It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Colin Browne

Buying Practices / Cascale Report

14 February 2025

4 minutes

In the 2024 BBPI ratings cycle, the softgoods category of buyers received a score of 52 points. “Softgoods” is defined in the BBPI 2024 rating cycle as “including apparel, footwear, and household goods.”

Cascale Releases First Better Buying Partnership Index Report, Shows Improvement in Practices

Global nonprofit Cascale has published its first Better Buying Partnership Index since it acquired key assets of the Better Buying Institute (BBI) earlier this month.

Staff Writer

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

12 November 2024

3 minutes

For over a decade, the Higg FEM tool has been a critical sustainability assessment for the consumer goods industry, allowing users to drive continuous improvement on environmental management practices, support legislative compliance and risk management practices, and collect impact data to track progress against reduction targets.

Cascale Releases Annual Update of Higg Facility Environmental Module

Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Oakland: Thursday last, in partnership with Worldly, Cascale launched the latest version of its Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM) to provide more precise and verified environmental data on the consumer goods manufacturing supply chain, as well as reduce reporting duplication for manufacturers, saving businesses...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

6 June 2024

2 minutes

Reflecting “Catalyst for Change,” the current theme of Cascale’s Manufacturer Forum series, the Shanghai event reinforces the organization’s commitment to support an open exchange between manufacturers and better understand their needs and ongoing challenges to jointly develop solutions.

Cascale to Center Sustainability at Manufacturer Forum: Shanghai

Amsterdam (Netherlands), Hong Kong, Oakland (U.S.): Cascale (formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition) will host Manufacturer Forum: Shanghai on June 28, part of an annual series of events designed to amplify the voices of manufacturers around the globe. Featuring targeted programming designed to address local challenges faced by manufacturers...

Climate Action / Data Tool

23 May 2024

2 minutes

With FDM, brands can see the waste, water and emissions they are uniquely responsible for within a single factory. This addresses a critical industry need for more timely, standardised, high-quality primary data and insights for assessing ongoing risks and opportunities for supply chain improvements and reporting sustainability progress.

Worldly Launches New Data Tool for Supply Chain Transparency and Regulatory Compliance

Worldly has launched a new tool — the Facility Data Manager (FDM) — that will help brands prepare for environmental reporting requirements by providing timely primary data that aligns with regulatory frameworks.