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Designing Systems for Impact

Amina Razvi, Vice President Membership Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)

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Our vision is of an apparel, footwear and textile industry that produces no unnecessary environmental harm and has a positive impact on the people and communities associated with its activities.

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Diverse Global Membership

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“Measurement with Intention” Standardized measurement is a precursor to collective action.

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By 2020, significant impact improvement by SAC member companies within environmental and social impact areas.

Impact Programs and Partnerships that drive improvement in industry sustainability performance Equal Partnership in support of long-lasting, credible results and ownership Global Relevance and Recognition of the SAC Higg Index Development that advances widespread industry usage

2018-2020 Strategic Plan

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Up to 80% of a product’s impact is determined at the concept/design phase.

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The average consumer bought 60% more clothing in 2014 than in 2000 but kept each garment half as long.

900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 HISTORICAL PROJECTIONS

2.78%

UNITED STATES

1.21%

EUROPE

9.18%

CHINA

7.09%

INDIA

BILLION U.S. DOLLARS

Historic and Projected Spending on Apparel in Key Markets

Source: Planet Retail (2016)

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Higg Tools for each step along the Value Chain

DESIGN & PRODUCTION Design & Developments Module CONSUMERS & COMMUNITIES Product Environmental Footprint (due 2018) RAW MATERIALS Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) MANUFACTURERS Facilities Environment Module (FEM) Facilities Social/Labor Module (FSLM) LOGISTICS Brand Environment Module (BEM) Brand Social/Labor Module (BSLM) (due 2018) RETAIL Brand Environment Module (BEM) Brand Social/Labor Module (BSLM) (due 2018)

Higg (MSI) Material Sustainability Index

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Higg (DDM) Design & Development Module

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ü Baselining current material library ü Differentiate and prioritize materials/products ü Integrating into training for design/production teams ü Calculate material related impacts (i.e. CO2 emissions) ü Create targets for improvements/reducing impact ü Integrating with PLM

Design Innovation

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It takes 2700 liters of water to make one cotton tshirt – that’s enough for one person to drink for 2. 5 years.

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Social auditing is estimated to amount to more than $2 billion in costs.

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Higg Index Adoption: By The Numbers

Above Data as of 7/21/17

300+ Brands and 10.000+ Facilities Reporting in 85 Countries 2+ MILLION

22,371 11,042

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HIGG ADOPTION

Company Profiles Total # of Modules Posted Data Points on Higg.org

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Facility Environmental Module: Adoption & Scores

• Avg. Total

Score EMS Energy & GHG Emissions Water Use Wastewater Effluent Emissions to Air Waste Management Chemicals

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Higg Tools for each step along the Value Chain

DESIGN & PRODUCTION Design & Developments Module CONSUMERS & COMMUNITIES Product Environmental Footprint (due 2018) RAW MATERIALS Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) MANUFACTURERS Facilities Environment Module (FEM) Facilities Social/Labor Module (FSLM) LOGISTICS Brand Environment Module (BEM) Brand Social/Labor Module (BSLM) RETAIL Brand Environment Module (BEM) Brand Social/Labor Module (BSLM) (due 2018)

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ü Make it Applicable ü Score Questions ü Provide Dynamic Guidance ü Enhance Chemicals Training and Support ü Overhaul the Online Tool ü Deliver Meaningful Results ü Provide Credible and Verified Data

Higg Facility Environmental Module

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ü Transparency is a opportunity to drive impact. ü Transparency enhances accountability. ü Transparency unlocks collaborative innovation.

Transparency as a Driver for Change

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The Roadmap to Transparency

*Internal and external dependencies are closely monitored by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and incorporated into the toolkits Develop & Test Communications Publish Toolkit Develop & Test Communications Publish Toolkit Publish Toolkit Develop & Test Communications

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION

Facility + Brand Environmental Performance

SOCIAL/LABOR COMMUNICATION

Facility + Brand Social/Labor Performance

PRODUCT COMMUNICATION

Product Performance

2017 2019 2016 2018 2020

TRANSPARENCY ROADMAP

Full Higg Index Transparency

Full Higg Index Transparency

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Global Nexus of Sustainable Design and Production

ü Regional membership growth ü Largest Higg user base globally ü Opportunity for sustainable production

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Thank You!

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