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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

The Higg FEM Verification Trail has reached the finish line. This time, we pursued our journey with Section 8: Chemicals Management. You can now re-watch it on our YouTube Channel and also download the presentation from our website! About the Webinar The use of chemicals in a facility’s production processes and operations can be extremelyRead more

We took the opportunity and continued on the Higg FEM Verification Trail with Section 5: Wastewater. In case you were unable to join the webinar, you can now re-watch it on our YouTube Channel and also download the presentation from our website!Read more

Earlier this year we announced that we had achieved SAC verifier and trainer status for the Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM). Since then a lot has happened! Over the past few months, we have conducted verifications as both general and chemical specialist verifier. We have visited facilities of all types (garment, mills, dyehouses – toRead more

We have been working hard to improve our service portfolio for you. And as we all know, hard work pays off – so we are happy to announce that we have successfully completed all tests to become official SAC Higg FEM general verifier chemicals specialist verifier trainer!Read more

You might have read or heard quite a bit about the SAC’s Higg Index lately and perhaps you are still wondering how this topic concerns you or your company. As Leadership & Sustainability is a member and approved trainer of the SAC, we would like to give you some advanced information on the SAC’s HiggRead more

The use, processing and disposal of chemicals in production processes not only poses significant EH&S risks but is also highly regulated in national and international legislation. Textile processes (and many other, too) are highly complex, where significant amounts of chemicals are used in many different steps. Neglecting chemicals management leads to serious consequences, not onlyRead more

We’re proud to announce that in December 2016 we joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and became approved SAC trainers in January 2017. As such, we will use the SAC’s sustainability measurement tool, the Higg Index, to drive environmental and social improvements across our own and our customers’ supply chains. With our membership in theRead more

Outdoor industry, sports and fashion professionals are asking themselves a lot of questions. Questions like: how risky are chemicals used in durable water repellency for outdoor products? Does Greenpeace have a message and a case for the outdoor industry? Which criteria do you need to follow in order to develop a truly open sustainability standardRead more