our Members

Academic, Affiliates, Government, & NGOs

Academia, NGOs, and government members are instrumental in developing the Higg Index to promoting its value for stakeholders around the world.

Through their membership in the SAC, they share research results, offer recommendations for best practices, and provide a crucial perspective from outside the industry to help the SAC see a broader picture.

Non-corporate members
join the SAC to:

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Collaborate
with peers

Collaborate with peers

By joining forces, non-corporate members help to accelerate the pace of innovation across the entire industry. They also help to establish a credible collective voice with policy-makers on regulations that affect everyone’s future.

Engage with industry

Engage with industry

Coalition meetings and online engagement provide valuable opportunities to stay up-to-date on the challenges that brands, manufacturers and retailers are tackling, and ensure that decision-makers are well-informed about issues, armed with current research and aware of new sustainability practices.

Expand Reach and Reputation

Expand Reach and Reputation

Research organizations, not for profits and service providers can speak to the industry’s largest and most diverse body of sustainability executives and manufacturers, thanks to the scale and global reach of the SAC’s membership.

Have Equal
Say

Have Equal Say

As equal partners in the coalition, non-corporate members, including other trade associations, give the same input as brands, retailers and manufacturers into the evolution and improvement of the Higg Index.

Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS)
AAFA
ABVTEX
ALGI International
Anthesis Group
Apparel Impact Institute
Better Buying Institute
Better Cotton Initiative
Billerud
bluesign
Bluwin
BSR
Bureau Veritas
CITA
Control Union
CottonConnect
Cotton Incorporated
Cotton Research and Development Corporation
Cotton USA
Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Dedagroup Stealth
ELEVATE Global Limited
Eurofins CPA
European Outdoor Group
Extensive Standard Technical Services
Fair Trade USA
Fairtrade Foundation
Fashion for Good
GIZ
Global Fashion Agenda
Good Fashion Fund
IDFL
IDH
International Compliance Group
Intertek
Leadership & Sustainability
LIM College
Organic Cotton Accelerator
Outdoor Industry Association
PEFC
Pure Strategies, Inc.
QIMA
RESET Carbon Ltd.
Responsible Sourcing Network
Retail Council of Canada
RINA
Salterbaxter
SGS
Solidaridad
Stantec Inc.
Sustainable Fashion Academy
Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium (SFBC)
Taiwan Textile Federation
Taiwan Textile Research Institute
Textile Exchange
The Fashion School at Kent State University
The Swedish School of Textiles – University of Boras
TrusTrace
TSC
TÜV Rheinland
TÜV SÜD
United States Fashion Industry Association
University of Delaware, Department of Apparel & Fashion Studies
US Cotton Trust Protocol
Valora Consultores
VESTEX
World Resources Institute
WSP
WWF
ZDHC

The SAC is challenging the apparel industry to be as ambitious and forward-looking as possible. At the World Resources Institute, we are a non-profit, and we are interested in helping companies move aggressively forward on issues and challenges of sustainability.

liz cook, VP WRI

Become a member of the SAC

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

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