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Global Agreement on How to Identify Credible Ecolabels

ISEAL Alliance, the global association for defining good practice for the certification movement, has announced the Credibility Principles, a global multistakeholder agreement by sustainability leaders on the ...

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News story - Lara Koritzke - 14 Jun 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Bonsucro achieves full ISEAL membership

The ISEAL Secretariat is pleased to announce that Bonsucro, the first global metric standard for sugarcane, has become the newest full member of the ISEAL Alliance by achieving full compliance with ISEAL's ...

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News story - Jason LaChappelle - 11 Jun 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Climate change front and centre in Rainforest Alliance annual report

Rainforest Alliance has released its 2012 annual report, with a special focus on how its initiatives in sustainable forestry, agriculture and tourism are contributing to global efforts to curb climate change. ...

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News story - Norma Tregurtha - 3 Jun 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

22.6 billion cups of coffee and 4.4 billion chocolate bars now UTZ certified

The 2012 UTZ Certified annual report has been released, showing a strong increase in sustainably produced UTZ coffee, cocoa and tea worldwide. --Amsterdam, 7 May 2013 Full ...

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News story - Rosie Forsyth - 1 Jun 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

MSC opens public consultation on review of fishery standard

In accordance with the ISEAL Standard-Setting Code and FAO ecolabelling guidelines, Marine Stewardship Council is undertaking a regular review of its environmental standard for sustainable fishing during ...

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News story - Rosie Forsyth - 2 May 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Updates from the ISEAL Board: Code Compliance, Governance Changes Proposed

In late March, the ISEAL Board of Directors discussed membership and code compliance and a proposed new governance structure for ISEAL, while also moving forward on strategic planning. ...

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News story - Lara Koritzke - 2 May 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

ISEAL Secretariat to deliver fee-based services

ISEAL has begun to offer fee-for-service activities directed at standard-setting organisations who wish to ensure they are setting up ...

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News story - Lara Koritzke - 10 May 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

RSPO General Assembly approves revised principles and criteria

More than 200 RSPO members from the seven sectors voted at the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil's Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) on 25 April in Malaysia. The resolution on the "Adoption of ...

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News story - Jason LaChappelle - 1 May 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Standards systems for aquaculture agree to work together to promote good practices

ISEAL associate member Aquaculture Stewardship Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and GLOBALG.A.P., promising to work together to achieve greater ...

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News story - Karin Kreider - 1 May 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

First round of SAN Standards Public Consultation is now open

The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) invites you to participate in the public consultation process of its three standards: Sustainable ...

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News story - Maira Devisscher - 23 Apr 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments