I-SAN FRANCISCO - Mashi 1, 2021 - Imikhiqizo yomhlaba wonke engaphezu kuka-500 izibophezele ekusebenziseni inguqulo yakamuva ye-Higg Brand & Retail Module (BRM), ithuluzi lokuhlola ukusimama kwe-value chain elikhishwe namuhla yi-Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) kanye nobuchwepheshe bayo. umlingani Higg.I-Walmart;Patagonia;I-Nike, Inc.;H&M;kanye ne-VF Corporation baphakathi kwezinkampani ezizosebenzisa i-Higg BRM eminyakeni emibili ezayo ukuze zithole ukuqonda okujulile mayelana nokusebenza kwazo kanye nezinqubo zazo zochungechunge lwenani lentengo ngenhloso yokuthuthukisa imithelela yezenhlalo nezemvelo nokusebenzisana ukulwa nenkinga yesimo sezulu.

Kusukela namuhla kuze kube umhla zingama-30 kuNhlangulana, izinkampani ezingamalungu e-SAC kanye nabathengisi banethuba lokusebenzisa i-Higg BRM ukuze bazihlolele ngokwabo ukusebenza kokusimama kwezenhlalo nezemvelo kwebhizinisi labo lika-2020 kanye neketanga lenani lemisebenzi.Bese, kusukela ngoMeyi kuya kuZibandlela, izinkampani ziba nenketho yokuqinisekisa ukuzihlola kwazo ngohlaka olugunyaziwe oluvela eceleni lokuqinisekisa.

Elinye lamathuluzi amahlanu okulinganisa ukusimama kwe-Higg Index, i-Higg BRM yenza kube lula ukuhlola imithelela yemikhiqizo kwezenhlalo nezemvelo kuyo yonke imisebenzi ehlukahlukene yebhizinisi, kusukela ekupakisheni nasekuthuthweni kwezimpahla, kuye kumthelela wemvelo wezitolo namahhovisi kanye nomthombo wolwazi. ukuba ngabasebenzi basefekthri.Ukuhlola kukala izindawo ezingu-11 ezithinta imvelo kanye nezindawo ezingu-16 ezithinta umphakathi.Ngokusebenzisa inkundla yokusimama ye-Higg, izinkampani zabo bonke osayizi zingadalula amathuba okuthuthukisa uchungechunge lwazo lokuhlinzeka, kusukela ekwehliseni ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni, ekwehliseni ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi, kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi abasebenzi be-supply chain baphathwa ngendlela efanele.

"Njengengxenye yesu lethu lokusimama, yenza.MORE, sizibophezele ekunyuseni ngokuqhubekayo izindinganiso zethu zokuziphatha futhi ngo-2023 sizosebenza kuphela nozakwethu abahambisana nabo," kusho u-Kate Heiny, uMqondisi we-Sustainability kwa-Zalando SE.“Siyajabula ukusebenzisana ne-SAC ukuze silinganise izinga lomhlaba wonke mayelana nokukalwa kokusebenza komkhiqizo.Ngokusebenzisa i-Higg BRM njengesisekelo sokuhlolwa komkhiqizo wethu okuyisibopho, sinedatha yokusimama eqhathaniswayo ezingeni lomkhiqizo ukuze sithuthukise ngokuhlanganyela amazinga asiqhubekisela phambili njengemboni.”

"I-Higg BRM isisize ukuthi sihlangane futhi siqoqe amaphuzu edatha aphusile ukuze siqhubeke nokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo othembekile, oqhutshwa inhloso," kusho uClaudia Boyer, uMqondisi Womklamo weBuffalo Corporate Men.“Kusivumele ukuba silinganisele ukusebenza kwethu kwamanje kwezemvelo futhi sizibekele imigomo enesibindi yokunciphisa amakhemikhali nokusetshenziswa kwamanzi ekukhiqizeni kwethu amadenim.I-Higg BRM ikhulise isifiso sethu sokuqhubeka nokwenza ngcono ukusebenza kwethu okuzinzile.”

“Njengoba i-Ardene ikhula futhi ifinyelela ezimakethe ezintsha, kubalulekile ukuthi siqhubeke nokubeka phambili ukusebenza kwezenhlalo nezemvelo.Iyiphi indlela engcono yokusiqondisa ukwedlula i-Higg BRM, indlela yayo ephelele ebonisa amanani omkhiqizo wethu wokubandakanywa nokufukula amandla,” kusho uDonna Cohen Ardene Sustainability Lead."I-Higg BRM isisize ukukhomba lapho kudingeka senze khona umzamo owengeziwe ukuze sifinyelele izinhloso zethu zokusimama, futhi okubaluleke ngokulinganayo isisize ekukhuliseni ukugxila kwethu ekuzinzeni kulo lonke uchungechunge lwethu lokuhlinzeka."

E-Europe, lapho ukusimama kwebhizinisi kuseqhulwini ku-ajenda yokulawula, amabhizinisi kumele aqinisekise ukuthi ukusebenza kwawo kulandela izinqubo ezinomthwalo wemfanelo.Izinkampani zingasebenzisa i-Higg BRM ukuze zidlulele phambili uma kukhulunywa ngemithetho yemithetho yesikhathi esizayo.Bangakwazi ukuhlola izinqubo zabo zochungechunge lwenani kanye nezinqubo zozakwethu ngokuqhathanisa nesisekelo senqubomgomo elindelwe ngokulandela isiqondiso se-OECD Sokukhuthala Okufunekayo emkhakheni wezingubo nezicathulo.Inguqulo yakamuva ye-Higg BRM ifaka isigaba semikhuba yokuthenga enesibopho, egcizelela ukubaluleka kokuhlanganisa inkuthalo efanele ekutholeni izinqumo.Lesi sibuyekezo sibonisa imvelo ethuthukayo ye-Higg Index, nokuzibophezela kwe-SAC's kanye ne-Higg ekuguquleni izimboni zezimpahla zabathengi ngamathuluzi nobuchwepheshe be-Higg.Ngokuklama, amathuluzi azoqhubeka nokuvela, esebenzisa idatha entsha, ubuchwepheshe, nemithethonqubo ukusiza amabhrendi akhombe ubungozi obubalulekile namathuba okunciphisa umthelela.

“Ngo-2025 sihlose ukuthengisa kuphela imikhiqizo esimeme;echazwa njengemikhiqizo eqede inqubo yokukhuthala ehambisana ne-OECD futhi esebenzela ukubhekana nemithelela yazo eminingi ngenqubekelaphambili ecacile.I-Higg BRM idlala indima ebalulekile ohambweni lwethu njengoba izosinika ukuqonda okujulile kanye nedatha kuzo zonke izici ze-value chain: kusukela ezintweni zokwakha nezinqubo zokukhiqiza kuya ekuziphatheni nasekupheleni kwempilo,” kusho u-de Bijenkorf oyiNhloko Yebhizinisi Elizinzile, u-Justin Pariag."Sizosebenzisa lolu lwazi ukuqonda kangcono izifiso zokusimama kozakwethu bomkhiqizo, inqubekelaphambili, kanye nezinselelo, ukuze sikwazi ukugqamisa futhi sigubhe impumelelo yabo futhi sisebenzisane ngokuthuthuka."