Help shape more effective solutions to sustainability challenges by joining the consultation on ISEAL’s updated Code of Good Practice
From fighting poverty to tackling climate change and nature loss, sustainability standards and similar systems are playing a critical role in addressing the world’s most...
New global and diverse skills added to ISEAL’s Board
Three new directors have been appointed to ISEAL’s Board, bringing a diverse range of experience from NGO, government, private sector and intergovernmental organisations. The Board...
Improving performance measurement to drive impact at scale
ISEAL is convening a working group of landscape and jurisdictional practitioners who are acting to improve landscape performance measurement.
Bringing a gender lens to our work on living wages
Momentum around living wages is growing. Businesses, governments, and civil society are increasingly recognising the wealth of benefits to workers, businesses and society. They are...
Improving the flow of sustainability information through a new standardised metadata set
The ISEAL Core Metadata Set is the beginning of a global language for sustainability information. By providing a common code for search and discovery, while...
20 years of change – and driving change
The last two decades have seen big changes. But what further changes do we need to see for sustainability systems to have an even greater impact in the years ahead?
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol joins as an ISEAL Community Member
ISEAL is pleased to announce that the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. We are excited to be...
CottonConnect joins as an ISEAL Community Member
ISEAL is excited to welcome CottonConnect as an ISEAL Community Member. Working with an organisation with expertise and systems that support capacity building in the...
Hydropower Sustainability Council joins as an ISEAL Community Member
ISEAL is delighted to announce that the Hydropower Sustainability Council has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. We are excited to be working...
Fostering innovation to drive change: What have we learned so far?
Our new learning report and brief capture some of the early lessons from the ISEAL Innovations Fund and Programme.
Four guiding practices for effective company actions in landscapes and jurisdictions
The urgency with which we need to address critical sustainability issues at a global scale is accelerating. Deforestation, human rights and other systemic sustainability issues...
Innovative solutions to tackle deforestation
Halting deforestation and restoring degraded forests is critical to overcoming the climate emergency and reversing biodiversity loss. Many in the ISEAL community are embracing innovative...
Living income and gender: adopting gender transformative approaches to improve livelihoods
The concept of ‘Living Income’ has grown in popularity as a way to improve livelihoods for smallholders. It goes a step beyond traditional notions of...
ISEAL’s support and recommendations for the EU’s proposed regulation to stop deforestation
The European Commission published its Proposal for a Regulation on Deforestation-free Products in November. ISEAL welcomes this landmark initiative, which has the potential to be...
The future of assurance: Designing fit for purpose systems
Sustainability systems are having to rapidly evolve, innovate and rethink the way they approach assurance in changing times. Many ISEAL Community Members are embracing new...
The Copper Mark joins as an ISEAL Community Member
ISEAL is pleased to announce that the Copper Mark has been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. We are excited to be working with an...
Sustainable Rice Platform joins as an ISEAL Community Member
ISEAL is delighted to announce that the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) has been confirmed as an ISEAL Community Member. We are excited to be working...
The ProTerra Foundation confirmed as an ISEAL Community Member
ISEAL is very excited to announce that the ProTerra Foundation is joining ISEAL as a Community Member. We are pleased to welcome a standards system...