C&A’s commitment to sustainability

C&A is working with Worldly, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s (SAC) technology partner, to help facilities complete their assessment(s). Worldly will be sending email communications throughout the reporting period to each facility. These Worldly communications will provide resources and guidance on next steps to ensure facilities are getting the support they need to meet C&A’s completion requirements on time.

C&A + Worldly Requirement

As part of C&A’s Environmental Stewardship (ES) Programme, wet-processing facilities are required to complete a 2022 Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) by the given deadlines.

1. C&A requires each facility to purchase the Higg FEM 2022 Subscription to access the Higg FEM self-assessment and verification.

Note: New facility with fewer than 12 months of operation in 2022 is required to select Foundation module under FEM 2022 Subscription, to complete Facility Foundations self-assessment and verification instead as a preparation to the full FEM in following year.

2. C&A requires facilities to reach minimum levels in order to achieve ES ratings.
*This does not apply to FEM Foundations or small-scale facilities exempted from the rating evaluation.

3. C&A requires each facility to upload their latest climate action plan to the Higg self-assessment – Question 5 of Energy Section (Level 2).

As part of C&A’s commitment to reducing 30% of our absolute scope 3 GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2018 base year, C&A Environmental Stewardship team will continuously follow up with facilities on their implementation of climate action plans. Facilities which participated in Carbon Leadership Project (CLP) are required to demonstrate progress according to the agreed reduction action plans.

Frequently Asked Questions/Resources

• C&A GIN site
• Your C&A Environmental Stewardship Supplier Handbook
• Your C&A Environmental Stewardship (ES) team:

Worldly’s training website, HowtoHigg.org, contains all of the information and guidance facilities need to help them at every stage of the module completion process.

• Worldly learning Management System (LMS) within Worldly portal
• Higg FEM 2022 Subscriptions Overview – the new way to purchase the modules
• Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM)
  • Introduction to Higg FEM
  • Prepare for the Higg FEM
  • Step-by-step instructions to complete Higg FEM
  • Verification Guidance for FEM
• Training Events
  • Check out the Worldly Events Resources page to view past webinar recordings and register to attend upcoming training and office hour sessions through our Worldly Training Events Calendar.
  • Check out the Worldly Academy within the Worldly portal
• Customer Support
  • Submit questions about Worldly accounts, modules, and subscriptions to the Worldly Support Team.