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The EU’s Omnibus package is a serious letdown to government commitment on sustainability by failing to get the balance right between simplification and meaningful action. ISEAL urges policymakers to reconsider the proposal and approach. We believe that this package and process set the wrong precedent for government action and accountability on sustainability and ask that the Commission adopts a meaningful approach to stakeholder dialogue and consultation going forward. Read our press release. Vidya Rangan Karin Kreider

Don’t miss out on tomorrow’s due diligence for living income webinar! 🌱 Join The Living Income Community of Practice and OECD - OCDE to explore: 💡 Stakeholders’ role in enabling meaningful due diligence on living income 💡 How living income benchmarks can be utilised 💡 Real-world examples from companies making progress in closing these gaps. 🗓️ Date: 27 February ⏰ Time: 13:30 - 15:00 UTC Register 👉 https://ow.ly/fIWG50V5hp2

Listen to our podcast on the role of credibility in tackling the most challenging sustainability issues, across #climatechange, #biodiversity loss, #humanrights, #livingwage and livelihoods. https://ow.ly/8eAx50T0XWZ

Tackling the big sustainability issues has never been more urgent. 🌍 With new legislation such as #duediligence requirements and #EUDR coming into effect, the role of sustainability systems is evolving. Now, more than ever, sustainability systems are playing a pivotal role. A #smartmix of credible, voluntary sustainability systems and legislation is key to driving up standards across a variety of issues such as climate change, human rights and biodiversity loss. 🌱 Our Credibility Principles not only define the core values of credible and effective sustainability systems, but also help businesses, governments, and civil society to identify systems that can be effective partners in delivering against shared sustainability objectives. 💡 🎥 https://ow.ly/5qAf50V5fcT

Our longtime and highly valued colleague, Kristin Komives, is moving onto new adventures later this year. We will miss her and wish her all the best! As a result, a unique opportunity has opened at ISEAL. We’re looking for a new Director of Programmes to lead our work on sustainability issues including livelihoods, human rights, climate and biodiversity. 🌍 The Director leads ISEAL’s Impacts and Innovations Programme and the Innovations Fund and is part of the Senior Leadership Team providing strategic oversight and guidance across the organisation. 🤝 💡 If you’re a well-established leader with strong experience managing teams of experts and providing strategic direction, then we’d love to hear from you. 📅 Deadline: 7 March Download the candidate pack to find out more 👉 https://ow.ly/6JLM50V3lf0

📣 UPCOMING WEBINAR | Due diligence for living income: building fair and resilient supply chains   🌱 Addressing due diligence provides an opportunity to improve #livelihoods holistically, uplifting smallholder producers globally who currently earn below living income estimates, leaving them unable to afford a decent standard of living.   This The Living Income Community of Practice and OECD - OCDE webinar will explore how #duediligence can close living income gaps and improve livelihoods throughout supply chains through good practice - for private companies, policymakers, NGOs, and sustainability systems. You’ll hear from: 💡 Anny Stoikova, Manager of Sustainability Systems and Livelihoods at ISEAL 💡 Dorothy Lovell, Garment and Footwear lead at OECD - OCDE Centre for Responsible Business Conduct 💡 Pavithra Ram, Senior Program Manager for Cocoa at IDH 💡 Peter Moehringer, Advisor for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains Initiative (SASI)  – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 💡 Tytti Nahi, Director Business and Human Rights at Fairtrade International 💡 Yann Wyss, Global Head for Social Impact and Human Rights at Nestlé 🗓️ Date: 27 February 2025 ⏰ Time: 13:30-15:00 GMT Register 👉 https://ow.ly/Tol750V2VWu

“Companies that work with credible sustainability systems will be ahead of the game and better placed to meet many of the requirements of EUDR or any future due diligence legislation”.    ISEAL’s Executive Director, Karin Kreider, spoke at a deforestation event last week, highlighting that credible sustainability systems can be an important tool for businesses in advancing action on sustainability. 🌳   Our Credibility Principles not only define the core values of credible and effective sustainability systems, but can also help guide businesses grappling with EUDR implementation. 🧩 🌱   Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/iWAr50V1X4S

📥 Download our collective position on the core criteria for mature landscape initiatives! This joint paper, developed by a group of leading landscape practitioner organisations, provides an easy to follow guide focused on four core elements that underpin effective landscape initiatives. 💡 🏞️ It shows how they can be used by new or existing initiatives, supply chain companies, investors, governments and reporting frameworks to assess maturity and improve effectiveness. 🌱 Download the paper to see the full set of criteria and sub-criteria for mature landscape initiatives 👉 https://ow.ly/uF3l50U1XNi Better Cotton CDP Conservation International Earthworm Foundation EcoAgriculture Partners Gold Standard IDH Kaleka Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari | Secretariat LandScale Instituto Produzir, Conservar e Incluir Proforest Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) SourceUp TRANSITIONS Systemiq Ltd. The Nature Conservancy Tropical Forest Alliance WWF

Don’t miss out on tomorrow’s Global Living Wage Coalition discussion on measuring progress to close living wage gaps! Hear insights and case studies from speakers including ISEAL’s Kristin Komives, Anker Research Institute, Fair Trade USA, Social Accountability International, Platform Living Wage Financials, and CNV as they discuss putting knowledge into action and looking ahead to measure progress. 📅 4 February ⏰ 09:00 – 10:30 EST / 15:00–16:30 CET ➡️Register: https://ow.ly/KE5h50USfms

📣 Upcoming Global Living Wage Coalition webinar: Measuring progress to close living wage gaps Join GLWC for a discussion on the growing need for credible methods to measure wages and living wage gaps. Speakers including ISEAL’s Kristin Komives, Anker Research Institute, Fair Trade USA, Social Accountability International, Platform Living Wage Financials and CNV will explore how knowledge is put into action and looking ahead to measure progress. 📅 4 February ⏰ 09:00 – 10:30 EST / 15:00–16:30 CET ➡️Register: https://ow.ly/1ITN50UQXIY