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The Sustainable Apparel CoalitionCoalition & Higg Overview

Sustainable Apparel Coalition



The Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s vision is of an

apparel, footwear and textile industry that produces

no unnecessary environmental harm and has a

positive impact on the people and communities

associated with its activities.

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Our Origins


2009-2010

2011-20122015

2013-2014

2016-Present

Higg Online & SAC Grows

- Higg.org goes live

- Social/labor & footwear modules

launch

- 100+ SAC members

- SAC Amsterdam office opens

Product, Verification & Impact

- 200+ SAC Members

- Clean By Design Impact measured

- Higg Design & Development Module

launch

- Higg Material Sustainability Index

launch

- Higg FEM Verification launch

Higg Adoption Soars

- 150+ SAC Members

- 5000+ Higg Accounts

- 8000+ Higg Modules posted since

launch

- NRDC Clean By Design Launch

Higg Introduced

- Higg 1.0 pilot

- Higg Environmental Modules

released to public

- SAC Incorporates as nonprofit

SAC Formed

- Walmart & Patagonia letter seeks

universal sustainability performance

measure

- 12 Companies meet to form



The Coalition


Brands

Retailers

Government

Nonprofits

Industry Associations

Manufacturers

Service Providers

Academia


Theory of Change


Mission:

Collect peers and competitors from across the

apparel, footwear and textile sector and together,

develop a universal approach to measure

sustainability performance that drives

transparency and identifies opportunities for impact

throughout the value chain.


225 Global Members


SAC 2020 Vision

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Higg Index

Globally trusted industry standard for measuring and

improving sustainability

Product lifecycle

Full transparency and accountability

Consumers

Choose products based on trusted sustainability

information


“Measurement with Intention”

Standardized measurement

is a precursor to collective action.4



Higg Index Tools for each step along the Supply Chain

DESIGN & PRODUCTION

Higg Design & Developments Module

(Higg DDM)

CONSUMERS & COMMUNITIES

Higg Product Module (Higg PM)

(SAC Members Only Pilot Launched Dec 2017)

RETAIL OPERATIONS

Higg Brand & Retail Module (Higg BRM)

(New Module Launch 2018)

RAW MATERIALS

Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg

MSI)

MANUFACTURERS

Higg Facility Environment Module (Higg FEM)

Higg Facility Social Labor Module

(Higg FSLM)

LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN

Higg Brand & Retail Module (Higg BRM)

(New Module Launch 2018)



Higg Index Suite of Tools

Higg Index Product Tools help users understand the impacts of apparel, footwear, and textiles. Three different Higg Product Tools are available: the Higg MSI Contributor, the Higg MSI, and the Higg DDM.

Higg Facility Tools measure environmental and social sustainability impacts in manufacturing facilities around the world.

Global brands and retailers use the Higg Brand Tool to assess the sustainability of product lifecycles, environmental performance, and the social impacts across the value chain.


Higg Index: A Full Package of Resources

Why the Higg Index Matters

What This Means SAC ResourceUser Workflow

• Why does sustainability matter to you as a human• Why does sustainability matter to your business• How the Higg Index will help you

Trainings

Videos

In-Person Forums

• Answer questions to assess your management practices and baseline your performance

Assessment and Scoring

Verification

• Evaluate where you are now against where you want to beOnline dashboard

Exports and analytics support

• Pathway to programs and partners that have proven resultsImpact Knowledge Base

Impact Institute

• Share your performance B2B and B2C Communication Toolkits

Assessment

Results

Act

Communicate


Social&Labor Convergence Project:

What do we want to achieve

This pioneering project seeks to develop a simple, unified and effective industry-wide assessment framework. This will result in a

descriptive (standard-agnostic) tool and verification methodology to collect relevant and essential data with the intent to measure

social and labor conditions and replace current proprietary tools.

To promote adoption and create scale, the tool and verification methodology will be open source and publicly available.

Website: slconvergence.org



Brand & Retail Module UpdateNovember 2017

Industry Challenges Pulse of the Fashion Industry Report

1. Released by Global Fashion Agenda in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group and Sustainable Apparel Coalition

2. Current health of the industry : the sustainability “pulse” of the fashion industry is weak - scoring 32 out of 100

3. Apparel consumption is projected to rise by 63%, to 102 million tons in 2030, increasing the need for the fashion industry to address its environmental and social footprint.

4. Company size, far more than price positioning, correlates with a higher Pulse score: most large fashion brands show progress but the great mass of small to midsize firms representing around half of the market – a blind spot in the industry – have done little to improve their impact.

5. With population growth and planetary boundaries reaching their limits, the industry will face strained resources, putting profitability at risk.

6. There are proofs-of-concept that sustainability initiatives can present a viable businesscase for individual businesses already today.

Report Download: https://www.copenhagenfashionsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Pulse-of-the-Fashion-Industry_2017.pdf

https://www.copenhagenfashionsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Pulse-of-the-Fashion-Industry_2017.pdf


Brand Module Update: Goals and Objectives

Goal: The overall goal of the Brand & Retail Module tools is to drive environmental impact reduction and driving positive social impact.

Key-Objectives: Provide a robust, scalable tool that…..

1. Enables users to prioritize actions and be guided towards solutions to improve as a brand / retailer.

2. Creates alignment with top priority standards, government initiatives, and other Higg tools in order to scale solutions globally..

3. Supports the sharing of meaningful sustainability information between brands and retailers and their value chain partners, consumers, investors, and other key stakeholders.

Higg TransparencyAchieving our 2020 Vision

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Assessment and scoring

Simple, relevant questionnaire and scoring

that recognizes performance improvement

Training and Guidance

Comprehensive and consistent

guidance and training

Verification

Trusted and credible data

Scalable Technology

Easy to use and integrate

Performance Improvement Framework

Resources and conversations that support

continuous improvement

Communication Toolkit

Resources and materials to

enable public transparency

Holistic Ecosystem to Drive Change


Self Assessment Tool

Facilities

Brand

Product

OutputsVerificationPerformance Data + Implementation

Levels

Exploration how to translate these outputs (development + test phase)One common language for

transparency

External stakeholders

Full membership

Test communication carriers + additional

layersConsumer

Informed purchasing decisions

Comparable, meaningful,

trustworthy data (SCORES)

Customer

+ =

Toolkit Development

Enable + encourage full Higg Index transparency

Feedback & Input

Consumers

What SAC provides: the transparency process


Who are involved in SAC’s Transparency work?

SAC Members Engaged in Transparency Processes External Stakeholders Engaged in Transparency Processes


Layer 1: consumers

Layered TransparencyGround Rules

Input: Current % outputs of the Higg Index

Based on: PEF Pilot learnings, research, member + external

stakeholder insights, peer experience

Accessibility: Always 3 layers of information (for all modules)

1. Layer 1: Single visual (communication carrier)

2. Layer 2: Explanatory summary – including a specification

of data behind the score

3. Layer 3: In-depth information on methodology etc on

www.apparelcoalition.org

Transparency Pilots

Current Direction: a layered approach to Transparency testing 2 scenario’s

Layer 2: curious consumer

Layer 3: informed consumer/stakeholder


Design 1: Bars Design 2: Stars Design 3: Alphabet Design 4: Percentages

Website Pilot

Each member will choose one of the following scenarios for testing during the Website Pilot.

Design Scenarios used for pilot testing


Design Scenario 2: Stars – example 2 layers of information

Layer 2: summary of information

SCENARIO 2STARS

Layer 1: single visual


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