Higg FEM Verifies New Undergraduate Management Carbon Reduction

The vision of SAC is to establish a standard tool to measure the sustainability performance of the industry, and the Higg Index is a set of self-assessment tools.

Higg FEM validates qualitative issues to assess environmental performance for sustainable development, driving manufacturers to improve. Modules validated by qualified validators can enhance supply chain and customer trust.

SAC stated that it has invested in a significant update to the Higg tool, which will adopt a new evaluation structure and updated methodology, based on due diligence methods. This update will encourage brands and retailers to focus on actual actions, impacts, and results.

Higg BRM is a leading overall framework that creates an industry specific approach for brands and retailers to evaluate, report, and improve environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance in their global value chains.

Higg FEM verification:

Phasing out coal and other fossil fuels, using renewable energy sources, and achieving science based carbon reduction targets;

Wastewater and sludge management, consistent with the zero discharge guidelines for hazardous chemicals;

Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions for Scope 1 and 2;

The management and use of groundwater, including tracking consumption and meeting legally prescribed mining limits.

The new version will also require facilities that produce finished goods and fabrics within the same facility to track and report their energy and water consumption data, respectively. The classification of refrigerant gases has also been strengthened to accurately calculate potential leakage greenhouse gas emissions.