WE ARE THE SUSTAINABLE APPAREL COALITION
A global, non-profit catalyzing collective action toward a more sustainable and just world for all
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1Shared Vision
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301+ members
LAUNCHING THE HIGG FEM 4.0 TOOL UPDATE
Positioned as the leading assessment for environmental performance in consumer goods
Reflections on the SAC 2023 Annual Meeting
Read the blog by our Senior Director of Communications, Lee Green, on the expansive vision SAC embodies
About SAC
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) brings together 300 leading apparel, footwear, and textile brands, retailers, manufacturers, sourcing agents, service providers, trade associations, NGOs, and academic institutions – all working toward a shared vision of an industry that gives back more than it takes to the planet and its people.
Higg Index Tools
In order to enable systematic change, organizations need a common language to track and measure their social and environmental impacts. The Higg Index provides this solution, empowering manufacturers, brands and retailers to leverage verified data in order to continuously measure, improve and share their sustainability efforts.
Discover the Higg Index Brand & Retail Module, Product Tools, and Facility Tools.
Success Stories
Find out how joining the SAC has made an impact on our members and their sustainability journeys.
Brooks Running
Read how this American-based performance athletic company uses Higg Product Tools to assess their environmental footprint.
CIEL Textile
Learn how one of the world’s leading and most innovative garment and fabrics manufacturers has achieved remarkable results on their journey towards a nature-positive and people-centric future.
Salomon
Learn how this European outdoor brand uses the Higg Index to foster transparency and collaboration with value chain partners.
The Impact of Our Community
Together, we’re working towards a more equitable and restorative consumer goods industry. Learn about what we’re doing and the impact we’re making.
Upcoming Events
Resources
Sustainable Apparel Coalition Hosts Project Development Programme Kickoff Meetings in Vietnam and Cambodia
Joyce Tsoi, SAC director of Collective Action, co-hosted an in-person and virtual meetings in Vietnam and Cambodia to kick off the SAC x GIZ Project Development Program (PDP), which aims to promote and scale rooftop solar feasibility studies to manufacturing facilities in Vietnam and Cambodia.
Sustainable Apparel Coalition Hosts MCAP Introductory Webinars
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition hosted a series of webinars to introduce the Manufacturer Climate Action Program (MCAP) to members located in Asia, North, Central, and South America (AMER) and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
Sustainable Apparel Coalition Joins Global Net Zero Workshop
Jeremy Lardeau, vice president Higg Index at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), joined the “Net Zero and Well-Being in Life” virtual workshop jointly organized by the G20 Presidency of India and the G7 Presidency of Japan, and hosted by Boston Consulting Group.
Become a Member
Access a global network of industry leaders, innovative tools like the Higg Index, and collaborative opportunities that drive transformative sustainability.