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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

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

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

On June 23rd, we introduced the Social and Labor Convergence Program (SLCP) to you. If you weren’t able to attend, you can now re-watch it on our YouTube Channel and also download the presentation from our website! Over the past two decades, compliance-focused social and labor assessments have played an essential role in improving socialRead more

We have reached the second to last station of the Higg FEM Verification Trail. This time, we continued with section 7: Waste. You can now re-watch it on our YouTube Channel and also download the presentation from our website! About the Webinar Waste is any material or substance that is discarded from a factory site.  ItRead more

Over the past two decades, compliance-focused Social & 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. Due to this, the Social & Labor Convergence Program (hereafter SLCP) seeksRead 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

In case you were unable to join our recent webinar on what to expect on the day of your Higg FEM verification, you can now re-watch it on our YouTube channel as well as download the presentation deck in either English or Turkish!Read more

At the end of last year we invited you to join our free webinar “How to Improve Your SAC Higg FEM Score”. Now that we are in the middle of this year’s self-assessment and verification / reporting cycle, we decided to hold another webinar recently. In this webinar, we not only discussed what impacts yourRead 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