TodayEco.com

26 Jul '12, 7pm

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition has unveiled a new tool for measuring apparel and footwear sustainability

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition has unveiled a new tool for measuring apparel and footwear sustainability

Outdoor Industry Association’s Eco Index and Nike’s Apparel Environmental Design Tool , the Higg Index provides a comprehensive assessment of a product’s social and environmental impacts, allowing companies to identify opportunities to improve long-term sustainability throughout their supply chains. SAC’s version goes further than either tool alone, however, according to Jason Kibbey, formerly of PACT and now the group’s executive director. “The Index mashes these two tools together and builds upon them to provide a holistic view of the entire supply chain that examines brands, facilities, and the products themselves,” Kibbey tells Ecouterre.

Full article: http://www.ecouterre.com/sustainable-apparel-coalition-la...

Tweets

Sustainable Apparel Coalition launches Higg Ind...

ecotextile.com 26 Jul '12, 12am

SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), a trade association comprised of brands, retailers, manufacturers...

Thinking we need this @Coach trench in every color for fall! #swoon

Thinking we need this @Coach trench in every co...

coach.com 26 Jul '12, 9pm

With the craftsmanship and attention to detail that have made our handbags, wallets and accessories so distinctive for the...

@AmbtiouslyEsh

pickyourshoes.com 30 Jul '12, 2am

Bait Tees Home Bait Bait Tees 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL L M S XL All Sizes Gender: ALL Men Sort By: New | Name | High Price | Low Pr...

Hush Puppies apparel Promotions@Suntec #02-020, Till 12 Aug 2012

Hush Puppies apparel Promotions@Suntec #02-020,...

tualobang.blogspot.com 01 Aug '12, 2am

Hi, thanks for visiting. Here's a simple FAQ for the site: 1. We provide multiple content push options: a) Subscribe to em...

Social Impacts in Sustainability

environmentalleader.com 06 Aug '12, 2pm

1. Economic Wellness: economic metrics such as consumer debt, average income to consumer price index ratio and income dist...

Eileen Fisher's new "&" ad campaign offers the sustainable backstories behind its apparel; we have the exclusive 411

Eileen Fisher's new "&" ad campaign offers the ...

ecouterre.com 24 Jul '12, 9pm

wants you to dig a little deeper. To spread the word about its social and environmental efforts, many of which are invisib...

On the relationship between @gbcaus's @GSCommun...

gbca.org.au 31 Jul '12, 1am

Until now, urban planning and development has tended to focus on ‘hard infrastructure’ - roads and railways, ports, power ...