Higg, a well-known sustainability tech platform, has completed its two years and is geared up for future.
Already meeting the apparel industry standards, Higg readies to bring value chain sustainability solutions to more consumers.
After fast becoming the apparel industry go-to place for sustainability measurement, Higg is rapidly moving into new verticals, with its network of primary impact data that helps businesses understand and improve the sustainability of their entire operations.
In a press release, it said that following a spinoff from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition in 2019 and a Series A funding round, Higg invested in on-platform analytics, began offering licensed API access and announced partnerships offering complementary assessments and data.
The company is focused on developing a comprehensive platform for sustainability insights for responsible consumer goods businesses, beginning with fashion.
These technology investments have helped Higg realise significant markers of success: since 2019, manufacturer environmental scores have improved nearly 20 per cent; Higg has broadened its reach from 20,000+ users to more than 45,000, including tens of thousands of manufacturers; and more than 500 fashion brands have committed to using its brand and retail tool.
Users are completing their assessments faster, and nearly half of users have shared their results with more than one value chain partner, effectively improving transparency within the value chain.
Higg has also seen financial progress and team expansion, building its leadership team with former executives from Nike Inc. and Microsoft, and growing from 20 employees in 2019 to 73 team members today.
“As a tech company we’re able to innovate, move fast and scale quickly to help bring solutions to our urgent climate situation,” says Jason Kibbey, CEO, Higg, further adding “The clock is ticking and consumer goods industries need to make more than small, independent measures to reduce their overall impact. It is time to bring holistic insights into industries, and the kinds of tools that can identify data-driven solutions within the complexity of global value chains and add up to change at scale.”
