introduction to the iseal impacts code
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ISEAL's Paddy Doherty explains how the Code of Good Practice for Assessing the Impacts of Social and Environmental Standards Systems is going to work.TRANSCRIPT
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Assessing Impacts of Standards Systems – Code Development
3 Minute Overview
March 2010
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Creating a world where environmental sustainability and social justice are the normal conditions of business
What is a standard system?
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Creating a world where environmental sustainability and social justice are the normal conditions of business
What are Impacts
> Positive or negative long-term effects of the standards system
> The change we make in the world
> As impacts are long-term change, it is difficult to prove that what a standards system does, results in impact
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Why an Impacts Code
> To learn what is working so we can improve our effectiveness; therefore increase our impact
> Transparency leads to credibility with external stakeholders
> To show our contribution to impact
> To bring together a body of evidence showing the effectiveness of social and environmental standards systems
> businesses want to understand that they are aligning with winners - so it is a risk management factor to understand the impact of standards systems
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Creating a world where environmental sustainability and social justice are the normal conditions of business
How will standards systems apply the Impacts Code?
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Creating a world where environmental sustainability and social justice are the normal conditions of business
Key Impact Issues> Environmental Integrity
– Biodiversity
– Water
– Soil Fertility
– Climate
– Natural Resource Management
> Social Development
– Labour Rights
– Gender Equity
– Access to Education
– Access to Health and Sanitation
– Cultural Identity> Economic Resilience
– Secure Livelihoods
– Social Capital
– Resilience to Economic Risk
– Inclusive Value Chains
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Creating a world where environmental sustainability and social justice are the normal conditions of business
What Now?
> 2nd formal public consultation in March/April 2010 (60 days)
> Working with standards systems for training and consultation
> Code to be approved by Stakeholder Council in June 2010
> Once approved, ISEAL members have 3 years in which to come into compliance
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Questions?Paddy Doherty
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