“We use the Higg MSI to understand & measure the environmental impact of Salomon’s materials – we have already scored more than 800 materials so far. The final objective being to score our footwear product and be able to give an environmental visibility to our end consumer and our B2B clients. In addition with the Higg MSI, we can communicate about sustainability transparently with our suppliers and collaborate globally to make more sustainable products.”

For any company planning to track their Scope 3 emissions, Higg MSI and Higg PM would be the best starting point to obtain high-level sources of product level, material level or yarn level emission information. The new Higg PM, now equipped with the cradle to gate data, allows companies to estimate the downstream product use level impacts. MAS uses the Higg PM because of the standardized impact measurements. Standardization will enable direct and faster analysis and help to identify hotspots in products that need further Life Cycle Impact Analysis. With this data, we have started discussions with our customers and supply chain on how to collectively improve product criteria to mitigate climate risk and other environmental impacts. These discussions have enabled us to develop relationships with customers who seek solutions to improve the environmental performance of their product portfolio.

PEARL iZUMi couldn’t be more pleased with the tools and data provided from the Higg Index. The Product Module and the detailed data it delivers inspired our new Pedal to Zero program which allows our customers to do what they love – ride bikes for fun, fitness, transportation and arguably, sanity – and now, also to purposefully offset the environmental impacts of the products they use. By scaling the Product Module, we can achieve our evolving corporate responsibility goals and even enlist our customers to help do the same.

The Higg PM provides granular life cycle assessment data founded in climate science we know we can trust. At ALDO Group, we will use this data to introduce more sustainable materials with a low carbon footprint in our products. We will also use the Higg PM in collaboration with our value chain partners to decarbonize our company’s supply chain.

For Brooks Running, it’s critical that we protect our planet. Our product teams will use the Higg PM to better understand the environmental impacts of our products, and its science-based insight will better position us to strategically create more sustainable options for our customers. This tool will also help the industry compare the sustainability performance of different products, which is a game changer.