Technology company Higg Co and responsible sourcing organisation Sedex have announced a new partnership that expands access to the Higg facility environmental assessment to Sedex members. This new collaboration aims to broaden global due diligence efforts across industries and strengthen communications and transparency between supply chain partners.

 

Technology company Higg Co and responsible sourcing organisation Sedex have announced a new partnership that expands access to the Higg facility environmental assessment to Sedex members. This new collaboration aims to broaden global due diligence efforts across industries and strengthen communications and transparency between supply chain partners.#

The companies will also begin exploring ways to make social and environmental data easier to share between the platforms, streamlining supply chain communications between suppliers and their buying organisations. 

 

Technology company Higg Co and responsible sourcing organisation Sedex have announced a new partnership that expands access to the Higg facility environmental assessment to Sedex members. This new collaboration aims to broaden global due diligence efforts across industries and strengthen communications and transparency between supply chain partners.#

“We believe that this joint effort will provide companies with greater supply chain transparency, allow them to share solutions to industry-wide challenges, and reduce audit fatigue to better direct resources to improve labour and environmental conditions,” Claudia Sandoval, vice president, corporate citizenship at Gildan, a Sedex member, said in a press release.

 

Technology company Higg Co and responsible sourcing organisation Sedex have announced a new partnership that expands access to the Higg facility environmental assessment to Sedex members. This new collaboration aims to broaden global due diligence efforts across industries and strengthen communications and transparency between supply chain partners.#

“Sedex is a trusted leader in sustainability management across more than thirty industries around the world,” Jason Kibbey, Higg Co CEO, said. “This partnership introduces Higg data to Sedex members and creates new ways for environmental and social sustainability data to flow across platforms. We are eager to provide Higg users and Sedex members with a more seamless experience and help businesses streamline how they manage sustainability assessments.”

 

Technology company Higg Co and responsible sourcing organisation Sedex have announced a new partnership that expands access to the Higg facility environmental assessment to Sedex members. This new collaboration aims to broaden global due diligence efforts across industries and strengthen communications and transparency between supply chain partners.#

The goal of the partnership is to create one of the largest supply chain platform integrations to date, representing social and environmental sustainability assessments in more than 180 countries and improving supply chain transparency for businesses globally.

 

Technology company Higg Co and responsible sourcing organisation Sedex have announced a new partnership that expands access to the Higg facility environmental assessment to Sedex members. This new collaboration aims to broaden global due diligence efforts across industries and strengthen communications and transparency between supply chain partners.#

“I am excited Sedex is partnering with Higg Co, a global leader in the environmental assessment of supply chains. We are pleased to enable our members and Higg users to share social and environmental sustainability data across platforms, improving how they collaborate and communicate with supply chain partners,” Simon McCalla, Sedex CEO, said in the release. “The partnership will strengthen the integration of social and environmental sustainability data, which is greatly needed to tackle issues that affect working conditions and the environment in supply chains.”

 

Technology company Higg Co and responsible sourcing organisation Sedex have announced a new partnership that expands access to the Higg facility environmental assessment to Sedex members. This new collaboration aims to broaden global due diligence efforts across industries and strengthen communications and transparency between supply chain partners.#

The Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM), whose methodology is developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), has quickly become a standardised industry tool that empowers brands, retailers, and manufacturers in the apparel and footwear industry to identify and prioritise opportunities for performance improvements.

 

Technology company Higg Co and responsible sourcing organisation Sedex have announced a new partnership that expands access to the Higg facility environmental assessment to Sedex members. This new collaboration aims to broaden global due diligence efforts across industries and strengthen communications and transparency between supply chain partners.#

Higg Co and Sedex are together committed to reducing audit fatigue; a common result of repetitive, duplicative assessments completed by suppliers at the request of buyers. 

 

Technology company Higg Co and responsible sourcing organisation Sedex have announced a new partnership that expands access to the Higg facility environmental assessment to Sedex members. This new collaboration aims to broaden global due diligence efforts across industries and strengthen communications and transparency between supply chain partners.#

Both organisations support unification of sustainability metrics at a global scale and increased supply chain transparency. This partnership helps bring that vision a step closer to reality.