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 5: Financial Models

This module presents a number of options for revenue generation. The options are not mutually exclusive – in practice all standards programmes rely on several different sources for revenue generation. The choice of options depends on the programme proposed – not all options will be viable for all programmes. This module illustrates these options with examples, and provides some guidance on how to approach decisions regarding revenue generation.

1. Introduction
2. Key Considerations
3. Revenue Generation Models
4. Discussion of Models
5. Choice of Model