Dear Fashion: Let’s Step Up and Get Aligned

Colin Browne, CEO, argues fashion needs to take more serious and coordinated action on sustainability.

Colin Browne

July 26, 2024

• Manufacturing
• Membership

• Manufacturing
• Membership

Inside Epic Group’s Sustainably-Minded Factory in Bangladesh

Andrew Martin, EVP at Cascale, traces his visit to Hong Kong-based manufacturer Epic Group’s CIPL facility in Bangladesh showcasing sustainable innovation and a responsible future ahead.

Andrew Martin

July 15, 2024

• Annual Report

• Annual Report

Cascale Executives Pick Their Highlights from 2023 Annual Report

At the end of June, Cascale published its 2023 Annual Report, showcasing many milestones, achievements, and a renewed strategic direction over the past year.

July 08, 2024

• Policy and Legislation

• Policy and Legislation

Driving Sustainable Change: Our Role in the PEF Initiative

As we strive to create a more sustainable and equitable consumer goods industry, our involvement in developing the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Category Rules (PEFCR) for apparel and footwear is pivotal.

Jeremy Lardeau

June 21, 2024

• Leadership

• Leadership

Board Interview: Vidhura Ralapanawe, Future-Proofing Factories, Unifying on Goals

As part of a recurring series, Cascale details the involvement and vision of its Board members. Here, Vidhura Ralapanawe, executive vice president, Epic Group, shares his perspective.

May 31, 2024

• Leadership

• Leadership

Board Interview: Krishna Manda on Building an Ecosystem for Transformation with Equal Partnership, Co-creation, and Innovation

As part of a recurring series, Cascale details the involvement and vision of its Board members. Here, Krishna Manda, Vice President, Corporate Sustainability at Lenzing Group, shares his perspective.

May 03, 2024

• Higg Index Tools
• Higg MSI
• Higg PM
• Legislation and Policy

• Higg Index Tools
• Higg MSI
• Higg PM
• Legislation and Policy

Aligning the Higg Index Product Tools with Evolving Regulation

In March, Cascale and Worldly held a webinar, “Navigating Legislation & the Higg Index: Higg Product Tools with PEF and more.” In this blog, we share the recording, highlight key takeaways, and address submitted questions during the session.

April 30, 2024

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On Rana Plaza Anniversary, Cascale Members Recommit to Worker Safety

On April 24, 2013, the apparel and textile industry stood still. News of the Rana Plaza factory collapse rippled through apparel supply chains and the devastation – 1,134 workers killed and several thousand injured – led to the reimagination of garment workers’ rights.

April 24, 2024

• Earth Month

• Earth Month

Fiber Farmers, Clothing Makers Need More than ‘Maybe’

Preferred fibers are better in theory but how do they become reality?

Kaley Roshitsh

April 12, 2024

• Collective Action
• Higg Index Tools

• Collective Action
• Higg Index Tools

Peter Higgs: The Man Who Inspired Cascale's Higg Index

“If the Higgs boson atomic particle is going to unify the universe, the Higg assessment tool is going to save it.”  -Rick Ridgeway, co-founder of Cascale

Lee Green

April 10, 2024

• Earth Month

• Earth Month

Sustainable Apparel Events, Happenings this Earth Month 2024

With Earth Month, comes the run of events, pledges, announcements, and eco-themed products. For wherever one stands in their sustainability journey, community remains a motivator for many.

Kaley Roshitsh

March 29, 2024

• Leadership

• Leadership

Board Interview: Sean Cady on Building a Career of Purpose

As part of a recurring series, Cascale details the involvement and vision of its Board members. Here, Sean Cady,  VP Global Sustainability, Responsibility, Trade and Government Affairs, VF Corporation, and Interim CEO, Cascale, shares his perspective.

March 15, 2024

• Higg Index Tools
• Higg BRM

• Higg Index Tools
• Higg BRM

How Fashion Brands Can Leverage Higg BRM for Decision-Making, Compliance

Higg BRM’s tool update in March scales up value chain sustainability improvements.

With 2030 on the horizon and regulation in flux, brands and retailers are looking for a streamlined means for measuring progress.

Kaley Roshitsh

March 13, 2024

Rick Ridgeway: How We Got Here

In a guest blog post, Rick Ridgeway, shares the origins of Cascale.

We founded Cascale with the goal of scaling collective action throughout the consumer goods industry, and now we’re one step closer to realizing this vision.

Rick Ridgeway

March 01, 2024

Introducing Cascale, a New Era for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition

The SAC enters a new chapter marked by a new name, new look, and more.

Cascale

February 26, 2024