ISEAL Alliance

The Emerging Initiatives programme of the ISEAL Alliance provides an opportunity for social and environmental standards and conformity assessment organisations to build on existing knowledge and experiences. By learning from others, emerging initiatives will be in a better position to establish credible and effective programmes. Credible programmes are more likely to be taken seriously by stakeholders, recognised and supported by governments and industry, and have real impacts on the ground.

Module 4: Models of Governance

Your initiative’s governance structures define the relationship that you have with your stakeholders and the efficiency and effectiveness with which you operate. Governance encompasses the mechanisms by which an entity is controlled and by which it is accountable to its stakeholders, including which decisions are made, how and by whom. It defines the relationships between different stakeholders and between different parts of the system.

1. Introduction
2. Key Considerations
3. Governance Models
4. Summary of Governance Issues
5. Options
6. Conclusions