Jeremy Lardeau

The 2025 Better Buying Purchasing Practices Index, the first since Cascale acquired Better Buying, reveals both caution and progress. Despite tariff shocks and geopolitical volatility, long-term subscribers outperformed industry benchmarks. The report underlines that responsible purchasing practices build supplier resilience and that planning and forecasting remain critical weak spots needing renewed buyer attention.

Cascale has unveiled version 3.11 of its Higg MS), introducing fresh cotton datasets and new home furnishing material categories. The update advances data accuracy, improves comparability and supports evidence-driven choices across the consumer goods sector.

The 4.0 version of the Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) tool that promises to deliver better data quality is out.

The updated Higg Brand & Retail Module is now available for brands and retailers to measure and report on their ESG impacts to understand their progress and identify areas for improvement with clarity and transparency.

The third-party expert review of the Higg MSI data and methodology, that came under fire last year, is expected this June, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has announced.

Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s (SAC) just released updated version of its Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) 4.0 Technical Paper is based on feedback from brands, retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and other international organisations.