Understanding and measuring change in sustainability systems
Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) are critical to understanding whether sustainability systems are creating the change they claim to achieve. This September, ISEAL’s ‘Monitoring, evaluation and learning essentials for sustainability systems’ training course will help participants build the practical skills needed to develop robust MEL systems.
The Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) joins as an ISEAL Community Member
We are pleased to announce that the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) has been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. CSC's experience in advancing sustainability assurance and certification across the concrete value chain and its commitment to continuous improvement, will bring valuable perspectives to our growing membership community. We look forward to...
Zentera joins as an ISEAL Community Member
We are delighted to announce that Zentera Wool Company has been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. Zentera’s experience in advancing wool certification systems and its commitment to continuous improvement will bring valuable perspectives to our growing membership community. We look forward to working with Zentera to strengthen sustainability systems...
Sustainable supply chains: why compliance alone is not enough
Every day, people consume products that have stories beginning thousands of kilometres away. The coffee we drink and the clothes we wear are the end points of journeys that cross borders and pass through the hands of countless farmers and workers.
Resilient supply chains start with producers
What does resilience mean and what should it look like in an increasingly volatile world? This question was at the heart of ISEAL’s Global Sustainability Symposium in Accra on 9 June. Hosted with support from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the symposium brought together participants from governments, sustainability...
Investing in resilient landscapes: reflections from London Climate Action Week
ISEAL and the Jurisdictional Action Network hosted the London Climate Action Week event ‘Investing in resilient landscapes’, bringing together companies, investors and NGOs to explore how collaboration at landscape and jurisdictional level can reduce sustainability risks, strengthen supply chain resilience and create long-term value.
Producer-owned data in practice at a Ghanaian cocoa co-operative
Small-scale producers are increasingly being asked to provide data so companies can meet growing sustainability and due diligence requirements.
A collaborative path to sustainable supply chains: learning from Ghana’s national systems
ISEAL brought together stakeholders from Ghana's cocoa and timber sectors in Accra for the partner workshop, Building Bridges for Sustainable Supply Chains, supported by the UK government's Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC) programme. The workshop explored how Ghana's national systems are evolving to meet shifting global market expectations while...
What does it take to build living income policies?
A new report explores how living income policy initiatives are built, what motivates the actors who shape them, and what living income practitioners can do to influence them.
Sustainability leaders gather in Accra to explore pathways to advance supply chain resilience
ACCRA, GHANA - 9 June 2026 - The ISEAL Global Sustainability Symposium 2026 convened producers, businesses, policymakers and sustainability leaders in Accra today to explore how supply chains can become more resilient and inclusive in a rapidly changing global context.
Beyond disruption: rethinking resilience from the first mile
As climate shocks, conflict and pressure on natural resources destabilise supply chains, resilience is often seen as a response to disruption. But long-term supply security also depends on the conditions under which producers can sustain production.
Assurance integrity in a changing risk landscape: How ISEAL members are strengthening practice with the Assurance Integrity Framework
The integrity of assurance depends on having sufficient accuracy and reliability of assurance results. For sustainability systems, maintaining and strengthening their assurance integrity requires a proactive and adaptive approach.
Scaling innovations in sustainability systems
Sustainability systems are responding to growing demands around traceability, credible data, due diligence and measurable outcomes. A recent ISEAL Innovations Fund event brought together sustainability leaders to explore what drives innovation in sustainability systems and how successful approaches can scale.
Building resilient supply chains in a changing world
Climate shocks, market volatility and evolving regulation are reshaping global supply chains, placing increasing pressure on producers. The ISEAL Global Sustainability Symposium in Ghana will bring together producers, policymakers, businesses and sustainability systems to explore how more resilient and equitable outcomes can be achieved.
Sustainability standards and small-scale producers: from risk management to resilience
Bringing living income into due diligence and responsible business conduct
As due diligence expectations rise across global supply chains, collaborative initiatives like the Living Income Community of Practice are helping businesses turn living income commitments into practical action. In partnership with SHIFT, LICOP has developed practical guidance to help companies identify and address living income risks as part of human...
What makes sustainability systems credible? Learn with ISEAL in 2026
Gain insight into how sustainability systems work and what credible practice looks like, through ISEAL’s interactive online training courses for anyone working in the sustainability sector.
Standards, sustainability and development: insights from the World Development Report 2025 dialogue
Sustainability standards shape who can access global supply chains, at what cost and on what terms. They influence trade, investment and livelihoods, yet remain largely absent from development debates. The World Bank’s World Development Report 2025: Standards for Development brings this into sharper focus, a theme taken up in ISEAL’s...
