All Higg Facility Environmental Module articles
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ArticleLycra releases Planet Agenda Update and reports sustainability progress
Fiber and textile technology provider The Lycra Company has released its second annual Planet Agenda Update and Global Sustainability Scorecard Summary for the fiscal year 2022. The documents report on the progress the company has made toward achieving its 2030 sustainability goals, as announced in last year’s release. Planet Agenda ...
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News briefsSeveral Lycra production sites pass Higg assessment modules
Global textile supplier Lycra announced the third-party verification of several Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM) and Higg Facility Social & Labor Module (Higg FSLM) self-assessments. The Lycra manufacturing sites in Waynesboro, Virginia (U.S.); Maydown, Northern Ireland; and Foshan, China, completed their verification for the Higg FEM module, a framework ...
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ArticleBoardriders publishes first ESG and CSR report
Roughly 16 months after Arne Arens, the former The North Face Europe CEO, took over as new chief executive officer of the Boardriders group, the company has released its ESG and CSR report 2020/21, which is the first of its kind. The group’s purpose, mission and foundation are supported by ...
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ArticleW.L. Gore publishes annual sustainability update
After premiering a sustainability framework in 2020, W.L. Gore & Associates’ fabrics division has rolled out several projects in 2021 through a variety of individual initiatives, some of them portrayed in the company’s latest sustainability update published Feb. 1, 2022. The 2021 Responsibility Update offers insights into how Gore’s fabrics ...
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The Lycra Company reports Higg self-assessment results for fiber production
The Lycra Company has completed the Higg Facility Environmental Module ( FEM ) self-assessment at all six of its Lycra fiber manufacturing sites. The impact assessment, which reviews environmental management systems, energy use, emissions, water usage, wastewater, and waste and chemical management at the facility level, helps manufacturing ...
