SAC news and archive

Cascale Meeting: Sustainable transformation requires patience

Around 600 corporate social responsibility (CSR) executives from the global textile industry gathered in Munich for Cascale’s annual member meeting. Representatives from major brands and retailers - from LVMH to Zalando, Marks & Spencer and Walmart - took to the stage and filled the audience to exchange progress and challenges on the path to...

Business

Sustainable Apparel Coalition CEO to step down

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has announced that Amina Razvi, its chief executive officer, has “mutually agreed” to exit the organisation on December 29, 2023, with the process to identify her successor set to begin. At the company for eight years, Razvi saw SAC through a series of growth and development projects, including the...

Business

SAC welcomes 18 new members, releases annual report

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has released its 2022 Annual Report alongside the announcement that 18 new organisations have joined its growing membership portfolio. The new additions bring SAC’s total partners to over 280, spanning 33 countries, with over 21,000 organisations also using the coalition’s Higg Index, an impact measuring...

Business

SAC members required to set SBTs as part of new decarbonisation programme

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has announced the launch of a new Decarbonisation Programme which is aiming to push the sector towards Science-Based Targets (SBTs). The programme will focus on collaborations, member support and delivering tools and guidance to make achieving these targets possible, SAC said. All members of the...

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The Higg Index: Inside one of fashion’s leading sustainability measurement tools

As consumer and investor demand for more environmentally friendly fashion continues to grow, brands are facing the tricky task of measuring their eco-credentials, which can be expensive, complex and time-consuming. One organisation trying to tackle the issue is the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), an alliance of NGOs and companies including...

Business

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...

Fashion

Social and Labor Convergence Project launches

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) along with leading apparel brands including H&M, Nike, Levi Strauss & Co, Gap, Target and Timberland, have launched the Social and Labor Convergence Project to help improve working conditions in global apparel and footwear manufacturing. The project seeks to achieve “real, sustainable change through the...