Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Higg launch new program for publicly sharing data on a product’s environmental impact: Amazon, H&M, Norrona among first to participate
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This first phase of the Higg Index transparency program is an important step toward a unified approach for industry-wide transparency. SAN FRANCISCO and AMSTERDAM (PRWEB) May 27, 2021 Today, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), a global multi-stakeholder nonprofit alliance for the consumer goods industry, along with its technology partner Higg, launched the first phase of a transparency program for publicly sharing data on a product’s environmental impact, starting with its materials content. The program provides a consistent way for brands, retailers, and manufacturers to share sustainability information on apparel and footwear products, across impact categories such as water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and use of fossil
Textiles And Apparel: Sustainability Center Stage
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Published: 15 April 2021
WAKEFIELD – Ten years on from the foundation of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the latest edition of our
Ecotextile Talks Radio Show examines the progress of the Higg Index suite of tools that it helped to create.
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n this first episode of a series of broadcasts, our host, former BBC producer Phil Berman, speaks with SAC executive director Amina Razvi and Jason Kibbey, CEO of the Higg who talk candidly about how the fashion industry can measure its environmental and social performance, explain the more recent changes to the Higg tool, address some of the criticisms it has received in the past, and outline the next steps for scaling its use.
April 13, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. April 7, 2021 The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol announces membership in the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), a global, industry-wide nonprofit of over 250 members working to reduce environmental impact and promote social justice throughout the global value chain. The Trust Protocol joins leading apparel, footwear, and textile brands, retailers, manufacturers, sourcing agents, service providers, trade associations, nonprofits/NGOs, and academic institutions in a shared vision of an industry that gives more than it takes to the planet and its people.
“During a time of ever-growing supply chain scrutiny, being a member of the SAC is further validation of how the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is working to set a new standard in more sustainable cotton production,” said Dr. Gary Adams, president of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol. “While our grower members have a long history of sustainable cotton growing practices, they understand the importance o
February 24, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. â February 23, 2021 â Elevate Textiles announces that it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to include its brands American & Efird (A&E), Burlington, Cone Denim, Gütermann and Safety Components. Elevate joins more than 250 global brands, retailers, and manufacturers, as well as government, non-profit environmental organizations, and academic institutions, which are collectively committed to improving supply chain sustainability in the apparel, footwear, and textile industry.
âElevate and its brands share a long-standing commitment to being a leader in the development of sustainable products,â said Jimmy Summers, chief sustainability officer. âWe work with many partners to continuously identify and lead various initiatives, and we are pleased to add the Sustainable Apparel Coalition to the industry initiatives in which we take part. By joining SAC, we are further committing to implement the Higg suite of t
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