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December 2020

Building resilient smallholder supply chains: how to enable transformation for farmers, institutions and supply chains

New research report from Innovation Forum compiling insights and analysis on building resilient smallholder supply chains…

December 2020

Outcomes of deforestation-free commodity value chain approaches

New research from Wageningen University assessing the outcomes of different approaches to deliver deforestation-free value chains…

November 2020

How can voluntary standards enable free, prior and informed consent?

New research from ISEAL that reviews how voluntary standards can facilitate better implementation of the FPIC principle in key sectors…

December 2020

Coffee and sustainability: combining insight from research and practice

A compilation of insights from Evidensia on assessing sustainability efforts in the coffee sector and ways forward…

September 2020

Addressing agrochemical and antibiotic use: impacts of market-based sustainability tools

Insights from Evidensia's latest systematic review assessing the impacts of market-based tools on agrochemical and antibiotic use in key sectors…

August 2020

Scaling up sustainable solutions

Scaling up existing, small solutions which already create new economic opportunities and governance structures is an essential path forward to achieving greater global sustainability.…

Sustainable Development Goals
ISEAL Community Members
Sectors and products
Countries and regions
Sustainability tools and approaches
Issues and outcomes
Type of evidence
Sustainability pillar

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) build the framework for the global transformation by 2030.

SDG 1 - No Poverty

SDG 2 - Zero Hunger

SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being

SDG 4 - Quality Education

SDG 5 - Gender Equality

SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation

SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy

SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SDG 10 - Reduce Inequalities

SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG 12 - Responsible Production and Consumption

SDG 13 - Climate Action

SDG 14 - Life Below Water

SDG 15 - Life on Land

SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

ISEAL Community Members are sustainability systems and accreditation bodies dedicated to delivering benefits for people and planet and who are committed to transparency about their impacts through regular monitoring and evaluation.

Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI)

Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)

Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)

Bonsucro

Fair Trade USA

Fairtrade International

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

GEO Foundation

Global Coffee Platform (GCP)

Global Infrastructure Basel

Gold Standard

GoodWeave

Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF)

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

MarinTrust

Rainforest Alliance (RA)

Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)

Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN)

Sustainable Eel Group

Textile Exchange

Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT)

Agriculture

Consumer products

Electronics

Energy

Fish - Aquaculture

Fish - Wild capture

Forestry

Industrial products

Jewelry

Livestock

Mining

Multi-sector

Processed food

Services

Textiles/Garment

Toys

Africa

Asia

Australia & Oceania

Central America and Caribbean

Europe

Global

North America

South America

Bans, moratoria, and multi-party agreements (for specific commodities/areas)

Jurisdictional approaches

Public or quasi-public sustainability standards

Specific global or regional implementation norms for responsible supply chains

Specific national plans, policies and platforms

Supplementary VSS tools

Supply chain investment programs

Sustainability performance and progress reporting

Sustainability requirements within trade or procurement policies

Sustainable sourcing codes

Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Issues and outcomes refer to sustainability topics such as oceans, pesticides or livelihoods; as well as to sustainability outcomes of interest such as deforestation.

Child rights and wellbeing

Climate change

Consumers and supply chains

Forests and other ecosystems

Freshwater and oceans

Health and wellbeing

Livelihoods

Participant costs and benefits

Pesticides, fertilizers and soil

Plant and wildlife conservation

Rights of indigenous peoples and local communities

Wages and workers' rights