Ralph Lauren’s commitment to sustainability

As a part of Ralph Lauren’s Supplier Engagement Strategy (SES) framework, Ralph Lauren requires manufacturing partners to provide visibility to their environmental data annually through completing and verifying the Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) 2022.

Ralph Lauren partners with Worldly, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s (SAC) technology partner, to help guide facilities in completing their assessment(s). Worldly will be sending email communications throughout the reporting period to each facility. These communications will include regular progress reminders, resources, as well as guidance on the next steps for the facility, in order to fulfill Ralph Lauren’s Worldly requirements on time.

As part of Ralph Lauren’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, they request all factories to complete the Higg FEM 2022 and third-party verification. Start your assessment here.

Higg FEM

Ralph Lauren requires each facility to purchase the Higg FEM 2022, and complete both the Higg FEM self-assessment and verification modules on annual basis.

• FEM2022 Subscription – this subscription includes access to Higg FEM 2022 environmental or FEM Foundations, with verification and benchmarking enabled

SLCP/ Higg FSLM

Ralph Lauren recognize SLCP/ Higg FSLM in Global Citizenship’s Social Compliance Monitoring Program. Factories located in a country or region that is not covered by the Better Work program and has SLCP verification available shall share the SLCP/ Higg FSLM verification result via FFC platform. We accept verification results (SLCP v1.5) from 2023. This applies to new factory onboarding to Ralph Lauren.

Please reach out to Global.Citizenship@RalphLauren.com for further enquires on the mutual recognition program.

FAQ/Ralph Lauren’s Resources

Ralph Lauren Global Citizenship & Sustainability approach, Timeless by Design: https://corporate.ralphlauren.com/timeless–by–design

• 2022 Citizenship and Sustainability Report
  

RLC Sustainability Standards and Policy documents can be downloaded on our corporate website

ZDHC Standards and Guidelines: https://www.roadmaptozero.com/input#msrl

• Bhive : https://login.thebhive.net/
• ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines: https://downloads.roadmaptozero.com/output/ZDHC–Wastewater–Guidelines
• ZDHC approved laboratory: https://downloads.roadmaptozero.com/output/WW–labs
• ZDHC Gateway: https://www.my–aip.com/ZDHCGateway/Search.aspx
  

Ralph Lauren Sustainability contact: RL–SUSTAINABILITY@RALPHLAUREN.COM and KAREN.CHANG@RALPHLAUREN.COM

• 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
• Customer Support
  • Submit questions about Higg accounts, modules, and subscriptions to the Higg Support Team. (please update the new advance CS link)
• SAC approved FEM verifier body list