• Higg Index, developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition:

It is described as "a suite of tools" that enables the measure and score of a company or product's "sustainability performance" at "every stage in their sustainability journey," aiming to provide a "holistic overview" that "empowers businesses to make meaningful improvements that protect the well-being of factory workers, local communities, and the environment" [13]. It encompasses the following tools:

2. Higg Design and Development Module (DDM): "guides designers to combine their chosen materials for maximum positive impact, to select the most sustainable manufacturing techniques, and to consider the

Sample screenshots of the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) tool. Source: Sustainable apparel coalition

Water footprint for the total processing phase of each fiber type for the UK (m3) in 2016. Source: Waste and

3. Higg Product Module (PM): will measure the environmental impact a product (apparel, footwear, and textile products) generates throughout its life cycle when produced at industrial scale and be able to cross compare products with one another as well as which life cycle stages or production processes contribute the most impact (expected to launch

1. Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM): measures the environmental impact of individual factories based on assessing factors such as

complete life-cycle of the product"

in 2019)

◦ Facility tools:

Figure 5.

Figure 4.

resources action programme [14].

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[13].

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