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and services.” The industry noticed the consumer is starting to be aware of the inefficiencies and harmful practices of the industry. This Coalition is looking to develop agile solutions, achieved through knowledge sharing and collaboration, to be applied inside the complex system that is the apparel industry.

There are several tools developed by the SAC, one of them is called the Higg Index, which is a self-assessment tool that intends to empower the industry members at all the stages towards sustainable practices.

“Higg delivers a holistic overview of the sustainability performance of a product or company—a big-picture perspective that is essential for progress to be made.”6 Another tool inside the SAC is the called the Material Sustainability Index (MSI) “a cradle-to-gate index informed by life cycle assessment (LCA) derived inventory data to engage product design teams and the global supply chain of the apparel and footwear products in environmental sustainability.”

7 This tool was initially developed by Nike in 2012, later on it was adapted by the SAC. Together with the Higg Index, the MSI helps measuring environmental the impact of products.

Regarding our solution, the Higg Index will provide the “designed for durability” criteria. Cet criteria was designed to add value to the garment and to further engage