2025 Annual Report
Cascale’s 2025 Annual Report highlights expanded manufacturer engagement, new partnerships, and industry-wide progress through collective action.
June 30, 2026
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November 10, 2026
Executive Summary: Cascale Annual Meeting 2026
Relive the highlights and explore key takeaways from the Cascale Annual Meeting 2026, held in Athens, Greece on September 15-17, 2026.
September 29, 2026
Foundational Environmental Performance (FEP) Technical Paper
This technical paper sets out the technical rationale behind the Foundational Environmental Performance (FEP) question set, which forms the basis of the FEP Module within the Higg FEM.
September 17, 2026
Press Releases
Cascale Announces Expanded Higg MSI
The update adds more than 20 material options, broadening data coverage and supporting more informed sustainability decisions across the consumer goods industry.
November 12, 2026
Sustained Higg FEM Engagement Helps Facilities Cut Emissions
Higg FEM data shows engaged facilities cut Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 22 percent, as Cascale launches the Higg FEM 2026 assessment update.
November 05, 2026
At High Point, SFC Marks 20 Years
Cascale and the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) will celebrate two decades of industry leadership and the next chapter of home furnishings sustainability at High Point Market.
October 01, 2026
News Updates
Cascale Develops Member Guidance on Biomass Risks
Cascale shared member guidance on biomass sourcing and decarbonization, highlighting sustainability risks, emissions reporting, and responsible sourcing.
November 13, 2026
Cascale Report Highlights Benefits of Audit Harmonization
New Cascale Better Buying research finds that when buyers accept SLCP’s Converged Assessment Framework, suppliers report reduced audit burden and cost savings that can support workplace improvements.
November 10, 2026
Responsible Purchasing Practices Series Draws 80+ Cascale Members
Cascale’s three-session series gave members practitioner-led learning and peer exchange on turning Better Buying data into responsible purchasing practices.
November 09, 2026
Podcasts
Sustainability at “China Speed” with ANTA Sports
Suki Wong, vice president of sustainability at ANTA Sports, joins us for season 5, episode 5 of our Source of Good podcast.
November 02, 2026
Turning Data Into Action with la Vie en Rose
Sarah Baker, Principal Advisor of Corporate Social Responsibility at la Vie en Rose, joins us for season 5, episode 4 of our Source of Good podcast.
October 21, 2026
How Digital Product Passports Could Transform Fashion with SML Group
Nanna Ingemann Dalsgaard, Vice President, Strategic Intelligence at SML Group, joins us for season 5, episode 3 of our Source of Good podcast.
October 09, 2026
Blogs
Responsible Purchasing Practices: The Missing Piece
Sustainability professionals with commercial fluency are how responsible purchasing practices move from commitment into the core of the business.
Joleen Ong
November 11, 2026
What the Revised ESRS Mean for Double Materiality
The revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards significantly simplify reporting requirements, but double materiality remains at their core. The next challenge is turning that principle into practical business decision-making.
October 05, 2026
One Hundred Days in: A Reflection to the Cascale Community
Cascale CEO Ying McGuire reflects on her first 100 days.
October 02, 2026
Case Studies
Levi Strauss & Co.: Driving Decarbonization and Water Stewardship
A Cascale Corporate member, Levi Strauss & Co. combines standardized measurement through the Higg Index, open-source manufacturing innovations, and partnerships like the Fashion Renewable Collaborative, to accelerate decarbonization and water stewardship across its global value chain.
November 13, 2026
CIEL Textile: Environmental and Social Performance as a Business Priority
The global apparel manufacturer uses the Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM) and Higg Facility Social & Labor Module (Higg FSLM) to strengthen performance, improve transparency, and advance sustainability across its international operations.
November 06, 2026
Fast Retailing: Turning Data Into Supply Chain Action
A signal is only useful if someone acts on it — here’s how UNIQLO’s parent company turns standardized data into decarbonization, traceability, and long-term supplier partnerships at scale.
October 28, 2026
News Coverage Articles
Which Green Investments Are Paying Off?
Just Style
November 13, 2026
Op-Ed: Fair Wages Require More Than Audits
Sourcing Journal
November 09, 2026
November 07, 2026