining the basics about blockchain technology.

This briefing paper complements ISEAL’s Recommendations, released in November 2022, which focus on two main areas of legislative reform for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD):

Swiss companies are increasingly working with sustainability systems while navigating rising expectations on responsible business conduct and corporate due diligence. 

With the final trilogue on the Green Claims Directive now postponed to 23 June, ISEAL, together with ECOCERT, FTAO, IFOAM Organics Europe, and TIC Council, has issued a joint statement urging EU policymakers to preserve the ambition and integrity of this vital legislation.

The Empowering Consumers Directive, Directive (EU) 2024/825, (ECD) marks a significant development in EU consumer and sustainability policy, aiming to enhance the credibility of environmental claims and strengthen consumer protection against greenwashing. Among its key innovations, the Directive sets requirements for how sustainability labels are used in the EU market, specifically restricting their use unless backed by credible certification schemes or developed by public authorities.
 

Join this 90-minute policy-focused event with scene-setting, presentations, and a panel discussion on what is needed for effective implementation of the EmpCo and how best credible third-party certification can support this. 
 

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.

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

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  

ISEAL, alongside a broad coalition of certification schemes, civil society organisations and businesses, has co-signed a joint letter urging EU policymakers to relaunch trilogue negotiations The EU Green Claims Directive (GCD). 

This report presents pilot activities conducted in two separate sites in Söke in 2021, as part of the WWF-Turkey Regenerative Cotton Pilot.Learn more about the ATLA project, led by Better Cotton, supported by the ISEAL Innovations Fund.

The newly developed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) requires companies to track and address human rights issues in their supply chains – including living income. The case describes the process of negotiation around the CSDDD and shares lessons on advocacy and policy development.

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

ISEAL submitted input into the

ISEAL has contributed to the European Commission’s public consultation on the development of guidelines for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)We responded to sections on living income and living wage, remediation, third-party verification, meaningful stakeholder engagement, and fitness criteria for industry and multistakeholder initiatives, among others.

As part of its ongoing engagement with EU policymakers, ISEAL submitted targeted input to the European Parliament on the Omnibus Package, specifically addressing the proposed amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).Our recommendations aim to support the directive’s simplification objective while ensuring that effectiveness, inclusiveness, and alignment with international standards are not compromised.

On 17 November 2021, the European Commission published its Proposal for a Regulation on Deforestation-free Products
(hereafter “the Proposal”). This position paper outlines how ISEAL believes this draft legislation should be adjusted to have a deeper impact on preventing deforestation.

On 22 July, the European Commission launched a

In response to the EU proposal for a Green Claims Directive, this statement intends to go further in establishing robust credibility criteria, by promoting multistakeholder participation, and supporting clear pre-approval and verification processes for sustainability schemes. 

ISEAL has contributed to the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group's (EFRAG) public consultation on the amended European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) exposure drafts.ISEAL welcomes EFRAG's efforts to simplify the ESRS and reduce datapoints while retaining the core objectives of the EU Green Deal. ISEAL notes how voluntary sustainability systems (VSS) strategically align with EFRAG's ESRS objectives.

On 6 May 2026, the EU Commission launched a one‑month “Have‑Your‑Say” public feedback on draft final versions of revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The revised standards aim to reduce administrative burdens while maintaining sustainability objectives. ISEAL submitted into the consultation.

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. 

ISEAL responded to the European Commission's open call for evidence for "input on evidence requirements, due diligence practices, documentation, and SME support to ensure the future guidelines are clear, consistent and proportionate."ISEAL states our support for the Regulation and highlighted the role that credible multi-stakeholder sustainability systems can play in supporting effective due implementation.