Karin Kreider, Executive Director of ISEAL Alliance, said: “Credible certification is one of the few sustainability approaches for which we can measure and demonstrate impact. And yet businesses often struggle to find the impact data they need. By bringing together information about the impact and business case for sustainability standards in one place at standardsimpacts.org, we aim to help organisations using standards demonstrate that they are helping to drive positive environmental and social impacts.”
In a survey conducted last year of 101 people representing 86 companies, ISEAL found that businesses are largely convinced of the impacts of sustainability standards and certification but almost three in ten lack sufficient evidence to convince their decision makers that standards and certification are effective. Businesses want information on standards’ impacts to be more communicable, context-specific, and robust.
The website offers a search function that can help you look specifically for content on FSC.
You will find for instance FSC monitoring and evaluation reports, case studies and reports on how FSC contributes to sustainability published by WWF, Tetra Pak, Rainforest Alliance and other stakeholders.
ISEAL members’ evidence and information is increasing, so the site will be continually updated.
To find out more, visit www.standardsimpacts.org.