The pandemic, supply chains and gendered impacts
The Covid pandemic has had a profound impact on women across all dimensions of economic and social activity, finds briefing paper. From shifting gender roles...
Future-proofing assurance through remote auditing
The pandemic forced sustainability systems to adapt to the reality that on-site audits could not be performed easily – or at all. This drove many...
How standards systems can support the EU Deforestation agenda
This blog outlines a set of key messages on due diligence and standards systems in the context of TFA letter to the European Commission.
Webinar series: explore the implications of the new ISEAL Credibility Principles
Join ISEAL and Evidensia in a webinar series where we explore ISEAL’s newly revised Credibility Principles. The ISEAL Credibility Principles define the core values of...
Sustainability systems in the next decade of action on business and human rights
June 2021 marks the ten-year anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Adoption of the Principles was a landmark moment for...
Ten principles to identify a trustworthy sustainability system
From mitigating and adapting to climate change, to addressing human rights’ abuses in supply chains, to contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, businesses are...
Empowering action towards improved livelihoods
We often talk about system-level change to address root causes of poverty and imbalance of risk. This requires us to unite in different and creative...
Demand is growing for increased transparency on impacts
Demand for increased transparency has been the topic of many conversations over the past few years. It has been highlighted by governments, in the UN...
ISEAL publishes 2020 Annual Report
We work to accelerate positive change by improving the impacts of ambitious sustainability systems and their partners. Read the latest annual report for highlights of...
Sustainability standards: critical partners in the collective effort to tackle deforestation
There is ‘scant evidence of positive outcomes [on deforestation] for all approaches except voluntary standards systems’. This was the conclusion of researchers from Wageningen University...
Driving positive change for people and planet
With our new strategy, we’re aiming to increase our impact in tackling the biggest sustainability challenges of our time. With less than 10 years until...
Strengthening sustainability systems’ resilience in response to Covid-19
Assurance professionals are working together to develop good practice guidance for remote auditing, with the goal of keeping supply chains operational under crisis conditions. Sustainability...
Supporting landscape-wide impacts
As companies invest in scalable solutions for meeting sustainability commitments, many initiatives and standards are looking at how they can support landscape-wide transformation. ISEAL is...
Achieving more together: government regulation and sustainability systems
As the European Union considers legislation to address supply chain deforestation later this year, we reflect on how standards and similar systems can support and...
Shaping the future of market-based action on sustainability
The launch of ISEAL’s new membership structure marks a focus on a wider range of sustainability systems and offers new and enhanced products.
Unlocking the power of data for sustainability systems
“You can’t manage what you can’t measure,” runs the old business adage. Conversely, good metrics and data can help you make better management decisions, develop...
RTRS accepted to new ISEAL Community Membership
The Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS) enters the ISEAL membership having met the new ISEAL Community Member Requirements. The organisation, along with the...
IRMA achieves new ISEAL Community Member status
The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) has met the new ISEAL Community Member Requirements. They join the Round Table on Responsible Soy Association in...
