The Assurance Code

About

The Assurance Code will apply to auditing and certification bodies that assess and verify compliance with voluntary social and environmental standards. Aspects of the Code may also apply to accreditation bodies and to standard-setting organisations. The primary aims of the Code are to improve the quality and consistency of the assurance process and to support the appropriate use of assurance tools that are rigorous while also being accessible and able to grow with increasing demand.

Newsletters

Informative Materials

The Assurance Code Background Research Report was prepared by Richard Bradely. The document is a review of current practice in assurance with recommendations for innovative approaches.
The ISEAL Assurance Code is a presentation from the June 2011 ISEAL Conference on detailed aspects of the scope consultation, the scope, and the challenges for developing the ISEAL Assurance Code.
Strengthening Verification in Sustainability Standards is a presentation from the June 2011 ISEAL conference that provides an overview of the consultation to develop the scope of the ISEAL Assurance Code.
The Assurance Code Summary document provides details about the Assurance Code development process
R085 Defining the Scope and an Assurance Code is a background discussion paper distilled from conversations with ISEAL members and others in the standards community
Assurance Code Scoping is a presentation (powerpoint) on pertinent aspects for determining the scope of an Assurance Code
Assurance Code Critical Issues Survey Summary is a compilation of the responses to the Assurance Code online survey.
Assurance Code Summary of Semi-structured Interviews is a compilation of a number of personal interviews with actors in the standards realm.
Assurance Code Scope Report describes the proposed scope of the ISEAL Assurance Code as well as the scoping consultation process.

Consultation Process

Assurance Code Comments from the first consultation. (Pdf 2.5 mb)
Assurance Code Survey Responses Jan2011.pdf - is a summary of responses to the Assurance Code 1st Consultation (Nov-Dec 2011) Survey
Assurance Code Commitee Members is a list of a the members of the Assurance Code Steering and Technical Committee members
Joint Committee Meeting Notes June 2011 are the notes from a meeting of the Assurance Code Steering and Technical Committees in London; June 20, 21 2011

Comments and Contact

If you are interested to participate in this consultation, please contact paddy [at] isealalliance [dot] org (Paddy Doherty), ISEAL Code Development Manager.

Join the Discussion List

The ISEAL Assurance Code Discussion List is an informal email list to keep you up to date with the latest news and developments to the ISEAL Assurance Code.

Subscribe:

Name and Organisation	Email Address

Your subscription will be held for approval. You will be notified of the list moderator's decision by email and provided with a password which will enable you to view the list archives. To send a message to the list please email it to: assurancecode [at] lists [dot] isealalliance [dot] org.

ISEAL Alliance

Keyword search

Main Navigation