HIGG FEM – Higg Facility Environmental Module
The Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM) is a sustainability assessment tool that standardizes how facilities measure and evaluate their environmental performance, year over year.
HIGG FEM – Higg Facility Environmental Module
About the certification
The Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM) provides brands, retailers, and manufacturers with valuable insights into the environmental performance of their facilities. This data-driven approach helps identify areas for improvement, ultimately aiming to reduce the facility’s overall environmental impact.
The Higg FEM assesses
- Environmental management system
- Energy use
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Water use
- Wastewater
- Emissions to air (if applicable)
- Waste management
- Chemical use and management
Industry Sectors
We provide training and verification of Higg FEM for the following industry sectors:
- Textile
- Apparel
- Footwear
Verification
Control Union is an approved Verification Body by Cascale, authorized to conduct on-site verification of the Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM). Following Cascale’s verification protocol and procedures, Control Union helps textile and apparel facilities validate their environmental performance data and communicate credible Higg Index FEM claims.
Training
Control Union is Cascale approved Training Body to offer Higg Index training/ capacity building in various countries in Asia as well as other continents. We offer basic introduction as well as intermediate and advanced training through our environmental experts who are Cascale approved Higg FEM trainers.
How you benefit
The Higg FEM provides greater value and insight to your organization because it:
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Relieves audit-fatigue and catalyzes sustainability education and collaboration
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Standardizes how facilities measure and evaluate environmental performance
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Offers questions according to facility needs, leading to better, actionable data, and more insight into your supply chain
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Enables rapid learning through identification of sustainability hot spots, existing level of performance, and improvement opportunities
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Calculates scores with increased accuracy and allows for easy sharing with multiple business partners
How can we help you?
Are you looking for a certain service or do you have any questions about the certification program? Let us know. We are glad to help.