Higg Index

Your Higg score is what global fashion brands see when they decide whether to keep buying from you.

The Higg Facility Environmental Module has become the non-negotiable sustainability assessment tool for international fashion brand supplier qualification — and Ailesh helps textile and garment manufacturers build the operational performance and documentation needed to score, verify, and improve.

The Higg Index, developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), is the most widely adopted sustainability measurement framework in the global fashion industry. The Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) assesses manufacturing facility environmental performance across seven areas: environmental management systems, energy use and GHG emissions, water use, wastewater, emissions to air, waste management, and chemical management. For Indonesian textile and garment manufacturers supplying international brands, Higg FEM completion — and increasingly third-party verification — has become a standard qualification requirement rather than a differentiating feature.

Why Choose Us!

Accurate Data Collection Across All Modules

We guide your team through accurate, evidence-backed data collection across all seven Higg FEM modules — ensuring your self-assessment reflects actual performance rather than estimated or incorrectly calculated figures.

Priority Improvement Identification

We analyze your current scores and identify the specific operational improvements — in energy, water, chemicals, or waste — that will deliver the greatest FEM score improvement for the investment made.

Third-Party Verification Preparation

We prepare your facility for Higg FEM third-party verification by ensuring documentation quality, staff knowledge, and operational evidence meets the standard that Higg-approved verifiers require.

Brand Requirement Intelligence

We keep current on the specific Higg requirements and score thresholds of major international fashion brands — ensuring your improvement program targets the standards that matter most for your buyer relationships.

Related Industries to Services

Textile & Garment

Global fashion brands are demanding traceable, low-impact supply chains — and textile mills and garment manufacturers that cannot demonstrate environmental performance risk losing their most valuable buyer relationships. Ailesh helps textile companies build credible sustainability programs that protect commercial access and reduce operational costs.

Roadmap with Ailesh

Data System Improvement

Build or strengthen data collection systems for energy, water, wastewater, chemical, and waste monitoring. Train facility team on accurate FEM data collection methodology and evidence documentation requirements.

Operational Improvement Implementation

Support implementation of priority operational improvements identified in gap analysis. Monitor performance data to verify improvement impact on FEM scores.

Verification Preparation & Submission

Conduct pre-verification internal audit of FEM documentation and data quality. Prepare facility team for third-party verifier engagement. Coordinate Higg FEM verification process and address verifier findings.

Navigate Your Path to Sustainable Excellence

Sustainability is no longer an option—it is a competitive necessity. Ailesh provides the strategic advisory and technical expertise to integrate sustainability into your core business operations.

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