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The importance of sustainability in the textile industry and all other sectors is growing. In order to maintain a ‘license to operate’, it is crucial to act. The implementation of sustainability does not only enable risk minimization, but also enhances innovation and offers great opportunities. If you are curious about how to implement sustainability andRead more

Improving transparency and traceability in the supply chain has become one of the most important things for the garment and footwear industry.   What does traceability mean and why does it matter?  Read more

Are you currently still preparing your Higg FEM self-assessment? Or perhaps you have already completed it? Either way, we encourage you to plan for your Higg FEM 3.0 Verification as soon as possible! By verifying your results, you not only ensure that your scores are accurate and comparable, but you also add value to your business byRead more

Over the past two decades, compliance-focused Social and Labor assessments have played an essential role in improving social and labor conditions in the global apparel and footwear supply chains. However, this has also led to a proliferation of different standards, codes and protocols resulting in numerous audits of facilities and an increasing audit fatigue. As aRead more

The Higg Brand & Retail Module (Higg BRM) is a tool which provides brands and retailers with a comprehensive way to assess their performance around social and environmental parameters such as human rights, fair wages or greenhouse gas emissions. Users can manage their sustainability priorities based on the results. This will eventually make it possibleRead more

As an accredited Higg FEM Verifier Body, we at Leadership & Sustainability are happy to introduce our manager and local verifier for Bangladesh! Please join us to welcome Abu Saleh who is our verifier for Higg FEM 3.0 for the region. While it is impossible to predict all the ways in which COVID-19 will reshape business, companies ofRead more

Today is World Environment Day. Let’s enjoy nature, keep working for a better environment and for social justice and equal opportunities all over the world. We are all in it together and we will only succeed if we work together. That’s it! Warm regards, Karin and team  Read more

The Higg FEM holistically measures and benchmarks your facility’s environmental performance. Accordingly, it provides a harmonized improvement tool and functions as a concrete example of your company’s commitment to sustainability. ‘The Higg FEM Verification Trail’ – now in Vietnamese Leadership & Sustainability has delivered a free webinar series in English, striving to answer as many questions asRead more

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on the health of the people we care about, the businesses we rely on, the stability of the global economy and our daily lives. However, in a landscape that is shifting on a daily basis, a vision of an industry that has reduced its environmental impact and increasedRead more

We are proud to announce that Leadership & Sustainability is now an accredited ZDHC training provider. Accordingly, we are happy to enlarge our service portfolio and webinar training program for you!Read more