Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
RMI joins ISEAL Alliance
RMI joins ISEAL Alliance. In an ongoing effort to meet best practices of the growing certification movement, RugMark has joined the ISEAL Alliance as an associate member. The ISEAL Alliance defines and codifies good practice at the international level for the design and implementation of social and environmental standards systems. ISEAL Alliance associate members are committed to creating credible and effective standards systems by working towards full compliance with the Codes of Good Practice. The ISEAL Alliance provides a global framework for the social and environmental standards movement to coordinate, cooperate and build its capacity to deliver positive global impacts.
RugMark International e.V. (RMI) is an international non- governmental organization working to end illegal child labor in the handmade rug industry and offer educational opportunities to children in South Asia. The GoodWeave certification label is issued to rug manufacturers that adhere to the GoodWeave standard, agree to its independent verification and voluntarily join as licensees.