In this podcast, Carlos de los Rios from COSA discusses the final research report from an impact evaluation on the Impacts of Certification on Small Coffee Farmers Western Kenya, 2014-2017. The report was published in 2019. ISEAL and its members are working together on the Demonstrating and Improving Poverty Impacts (DIPI) program, to understand the contribution that certification systems can make to poverty alleviation and pro-poor development. ISEAL commissioned an evaluation to identify whether and how certification contributes to improving farmer livelihoods.

ISEAL Community Members can claim to be ISEAL Code Compliant only when they have demonstrated adherence to the baseline and improvement criteria of each of ISEAL’s Codes of Good Practice in accordance with the processes and definitions in this procedure.

This infographic illustrates the findings of the Aidenvironment research, commissioned by ISEAL Alliance in 2016, which analysed 40 studies to identify the benefits businesses gain from using sustainability standards and the related influential factors across the agricultural, fishery, mining and forestry sectors.

This infographic illustrates how certified commodities have lower external costs benefiting farmers, the environment and society.

This is one of three infographics that illustrate how the adoption of sustainability standards can contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The examples, based on research of ISEAL members’ impacts, cover:

This is one of three infographics that illustrate how the adoption of sustainability standards can contribute towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The examples, based on research of ISEAL members’ impacts, cover:

This is one of three infographics that illustrate how the adoption of sustainability standards can contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The examples, based on research of ISEAL members’ impacts, cover:

With our new strategy, we’re aiming to increase our impact in tackling the biggest sustainability challenges of our time.

This document describes the requirements Accreditation Organisations need to meet to be ISEAL Accreditation Members.

The latest version (version 2, published in February 2018) of the Code of Good Practice for Assuring Compliance with Social and Environmental Standards.

An introduction to comparing and benchmarking sustainability standards systems

The roles  The ISEAL Board of Directors play a vital role in leading the organisation, acting in ISEAL's best interests, and ensuring ISEAL's work advances its mission to make markets a force for good.

This file provides a high-level summary of the differences between the ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Sustainability Systems v1.0, and the ISEAL Impacts, Standard-Setting, and Assurance Codes of Good Practice (v2, v6, and v2, respectively). It also highlights essential practices extracted from the ISEAL Sustainability Claims Good Practice Guide.

This file provides an overview of changes between each draft of the ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Sustainability Systems. It also includes the corresponding requirements from the ISEAL Assurance, Impacts, and Standard-Setting Code of Good Practice, and ISEAL Sustainability Claims Good Practice Guide.

This document outlines the requirements ISEAL standard-setting community members need to fulfil to reach Code Compliant status. 

This is the latest version (version 4, December 2015) of the procedure describing the development and revision process for ISEAL's Codes of Good Practice.

The revision and integration of the ISEAL Codes of Good Practice into one Code of Good Practice enables a holistic view on system credibility, which provides an opportunity to improve the value of Code Compliant status for ISEAL Code Compliant organisations and their stakeholders. This document clarifies the proposed approach to compliance with the revised Code to support ISEAL’s stakeholders to provide informed feedback on the Code requirements through the consultation process.