What is the Higg factory evaluation and validation tool?

Higg Facility Tools are used to measure the social and environmental performance of individual factories. This tool consists of two modules:

1. Higg Factory Environmental Assessment Module (Higg FEM)

Higg FEM is a sustainability assessment tool that measures and evaluates the environmental performance of factories annually

Standardize the effectiveness in order to make improvements and reduce negative impacts. This module measures:

Environmental management system/energy use/greenhouse gas emissions/water use/wastewater/sewage/exhaust emissions/waste gas management/chemical management

2. Higg Factory Social and Labor Assessment Module (Higg FSLM)

Higg FSLM is committed to promoting safe and fair social and labor conditions for employees in the global value chain, and it also evaluates the effectiveness of social management plans. This module measures:

Recruitment and Employment/Working Hours/Salary and Benefits/Employee Benefits/Employee Participation/Health and Safety/Termination/Management System

Labor standards required by factories and standards for value chain partners/External contact with other factories or organizations on social and labor issues/Community participation

Higg FSLM adopts the Social and Labor Integration Plan (SLCP) aggregation evaluation framework to ensure consistency in industry assessments and measurements.

Evaluation and validation: mechanism of action

The factory should conduct a Higg Index evaluation at least once a year. The evaluation will take approximately 3-6 weeks to complete and require the factory to answer questions and provide evidence of operational sustainability data.