Higg (FEM) Index Assessment
1.Sep 2022
What is the Higg Index?
The demand for more eco-friendly fashion continues to grow. Apparel brands and fashion brands want to be more transparent about the eco-balance of their products and have the challenge of measuring the eco-balance, which can be expensive, complex, and time-consuming.
The HIGG Index, created by Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), is designed to help measure this eco-balance in a standardised way along the value chain and provide transparency. By using the HIGG Index, manufacturers can identify opportunities to reduce impacts and improve long-term sustainability throughout the supply chain.
Our Higg Index assessment
As a reliable partner to the garment industry, we always meet high quality and sustainability standards. Therefore, we had our Asian production facility in Vietnam assessed with the Higg Facility Environment Module (FEM).
The Higg FEM assesses a facility in several dimensions such as energy and greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption and wastewater, waste management and chemicals. It helps us to further identify and prioritise improvement opportunities.
The Higg FEM consists of a total of 3 levels. The questions are structured in a three-tier structure (Level 1, 2 and 3), which denotes the overall thresholds for good, better, and best environmental practices. We have done our assessment for the first level. For level 1 we need to meet the requirements of the different areas with at least > 25%, which we have exceeded overall.
Each year we will have an assessment carried out. We strive to continuously improve, to reach the next levels to protect the well-being of our production employees, local communities and the environment that sustains us all.
If you are further interested, we can send you our Higg Index Report on request.