ISEAL supports China’s voluntary sustainability standards and trade promotion efforts

ISEAL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Commercial Sub-Council (CCPIT-CSC), on 14 September 2024. Through the MoU, ISEAL and CCPIT-CSC aim to enhance trade development and voluntary sustainability standards cooperation in China.


Response to Apparel Insider article on ISEAL commissioned study



Sustainable Fibre Alliance joins as an ISEAL Community Member



Tea production in Assam and West Bengal: Are stakeholders ready to advance on living wages for workers?



trustea becomes an ISEAL Community Member



Appraising and applying GIS tools in auditing



Changing power dynamics in aquaculture through community-based environmental monitoring



Demonstrating and Improving Poverty Impacts project (DIPI)

Funded by the Ford Foundation, the Demonstrating and Improving Poverty Impacts Project (DIPI) seeks to understand the contribution that certification systems can make to poverty alleviation and pro-poor development.


Detecting forced labour in ready-made garment supply chains



Developing a low carbon assurance module to validate greenhouse gas emission reductions in rice



Developing common indicators for farm-level coffee sustainability



Embedding worker-led approaches into human rights due diligence



Enhancing access to remedy for human rights violations in the botanicals sector



Enhancing social auditing in coffee supply chains



Evaluating the environmental impacts of Marin Trust activities



Exploring the value of blockchain for standards

Best known as the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, blockchain is set to revolutionise many areas of life and work over the coming years.


Facilitating rightsholder dialogue in human rights and environmental due diligence



Geospatial information technology for outcome verification



Herder connect: empowering animal fibre producers through digital tools



Impact Alliance: Incentivising better production practices



Improving detection and remediation of forced labour in agriculture



Improving wage transparency in cotton through farm-level data collection



Including Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in mine rehabilitation through FPIC



Streamlining the path towards sustainability in the aquaculture industry



Strengthening remediation solutions to child labour