Until recently only a few leading standards systems were pioneering action on living wages. However, this situation is rapidly changing, with a growing number of schemes with global reach, in key sectors, now integrating living wage goals in their strategies.
From January 2021 until February 2023, ISEAL worked with sustainability standards and schemes to strengthen their systems and processes to support credible supply chain action on living wages. A key part of this project was the establishment of a peer-learning Working Group to help schemes advance thinking and action collectively.
Building on this work, ISEAL led a second phase to this project with support from IDH. The project was developed in consultation with organisations involved in the IDH Roadmap on Living Wages’ advisory committees. The overarching project goal was to strengthen credible voluntary sustainability systems as agents of change to support business and producer action on living wage improvements.
This project was made up of three key activities:
- Research with companies implementing living wage strategies on their expectations for sustainability standards support
- Developing a framework for credible living wage claims
- Facilitating peer learning and developing guidance through the convening of the System Strengthening for Living Wages (SSLW) Working Group
To access the project outputs, click on individual resources on the right hand side of this page.
