This presentation introduces the challenges and opportunities for the voluntary standards movement and explains the ISEAL Alliance Strategic Plan 2009-2013.
Oppenheimer Film Discussion for Philosophy and Film
E059 Strategic Plan Presentation
1. Scaling up social and environmental standards systems A presentation of the ISEAL Strategic Plan 2009-2013
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3. What is a standards system? Standard- Setter Certifier Accreditation Body Retailer Consumer Producer Label Buyer/ Manufacturer Supply Chain Capacity Building
4. Challenges and Opportunities Proliferation of standards and labels Growing demand for certified products with proven social and environmental impacts Increased interest by external stakeholders Credibility? Scale? Governance?
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6. Introducing the ISEAL Alliance Our focus: promoting and improving voluntary standards Our members: leading standards systems Our tools: ISEAL Codes of Good Practice Our strength: capacity building and coordination
7. Members of the ISEAL Alliance Eight 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) Eight newer members have committed to demonstrate full compliance within three years from the date of membership approval.
16. Thank you ISEAL Alliance Secretariat [email_address] www.isealalliance.org
Editor's Notes
Notes: This presentation can be used to present the ISEAL Strategic Plan 2009-2013, and as a basis for a discussion on the future of voluntary standards systems. The presenter should be familiar with the ISEAL Strategic Plan 2009-2013, available for download from www.isealalliance.org/strategicplan. The main points to bring across are the three challenges, and the related responses for the voluntary standards movement: Growth of the market: Increased coordination and collaboration in order to work as an effective movement Proliferation and new sectors: An international agreement on what makes standards credible, ie. ISEAL Codes of Good Practice (existing: Standard-Setting Code, to be developed: Impacts Code and Verification Code) Increased interest by external stakeholders: Solid and reliable multi-stakeholder governance systems, including a new ISEAL Stakeholder Council For questions on this presentation, please contact the ISEAL Secretariat at info@isealalliance.org