About Higg
We’re helping consumer goods businesses accelerate transformation towards a more sustainable future.
The Ecosystem
Higg
The sustainability insights platform for consumer goods businesses
The Higg Index
A universal framework for accurately scoring and comparing a company or product’s sustainable impact
Sustainable Apparel Coalition
250+ brands, retailers, and manufacturers developing solutions for a more sustainable industry
Our Vision
We have only a decade to radically transform how humanity impacts the planet.
Yet today, no one can accurately measure the environmental and social impact of a given product – despite growing consumer demand for more sustainable choices. Without accurate measurement and full visibility into a product’s impact, we believe that the sustainable transformation industries need will remain impossible.
Higg is on a mission to change that. Bringing together decades of experience in sustainability, technology, and consumer goods, we’re building an integrated digital platform to enable brands, retailers, and manufacturers to accelerate progress.
Our Story
In 2009, Patagonia and Walmart formed the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, a nonprofit industry association dedicated to collective solutions for reducing the environmental and social footprint of the apparel and footwear industries. A core focus of the SAC has been the development of the Higg Index, a standardized methodology for measuring impact across the value chain.
Higg was spun out of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition in 2019 as a public-benefit technology company, and is the exclusive licensee of the Higg Index tools and methodologies.
The Ecosystem
Higg
The sustainability insights platform for consumer goods businesses
The Higg Index
A universal framework for accurately scoring and comparing a company or product’s sustainable impact
Sustainable Apparel Coalition
250+ brands, retailers, and manufacturers developing solutions for a more sustainable industry
Our Progress
Read our 2021 impact report to learn how Higg users are steadily improving their environmental impact.
Our Team
Jason Kibbey
“It’s a rare moment in your life where you get to work on something that has the potential to change things at a planetary level. It’s a humbling privilege.”
Mimi Frusha
“We have a global crisis on our hands. Being part of Higg is how I contribute to what we all have ahead of us.”
John Armstrong
“The data and systems we deploy at Higg are critical tools in our sustainability evolution. Each and every day I am excited to be a part of that process.”
James Schaffer
“We are at a critical juncture. Companies must effectively leverage complex data in order to drive sustainability performance, meet climate goals, and prove their commitments to ethical labor practices. I am truly honored to be a part of the solution at Higg.”
Adele Stafford
“When the next generation asks me what I was doing in the midst of our climate crisis, Higg is an answer I can stand squarely behind.”
Del Hudson
“Change always requires vision, but complex change at scale also demands a common language. That’s what Higg is creating. I’ve never been more excited by an opportunity to help build the future we want.”
