Apparel Brands and Retailers Developing an Eco Index
Leading apparel brands and retailers are collaborating to develop a system that would allow them to benchmark and measure their environmental footprint.
Announced at the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City last week, this new “Eco Index” is essentially a software tool that enables apparel makers to analyze their environmental and labor practices at every step of the product life cycle –from raw material production and manufacturing to shipping and disposal.
Naturally, many of these calculations require input from suppliers, and even though the Eco Index is still in Beta, it’s already having an impact on participating apparel brands and their supplier networks.
For instance, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal: (more…)
