Sustainable Apparel Coalition

Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, has updated the Higg Brand and Retail Module (BRM), which will enable brands and retailers to build consistent corporate sustainability strategies to deliver more effectively on ESG goals and industry needs, while avoiding duplication across sustainability initiatives.

Global nonprofit alliance Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has rebranded itself as Cascale, and will now seek to drive equitable and restorative business practices in the consumer goods industry, not just apparel.

The multistakeholder The Industry We Want (TIWW) has published its 2024 Industry Dashboard which shows that descpite industry efforts, the gap between minimum wages and living wages has marginally increased over the last year.

The Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP) will now function as an independent non-profit even as it reaffirmed its commitment with its founder, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC),  to align tools and strategies for a shared vision of improved global working conditions. 

In a bid to map out the complex and rapidly evolving policy landscape and support members in their compliance work with their own legal and compliance teams, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has released a Higg Index Tools Analysis and Compliance Initiatives Summary Report, and put it in the public domain.

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

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched a Manufacturer Climate Action Program (MCAP) to help the textile industry reduce GHG emissions by 2030.

An MoU inked by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and the International Apparel Federation (IAF) will collaborate on projects and activities to deliver decarbonisation of the industry in line with internationally recognised targets, working together on collective action opportunities to reduce carbon emissions.

Management consultancy KPMG, which was tasked with reviewing the Higg Index suite of tools for the textiles and fashion industry, has recommended integrating the controversial Higg MSI with the Higg PM and focusing on enhancing data quality.