Standards innovation: our work
Find out about our work around organic standards and how you can take part in consultations.
- How do we set standards?
- Why do we consult?
- Our current consultations and how to take part.
- Our ongoing work.
- Our past work.
How do we set standards?
We don’t just make them up! Soil Association standards are set and overseen by the independent expert Standards Board.
The governance process we follow to set our standards is open, transparent and robust. We aim for our standards to be stretching and ambitious, yet achievable.
Find out more about the wider process of how we set our standards.
Why do we consult?
We run in-depth, far-reaching and targeted public consultations as part of the standard-setting process, in line with industry best practice set out by ISEAL. We want to hear feedback from the full breadth of our stakeholders. We take all feedback into account before introducing or amending our Soil Association standards.
Our current standards development work
We do not currently have any live consultations open. Please revisit this page in autumn 2025. For further information please contact us at standards@soilassociation.org
