Future of Design Workshop - Higg Product Module

Presented by Sustainable Apparel Coalition

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) invites you to a three-day virtual workshop exploring the first edition of the newly-launched Higg Product Module (Higg PM). Two 90-minute sessions on September 29-30 will introduce attendees to the the first edition of Higg Product Module, while an optional 90-minute preparatory session on September 28 will review the fundamentals of the Higg Materials Sustainability Index.

The Higg PM is a life cycle assessment tool that guides brands, retailers, and manufacturers in calculating environmental impacts of products in a consistent and comparable way. The Higg PM will be released in two phases. The first edition, launching this month, offers product assessment from cradle to factory gate, including materials production. It measures impacts from the point of resource extraction to finished product assembly. The second edition, expected to launch in early 2021, will assess product distribution, care, end of use, and duration of service. This workshop will cover the first edition of the Higg PM; subsequent workshops in 2021 will provide guidance on the second edition of the tool.

Through presentations, demonstrations, exercises, and breakout sessions, industry professionals will learn how to use the Higg PM for product assessment, as well as how to best engage with business partners to gather necessary information and scale usage of the Higg PM.

Please note: Those who are not familiar with the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) are required to participate in Day 1 of the workshop, which will provide an overview of the tool. Familiarity with the Higg MSI is integral to utilizing the Higg Product Module.

Target audience: This workshop is ideal for apparel, footwear, and home textile industry professionals, including product designers and developers, sustainability experts, analytics teams, and sourcing professionals in the AMER and EMEA regions (an additional workshop for the APAC region will be held in October).

Date:  September 28-30, 2020

Agenda:

• Monday, September 28  (90 mins) | Day 1: Optional Higg MSI Overview
  7:30am - 9:00am PDT / 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT / 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST 
  - Introduction to the Higg MSI 
  - Higg MSI methodology, limitations, and next steps
  - Tool demonstration and walk-through
  - Bridging the gap between Higg MSI and Higg Product Module
  - Ask Me Anything: Higg MSI
  
  

• Tuesday, September 29  (90 mins) | Day 2: Introduction to the Higg Product Module
  7:30am - 9:00am PDT / 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT / 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST
  - Introduction to the Higg Product Module 
  - Higg Product Module methodology
  - Tool demonstration and walk-through 
  - Leveraging the Higg Product Module How to Higg guide
  - Higg Product Module Follow-Along Exercises

• Wednesday, September 30  (90 mins) | Day 3: Leveraging Business Relationships 
  7:30am - 9:00am PDT / 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT / 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST
  - Discussion and questions: Interactive exercises, Higg Product Module functionality 
  - Roundtable discussion: Gathering data and leveraging business relationships for the Higg Product Module
  - Rotating breakouts with roundtable brands/manufacturers

Registration: 

SAC members

• Ticket price per person: $50, with an unique link
• Please contact Janet So for the member purchase link at janet.so@apparelcoalition.org 

Non-SAC members

• Ticket price per person: $150 
• Student tickets: $40 per person (limited number; first come, first served)

General Guidelines

• This event will be capped at 200 participants
• Once registration is complete, participants will receive a personalized meeting link and calendar invitation. Please contact sacmeetings@apparelcoalition.org in case of any difficulties.
• Each meeting link is unique and should not be shared with others. Shared links will not work.
• If a non-member has purchased a SAC member ticket, the registration will be cancelled. Refunds will incur a $10 surcharge.
• Attendees who are not pre-registered will be denied access to the Zoom rooms.
• Non-members, individuals, and students will need to pay an extra access fee if they wishes to access the Higg PM.

The event is sponsored by

THE SUSTAINABLE APPAREL COALITION (SAC) is an industry-wide group of more than 250 leading apparel, footwear and textile companies working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of companies, facilities and products around the world. The SAC was incorporated as a 501c(6) nonprofit organisation and launched the groundbreaking Higg Index suite of tools in 2011. www.apparelcoalition.org