Sustainable Apparel Coalition Rebrands as Cascale, Expands Focus

The newly named Cascale aims to tackle the broader consumer goods industry's environmental impact, following controversy over its sustainability measurement tool.

• The Sustainable Apparel Coalition has rebranded as Cascale, expanding its focus beyond apparel to include home furnishings, sporting goods, and more.
• Cascale aims to reduce the environmental and social impact of the consumer goods industry, which accounts for about 60% of global emissions.
• The rebranding follows controversy over the Higg Index, a tool developed by the coalition to measure sustainability, which faced criticism for enabling greenwashing.
• Cascale is introducing new tools and strategies, including the Higg Facility Environmental Module 4.0, to improve data accuracy and sustainability metrics.
• The organization emphasizes the importance of collective action and regulatory support to achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and promote social justice.

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