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The ISEAL Alliance is the global association for social and environmental standards systems. Member Support Manager David Gould introduces the organisation, its codes of good practice and opportunities to engage.
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Scaling up the impacts of social and environmental standards systems
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The ISEAL Alliance:
An Introduction
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ISEAL’s missionTo create a world where ecological sustainability and
social justice are the normal conditions of business.
Currently only a very small percentage of the world’s practices and production are done with an aim toward sustainability.
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Fundamental Premises
> ISEAL is the global association for social and environmental standards systems.
> Voluntary standards systems can be agents of positive change in the world.
> Cooperation and collaboration lead to learning and innovation.
> The more competent a program is, the more effective it is, and the more it contributes to positive change.
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Setting the Standard for Credibility
> ISEAL Code of Ethics
> ISEAL Codes of Good Practice
– Setting Social and Environmental Standards
– Impacts Assessment
– Verification new: Overarching Credibility Principles
Compliance with all applicable Codes is a
basic membership requirement.
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relevance
accessibility
CREDIBILITYLearning & Innovation
Scaling Up
IMPACTkey concepts
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Members of the ISEAL Alliance
Ten members in full compliance with ISEAL Membership Criteria (including compliance with existing ISEAL Codes of Good Practice and other internationally recognised guidance including ISO Guide 17011 for Accreditation Members)
Eleven newer members have committed to demonstrate full compliance within a defined timeline.
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Members of the ISEAL Alliance
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Credibility Tools
> ISEAL Codes
> Common Requirements for the Certification of Producer Groups
> Systems Mapping and Reporting Frameworks (to enable Scaling Up and evaluate Impacts)
> Technical Support to Members
> Links to relevant resources (e.g., consultants, researchers)
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Categories
> Standard-setting Bodies
> Certification Bodies
> Accreditation Bodies
> Production and Capacity Building
> Research, Policy and Advocacy
> Government
> Individuals
> Corporate entities (coming soon)
AFFILIATESMain Requirements
> Mission Alignment with ISEAL, and evidence of the same.
> No activities by entity (or its subsidiaries or parents) run counter to ISEAL mission.
Principal Roles
> Collaboration that enables ISEAL Members to be more effective
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The ISEAL Community
standard setters
accreditation bodies
certifiers
certified operators
NGOsdevelopment organizations
producer associations NGOs
consumer groups
trade unions
think tanks / universities
consultants
Supply chain co.’s
retailers
financial sector
Information services
government donors
foundations
LEARNING & INNOVATION
Benefits through news, forums, events, exchange of ideas, collaboration.
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Engagement Strategies and Approaches
> Personal Attention
> Online Community
> ISEAL Annual Conference
> Workshops, meetings
> Webinars
> Forums, conferences (led/organised by ISEAL, or by other groups)
> ISEAL Newsletters, Website
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Scaling Up
Tools and Approaches:
> Systems Mapping and Reporting Frameworks
> Collaboration with Researchers
> Resource Mobilisation & Donors Network
Major strategies:
> Institutional and other large scale purchasing based on credible voluntary standards
> Government Use of Voluntary Standards (GUVS)
> Group certification
> Transitioning from an analog to a digital age
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Thank you.
David Gould
Member Support Manager
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