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The only way to solve the sustainability challenges that we face today, such as climate change, is through collaboration, collective action and…
Posted on 4th December 2023
The world won’t meet its sustainability goals without addressing gender issues – and sustainability standards and similar systems have an important…
Posted on 29th November 2023
The ISEAL Innovations Fund supports ISEAL members to join forces in exploring new, ambitious solutions to key sustainability challenges. Eight new…
Posted on 14th November 2023
As the world’s sustainability challenges intensify, the demands placed on business have never been greater – from developing science-based net-zero…
Posted on 10th November 2023
The concept of living wages is based on the fundamental principle that workers should earn sufficiently to afford a decent standard of…
Posted on 14th September 2023
With increasing investment being made in landscape and jurisdictional level action, and more needed to address the critical sustainability challenges…
Posted on 6th September 2023
ISEAL has launched a six-week public consultation seeking input into its draft guidance on credible claims in the living wage space. One of ISEAL’s…
Posted on 6th September 2023
Building on last year’s successful suite of training courses, we have launched an updated series covering assurance, and monitoring and evaluation…
Posted on 5th September 2023
Last year was especially significant for ISEAL, as we celebrated 20 years of leading the way on credible practices for sustainability systems. Much…
Posted on 14th August 2023
Collaboration to promote sustainability assurance through standards and accredited conformity assessment. ISEAL in collaboration with the…
Posted on 17th July 2023
ISEAL is delighted to announce that the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. We are…
Posted on 14th July 2023
Last month, the Living Income Community of Practice, with Living Income Thematic Group of Cote d’Ivoire and IDH, brought together experts from the…
Posted on 20th June 2023
A core tenet of the international human rights system is that when people’s rights are harmed or abused, there must be access to effective remedies.…
Posted on 20th June 2023
As the world’s sustainability challenges intensify, the demands placed on business have never been greater – from developing science-based net-zero…
Posted on 19th June 2023
By mid-2020 it had become obvious that the restrictions limiting movement across the globe in response to the covid-19 pandemic were not fleeting. As…
Posted on 19th June 2023
Help shape more effective solutions to sustainability challenges by joining the consultation on the second draft of our Code of Good Practice. Our…
Posted on 31st May 2023
New ISEAL research shares insights from 14 global companies on the actions they are taking to ensure workers receive a living wage, the challenges…
Posted on 27th March 2023
The Global Biodiversity Framework, coming out of the CBD COP15 in December last year, has energised actions and commitments to scale up conservation…
Posted on 27th March 2023
Our Technical Committee provides technical oversight to the development and maintenance of our credibility tools, in particular our Credibility…
Posted on 16th March 2023
There is a strong need for a regulatory approach that ensures the substantiation of sustainability claims, but it’s key that this legal framework…
Posted on 10th March 2023
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…
Posted on 8th March 2023
Women bear a disproportionate burden of the adverse impacts of climate change. In low- and middle-income countries, women are highly dependent on…
Posted on 8th March 2023
ISEAL is pleased to announce that GLOBALG.A.P. has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. We are excited to be able to bring their…
Posted on 14th February 2023
ISEAL is pleased to announce that Green Seal has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. We warmly welcome one of the very first eco-…
Posted on 16th January 2023
ISEAL is very pleased to announce that ResponsibleSteel has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. We are excited that they join an…
Posted on 16th January 2023
ISEAL is excited to announce that Swiss Better Gold Association has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. They join a growing and…
Posted on 16th January 2023
ISEAL is delighted to announce that OEKO-TEX® has recently been approved as an ISEAL Community Member. As one of the first two eco-label systems to…
Posted on 16th January 2023
Deforestation is a key driver of the climate and biodiversity crises. With new voluntary and regulatory initiatives in the pipeline, what role can…
Posted on 7th December 2022
ISEAL’s revised Code of Good Practice aims to support sustainability systems to achieve the impact they want – and we want to hear what you think.…
Posted on 6th December 2022
International trade is often overlooked as a driver of global biodiversity loss and climate change. More than 80 industrial sectors in over 180…
Posted on 23rd November 2022