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Higg Index appears on 5 crosswalks here — as the issuing body, or as an equivalent to another body's standard.

Any body’s number. It lands on the crosswalk that covers it, whichever body issued it.

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Calculators on this site cite 35 further standards that the register does not cover yet. They are being written in order of how many tools need them.

Higg BRM

Higg Brand & Retail Module

Assesses a brand or retailer's own social and environmental performance rather than a factory's. An assessment delivered through a commercial platform rather than a published standard document. A…

Higg FEM

Higg Facility Environmental Module

Measures a manufacturing facility's environmental performance - energy, water, wastewater, emissions, waste and chemical management. An assessment delivered through a commercial platform rather than a published standard document.…

Higg MSI

Higg Materials Sustainability Index

Cradle-to-gate impact scores for materials, used to compare one fibre or fabric against another at the design stage. An assessment delivered through a commercial platform rather than a…

Higg PM

Higg Product Module

Assembles a finished product's impact from its materials and the processes used to make it, building on the materials index. An assessment delivered through a commercial platform rather…

Higg FSLM

Higg Facility Social & Labor Module

The social counterpart to the environmental module: wages, hours, worker treatment and health and safety at a manufacturing facility. An assessment delivered through a commercial platform rather than…

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