Sustainable Apparel Coalition Launches “Higg Index” to Rate Green Apparel

Photo by Shutterstock Make way for the “Higg Index,” a new open-source tool for measuring apparel and footwear sustainability across the industry value chain. Developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition , the Index is the first public rollout from the motley crew of manufacturers, retailers, non-governmental organizations, and academic experts, which includes such bold-face names as Adidas , Esprit , Gap , H&M , Levi Strauss , Nike , Marks & Spencer , Patagonia , Timberland , Target , Walmart , the National Resource Defense Council , and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . Read