What is #SustainableFashion?
Sustainability has been the hot key word when talking about fashion lately. However, like every trending hashtag, it is widely used and a bit overwhelming.
The Higg Index
The Higg Index is separated into three different sections to measure a company’s impact on their environmental and social surroundings. The Higg Index is divided in three sections: Product, Facility, and Brand & Retail Tools. The SAC (Sustainability Apparel Coalition) provides many modules, assessments, and indexes for corporations to measure their environmental and social impacts. Once a company understands where they can improve, they then work with them to help address their negative impact and how to work towards increasing their sustainability. Companies can also look at other supply chain partner’s sustainability ratings to gain a better idea of who to partner with.
Here is a list of a couple of topics that SAC uses to measure a company’s environmental and social impact.
Learn more about how the Sustainability Apparel Coalition is working to further improve the sustainability of every step along a supply chain. The next time you tweet or share a lengthy LinkedIn post with the #sustainablefashion, you can share responsibly understanding what it means to truly be a sustainable designer, manufacturer, and consumer.
Stay tuned for more blogs from Gerber Technology about how we can help your company be more sustainable, along with the amazing endeavors our partners have succeeded in creating an environmentally conscious and socially responsible supply chain.