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June 2021

Building long-term sustainability in multi-stakeholder platforms: making your impact last

Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs) have emerged as a popular approach to agricultural commodity sustainability, as the impact of decades of stakeholders’ commitment and effort in an individual, unconnected b…

June 2021

Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights at 10: Taking stock of the first decade

This report by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights takes stock of the first ten years of UNGPs implementation by States and business. The stocktaking includes an assessment of progress,…

May 2021

Sector transformation: a systems approach to transforming commodity sectors

This document presents the underlying theory, accompanied by practical guidelines, needed to identify the key elements of complex systems, and to then develop an effective sector transformation…

April 2021

Four ways sustainability standards can build farmers’ resilience to COVID-19

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been severe and far reaching. Governments worldwide have enforced strict measures to curb the spread of the virus, upending businesses and livelihoods. Global…

June 2021

Sustainability standards and economic concerns: an academic roundtable discussion

In this third academic roundtable as part of the UNFSS Academic Advisory Council – Evidensia partnership, we focus on the economics of VSS and various dimensions of related impacts. VSS can be catalysts or b…

February 2021

Cocoa ethics: questions about child labour and social sustainability

While policy and industry actors ponder strategies to make cocoa production and consumption more ethical, there is still a long way to go. This blog shines a light on the ongoing debate on child labour…

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. They 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 Infrastructure Basel

Gold Standard

GoodWeave

Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)

Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF)

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

MarinTrust

Rainforest Alliance (RA)

Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)

Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS)

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