The ISEAL Innovations Fund invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) for projects that respond to the theme: 

Reaching and supporting small-scale producers beyond certified supply chains

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Background

Global market systems depend largely on small-scale producers, who face mounting climate and environmental pressures. Around 80% of small-scale producers operate outside certified markets, selling into local, regional or global markets. As new regulations demand greater supply chain accountability, businesses must strengthen their social and environmental performance while addressing the deep inequities these producers face.

We believe that sustainability systems, including ISEAL Community Members, are well positioned to leverage existing and build new partnerships – with producer and community organisations, NGOs, businesses and service providers, local government, and others – to reach small-scale producers outside certified supply chains and respond to their priorities, needs and constraints.

Eligibility

EOIs must be submitted by an ISEAL Community Member, though non-member organisations can be named as project lead and the Innovations Fund encourages collaborations between ISEAL Community Members and other sustainability systems or organisations

Non-member organisations interested in this opportunity should reach out to our members and explore the potential to collaborate.

Next steps

EOIs must be submitted by Monday 19 January 2026. Grants of GBP 40,000 - 80,000 are available for projects of up to 1 year.

The Innovations Fund is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO and UK International Development from the UK government: