Improvement Strategies Self-Assessment

The ISEAL Framework for Improving Sustainability Impacts is intended to guide sustainability standards and others in the choice of strategies and actions to drive better sustainability impacts. It is premised on the idea that in order to be effective, we need to understand and respond to the context in which we’re operating and be able to measure and adapt our strategies as we learn what is working.

This short survey (12 questions) aims to understand the extent to which your organisation is already incorporating the core elements of this framework or has intentions to do so. Your response will help us to understand better which elements are important and where more attention is required.

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* 1. Your Name

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* 2. Organisation

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* 3. Email (optional, for follow-up)

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* 4. Does your organisation adapt its strategies or actions in different places based on the local context or local conditions?

Yes

Don't know

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* 5. To what extent does your organisation carry out the following activities when choosing how to engage in a region or country?

	Not at all	A little bit	Quite a lot	Always
Defining the problem: identify critical sustainability issues and their root causes	Defining the problem: identify critical sustainability issues and their root causes Not at all	Defining the problem: identify critical sustainability issues and their root causes A little bit	Defining the problem: identify critical sustainability issues and their root causes Quite a lot	Defining the problem: identify critical sustainability issues and their root causes Always
Context analysis: gather information about who or what influences local conditions	Context analysis: gather information about who or what influences local conditions Not at all	Context analysis: gather information about who or what influences local conditions A little bit	Context analysis: gather information about who or what influences local conditions Quite a lot	Context analysis: gather information about who or what influences local conditions Always
Market analysis: assess the level of maturity of local markets towards sustainable action	Market analysis: assess the level of maturity of local markets towards sustainable action Not at all	Market analysis: assess the level of maturity of local markets towards sustainable action A little bit	Market analysis: assess the level of maturity of local markets towards sustainable action Quite a lot	Market analysis: assess the level of maturity of local markets towards sustainable action Always

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* 6. Apart from certification, does your organisation implement other strategies or activities that support enterprises to improve their practices?

Yes

If yes, please list:

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* 7. Does your organisation seek to influence or work with any of the following stakeholders to improve conditions for enterprises that want to adopt more sustainable practices? (select all that apply)

Local governments

National governments

Financial institutions

Industry groups

Labour groups

Community organisations

Capacity building NGOs

Advocacy NGOs

We don’t work to influence system conditions

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How important to the success of your organisation’s strategies is collaboration with other stakeholders?

Not at all

A little bit

Quite important

Very important

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* 9. If you would like to engage more actively to influence system conditions, what is preventing your organisation from doing so? (select all that apply)

Lack of resources

Not well-placed to influence

Lack of competency or knowledge

Outside our mandate

Lack of tools or guidance

Others are better placed

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Does your organisation have a theory of change or model for how you think your strategies will bring about the sustainability impacts you are seeking?

Yes

Don't know

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* 11. At what scales does your organisation measure performance improvements on critical sustainability issues? (select all that apply)

Enterprise or production unit level

Community level

Regional or jurisdictional level

National level

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* 12. Does your organisation formally measure or document changes in system conditions that influence performance?

Yes

Don't know

If yes, do you use this information to inform and adapt your strategies?

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* 13. How significant for your organisation are the following challenges related to data about sustainability performance?

	Not at all	A little bit	Quite significant	Very significant
Right data not available	Right data not available Not at all	Right data not available A little bit	Right data not available Quite significant	Right data not available Very significant
Poor quality of data	Poor quality of data Not at all	Poor quality of data A little bit	Poor quality of data Quite significant	Poor quality of data Very significant
Data not in right format	Data not in right format Not at all	Data not in right format A little bit	Data not in right format Quite significant	Data not in right format Very significant
Data not shareable	Data not shareable Not at all	Data not shareable A little bit	Data not shareable Quite significant	Data not shareable Very significant
Data not available at the right scale	Data not available at the right scale Not at all	Data not available at the right scale A little bit	Data not available at the right scale Quite significant	Data not available at the right scale Very significant
Data exists but not accessible	Data exists but not accessible Not at all	Data exists but not accessible A little bit	Data exists but not accessible Quite significant	Data exists but not accessible Very significant
Data management tools are limited	Data management tools are limited Not at all	Data management tools are limited A little bit	Data management tools are limited Quite significant	Data management tools are limited Very significant
Internal capacity is limited	Internal capacity is limited Not at all	Internal capacity is limited A little bit	Internal capacity is limited Quite significant	Internal capacity is limited Very significant

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* 14. For which of the following claims-related practices does your organisation have clear policies or procedures? (select all that apply)

What performance claims can be made and who can make them

What contextual information needs to accompany performance claims

What evidence is required to substantiate performance claims

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* 15. Does your organisation face challenges in communicating about how your actions have resulted in changes to the enabling environment?

Yes

We don't communicate about systemic changes

Don't know

If yes, please explain: