Sustainable Apparel Coalition news and archive

A Fashion Brands Journey to Circularity: webinar series by the CFDA

In April 2021, the Council of Fashion Designers of America hosted a webinar series in recognition of Earth Month. Three leading experts in circularity and sustainability talked about practices and practical guidance for brands that are looking to begin their circularity journey. In the second part of the webinar series, three brand leaders...

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The Sustainable Apparel Coalition updates Higg Index to better measure sustainability

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and Higg Co have released a new version of the Higg Index, a leading tool to assess the environmental impact of materials in the apparel, footwear, and textile industry. The Higg Index is a suite of tools that enables brands, retailers, and facilities of all sizes — at every stage in their sustainability...

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Apparel and footwear industry proposes green recovery plan for Europe

The Policy Hub, a joint effort of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry and the Global Fashion Agenda have published a green recovery plan proposal for Europe. The proposal presented to European authorities, which follows the European Commission’s recently issued recovery plan, outlines seven...

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Zalando, Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Higg Co introduce new global sustainability standard

Online fashion retailer Zalando, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and technology company Higg Co have announced their new collaboration, a new global sustainability standard for fashion brands and retailers, meant to accelerate sustainability industry wide. With SAC’s updated version of the Higg Brand & Retail Module (Higg BRM), Zalando -...

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Study: How sustainability can save the fashion industry after Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has caught the world and the apparel, footwear and textile industries unprepared and the resulting societal and economic shutdowns present unprecedented challenges. While sustainability initiatives were becoming the norm in the industry across varied segments such as luxury, sport, fast fashion and value retail, the crisis...

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Apparel organizations call on EU policymakers to help fashion become circular

Five organizations have published a joint manifesto calling on EU policymakers to establish tools for a circular fashion system, namely Euratex (European Apparel and Textile Confederation), Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), International Apparel Federation (IAF) and Sustainable Apparel...

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Sustainable Apparel Coalition launches tech company

Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the alliance of apparel, footwear and textile enterprises behind the Higg Index, has decided to spin off its technology division. A for-profit corporation called Higg Co. has been launched to develop the technology behind the sustainability assessment tools offered by SAC, allowing it to concentrate its...

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Sustainability progress “has slowed” reveals new data

According to new data from the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the pace of sustainability progress in the fashion industry has “slowed” by a third in the past year and is not moving “fast enough to counterbalance the harmful impact of the fashion industry's rapid growth”. The...

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Sustainable Apparel Coalition improves Higg MSI tool

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has announced an update to its Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) tool that will enable the apparel, footwear, and textile industry to “more effectively” assess the environmental impact of materials used in its global manufacturing. The Higg MSI, which has become the industry's most trusted...

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Kappahl becomes member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition

To help accelerate the development of sustainable working methods and solutions in the fashion industry, Swedish fashion chain Kappahl has said that the company has now become a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). “We are committed to continuing to play an active role in driving the system changes that need to be made in our...