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The textile industry has considerable environmental and social impacts, it uses a lot of energy, water, and other natural resources while the manufacturing process poses significant environmental and worker risks. The Higg Index is a standardized supply chain measurement tool which allows companies to measure and understand the environmental and social impacts of their products andRead more

Risk Assessments in the Context of the Due Diligence Act   According to the supply chain due diligence acts, companies shall establish an appropriate and effective risk management system to identify, prevent, mitigate and eliminate human rights or environment-related risks and violations. It is specified that companies should follow a risk-based approach; for example, byRead more

We at Leadership & Sustainability aim to provide you with guidance on the European and German Supply Chain Due Diligence Acts. Therefore we are inviting you to our free webinar on Friday, December 9th at 1 PM CET. We will be breaking down the requirements for businesses, who it applies to, and how to prepareRead more

We are happy to announce that we are members of SAC and Textile Exchange! With our membership in the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), we are connected with more than 250 global brands, retailers and manufacturers as well as governments, non-profit environmental organizations and academic institutions in 36 different countries. All of them are increasingly committedRead more

We are well past the half year for 2021 and pleased to share with you the growth within Leadership & Sustainability in our team in India The social aspects in apparel and footwear have always been important and the industry, has been attempting to move the needle to a uniform industry social audit scheme. SACRead more

We are very happy to announce that we are approved as a Higg BRM verifier body! Our CEO and founder Karin Ekberg is an approved Higg BRM verifier, and from now on, we are able to offer Higg BRM verification services.   Businesses of all sizes can use the Higg Brand & Retail Module (HiggRead more

We at Leadership & Sustainability aim to provide you with guidance on the European and German supply chain laws. We provide you with comprehensive ways of assessing the details, how to meet the requirements and reach new levels of progress within your organization. In case you were unable to join our webinar: “Towards the SupplyRead more

Sustainable operations in the fashion industry is more important than ever before. Brands and retailers play a key role in transforming the current wasteful and polluting system into a more environmentally friendly model. The Higg Brand & Retail Module (Higg BRM) guides fashion brands and retailers to introduce more sustainable practices in the apparel, footwear andRead more

We have reached the second to last station of our webinar series “Learn what is new in Higg FEM 2020”. 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!   Content & Context Waste is any material or substanceRead more

We took the opportunity and continued our Webinar Series “Learn what is new in Higg FEM 2020” with Section 5: Wastewater. In case you were unable to join the Higg FEM verification webinar, you can now re-watch it on our YouTube Channel and also download the presentation from our website!  Read more