Jason Kibbey, Executive Director, Sustainable Apparel Coalition David Hughes, Energy & Sustainability Services, Schneider Electric Rick Ridgeway, VP, Environmental Initiatives, Patagonia This session focuses on the evolution of Higg Index data, applications and prospects for further growth in the near term. The lineup specifically seeks to follow Higg Index data from birth to the final downstream user – in other words, all the way from high-level objectives, to resulting methodology, to data collection, to distribution, to final analysis. Come engage with the vertical partnership that is working on scaling this system of impact measurement.

3. Emerging Vertical Partnerships for Scale in
Impact Measurement:
The Case of the Higg Index
Jason Kibbey
CEO, SAC
Rick Ridgeway
VP Environmental Affairs, Patagonia
David Hughes
Manager, Sustainability Development
Schneider Electric

4. SAC and The Higg Index: A Brief History
Mission and Vision: Today and in the Future…
The Methodology
The Web Tool: Partnership Structure
Data Collection and Management
Benchmarking
Data Analysis
Questions
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5. An global industry with unique
challenges & opportunities
35 Years
experience
Product Suppliers +
Contract Manufacturers
Retail + Apparel

6. Vision:
Impact Management
Through Measurement

7. Methodology

8. Holistic self-
assessment
Starting place for
engagement and
understanding
Measures
environmental and
social impacts Targets a
spectrum of
performance that
identifies
opportunities to
improve
Key Concepts
of the Higg Index 2.0
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9. Building Blocks
of the Higg Index 2.0
Global Social Compliance
Program (GSCP) reference
tools
Higg Index 2.0
Social/Labor Best
Practice Tools (e.g., SAI
Social Fingerprint, FLA SCI
etc)
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European Outdoor Group
Outdoor Industry Association
(OIA) Eco Index
Materials
Sustainability
Index (MSI)

10. Using The Higg Index
Brands/Retaile
rs, Sourcing,
Sustainability,
share with
Facilities
Brands/Retailers;
Designers,
Developers,
Sourcing,
Sustainability
Manufacturers
/Facilities,
Sourcing, share
with
Brands/Retaile
rs
• Complete once per brand
• Assesses brand-level
sustainability for all of its
apparel/footwear products
• Complete once per garment/shoe
• Quick screening assessment of
product
• Understand MSI data and
scoring
• Complete once per facility
• Considers facility-level
practices not specific to a
particular product/garment
Content/UseUserTools
Product Tools
Brand Tools
Facility Tools
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11. •Excel based
•Qualitative questions
•Focuses on apparel
•Focuses on environment
•Web based and Excel files
•Social/Labor - Beta (Brand and
Facility Modules)
•Environmental footwear brand
content
•Enhanced chemicals content
•Enhanced guidance
•Validation guidelines for
Environmental Facility Module
•Rapid Design Module - Beta
•Additional materials in MSI
Comparing the
Higg Index 1.0 and 2.0
Higg Index 2.0 (Web Tool)
Released July 2012 Released December 2013
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Higg Index 1.0 (Excel Spreadsheet)

12. Web Tool Goals
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Adoption
Transparency
Scalability
• More Modules
• More Data
• More Supply Chain
Synergy
• Open
• Innovative
• Safe
• Fair Biz Model
• Global

13. The Web Tool

14. Partnership Background & Principles
• Trust & Transparency
• Respect of Boundaries
• Shared Vision
• Patience

15. Data collection:
From manual to automated…
Current
State
Future
Vision• ERP, EH&S, Supply Chain
Mapping, PLM
• User Managed Data Entry
• Spreadsheet Upload

16. The Web Tool
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17. Module Completion

18. Connections
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-Users have option to make profile public (key
principle = reduction of survey fatigue)
-Connections can then see progress of module
completion

19. Benchmarking

20. Core Benchmarking
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21. Targeted Benchmarking
Unlocks deeper layers of
filtering options:
• Brand/Facility Type
• Brand/Facility Process
• Region/Country
• Active
Customers/Manufacturers
• “Zooms-In” to benchmark
your connections

22. Targeted Example
Global SAC facility social/labor modules for
facilities that are Apparel: Assembler/cut & sew
type with a process of Apparel: cutting, with a
specific connection’s Facility Social/Labor response
overtop the distribution.

23. Data Analysis
Possibilities

24. Response Analysis Example 1

25. Response Analysis Example 2

26. Progress to Date

27. A Global Network is Forming
These Brands / Retailers are making massive
strides in understanding the sustainability of
their value chain
These Facilities are benefitting from
sharing their data with multiple
connections. They see how their
customers are performing. Ideally, they
are reducing the amount of work to
complete multiple assessments.
These Accounts have taken
an important first step of
registering and using the
Higg web tool
These Affiliates are leveraging the
web tool to connect with entities
on how they’re performing

28. Opportunities:
How does this all fit
together?

29. How does the Higg Index fit into the whole
System of Apparel and Footwear?
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30. A catalyst for business
value and positive system change
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31. Open Discussion