Worldly rolls out impact calculator

16/09/2024
Worldly, the organisation that manages the Higg suite of impact assessment tools, formerly known as Higg Co, is making a new feature available: a product impact calculator that covers a company’s scope 3 emissions.  

Designed for apparel and consumer goods companies, this digital platform is said to be able to combine primary supply chain data with “pre-built product impact models”.

“We have assembled all the ingredients for [apparel and consumer goods companies] to get an accurate reading of their GHG emissions and this tool gives them an easily customisable experience where they do not have to start from scratch, but can use existing primary data from their own supply chain,” commented Kevin Vranes, Worldly Chief Product Officer.

The launch of this new service follows Worldly’s updated Facility Data Manager, which it said enables companies to get primary, validated environmental data from their supply chain as often as monthly.

Facing criticism from consumer protection authorities, Worldly had removed a consumer-facing impact calculator for its Higg Material Sustainability Index (MSI) in 2023.

The Higg Index is owned by Cascale (formerly Sustainable Apparel Coalition).