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Brands & Retailers

SAC membership provides brands and retailers the essential resources and the support they need to credibly and effectively meet sustainability goals.

SAC brand and retailer members collaborate with the largest and most diverse industry network focused on creating transformative change.

Brands & Retailers use the SAC to:

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Boost productivity and profit

Drive efficiency and innovation
Higg Index data powerfully spotlights areas that require improvement, and delivers a functional roadmap to sustainable design choices. Efficiency is increased, savings are made, and innovation is sparked.

Evaluate more meaningfully

See deeper and reduce risk
Brands and retailers see much deeper into their supply chain than ever before, gaining essential information on environmental and social impacts from manufacturing and service partners at every stage.

They can evaluate potential operational risks, make more sustainable purchasing decisions and source materials and services of quality and integrity.

Reduce the assessment burden

Strengthen relationships
Brands and retailers engage with manufacturing partners in more constructive ways when manufacturers complete their own assessments and have them verified on the the Higg Index. They develop healthy partnerships and make better progress towards sustainability goals.

Grow
business

Save time and money
By streamlining the process of measuring, guiding, tracking, verifying and sharing sustainability performance, the Higg Index saves significant time, money, and human resources.

Develop knowledge

Collaborate with peers
By joining forces in the Coalition, brands and retailers not only share best practices and gain invaluable insights for their own businesses, they help to accelerate the pace of innovation across the entire industry. They also establish a credible collective voice with policy-makers on regulations that affect everyone’s future.

Have equal
say

Engage with stakeholders
With accurate and verifiable sustainability data in hand, brands and retailers can demonstrate their sustainability performance to consumers and investors, which strengthens credibility and reputation.

Deepen
impact

Gain impact and influence
Small and medium-sized businesses also can gain large benefits: They can make cost-effective progress on sustainability, forge new business opportunities, and improve sourcing practices by finding reliable supply chain partners with robust sustainability credentials.

Member Spotlight

Salomon

Learn how this European outdoor brand uses the Higg Index to foster transparency and collaboration with value chain partners.

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Abercrombie & Fitch
Aldo
Allbirds
Amazon
Amer Sports Sourcing Ltd
American Eagle Outfitters
Ann Inc.
Arc’teryx Equipment Inc.
Ardene USA Inc.
Aritzia
ASICS
ASOS
Benetton Group S.r.l.
Bestseller A/S
Boohoo Group PLC
Brooks Sports, Inc.
Bugaboo International B.V.
C&A
Camper
Capri Holdings
Carter’s
Centric Brands
Columbia Sportswear Company
de Bijenkorf
Desigual
The Walt Disney Company
Edwards Garment
EILEEN FISHER
Farfetch
FARM Rio
Fast Retailing
Fenix Outdoor Group
Fjällräven
G-Star
Ganni
GANT
Gap, Inc.
Guess, Inc.
Gym Shark
HanesBrands
Helly Hansen AS
H&M
House of Anita Dongre Limited
Indigo Handloom Inc.
INDITEX
J. Crew
J.C. Penney
Jockey International
KappAhl
Kathmandu Limited
Kering
Kmart Group
Kohl’s
Kontoor Brands, Inc.
L.L.Bean, Inc.
Lands’ End
Levi Strauss & Co.
Lojas Renner
Loomstate
LT Apparel Group
Lululemon Athletica
Macpac New Zealand Limited
Macy’s, Inc.
Mammut Sports Group AG
Mango
Marks & Spencer
Merrell
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC)
NA-KD
New Look
Nike, Inc.
Nordstrom
Norrøna Sport
Odlo International
Orsay
Otto GmbH & Co KG
Outerknown
OVS S.p.a.
Patagonia, Inc.
Pearl Izumi
Pentland Brands plc.
Primark
Puma
PVH Corp.
Ralph Lauren
Rapha
Red Wing Shoes
Reformation
REI
Replay
River Island
Salomon
SanMar Corp
Selfridges Group
Solo Group
Sperry
Splash Fashion
Tapestry
Target
Tesco
The Children’s Place
The Real Real
Tommy Bahama
Under Armour, Inc.
Varner AS
Vera Bradley Designs, Inc.
VF Corporation
Walmart
WE Fashion
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Wolverine Worldwide
Zalando
Zappos
Zilingo Pte. Ltd.

See the Non-Member SME Brands that also use the Higg Index.

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The theory of change of the SAC is straightforward and profound: putting standardized sustainability measurements that are both deep and profound in the hands of key decision-makers in the apparel and footwear value chain will incentivize them to make better decisions that collectively reduce the environmental impact and increase the social justice of the entire industry.

RICK RIDGEWAY, VP PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, PATAGONIA

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We are building the future of the apparel, footwear, and textile industry, and we welcome you to join us.

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