We would like to invite you to join us at the “You Can Measure What You Can Manage – The Higg Index” workshop dedicated to the techstyle community, organized in collaboration with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and Clothing Industry Training Authority (CITA) to give an overview of the Higg Index and how it can empower your business, on September 29, Tuesday, 2-4pm HKT.
In this workshop, you will learn about:
How would you measure and score your company or product’s sustainability performance?
How can your business make meaningful improvements to protect the well-being of factory workers, local communities, and the environment?
Join Marianna Tsien, Senior Director Business Development and Membership at the SAC to learn more about the Higg Index suite of tools that standardizes value chain sustainability measurement across the industry, enabling you to measure your company's sustainability performance at every stage of its journey.
Rundown:
14:00 Registration
14:30 Workshop
- SAC: Who we are?
- Overview of the Higg tools
- Q&A
* Workshop will be conducted in English
Speaker:
Marianna Tsien, Senior Director, Business Development and Membership, APAC, SAC
Marianna is the Senior Director of Membership at Sustainable Apparel Coalition, leading a team of 4 to focus on member engagement strategic development. With the suite of Higg Index tools launched in 2020, the team has been identifying the right tools and resources guiding members to drive adoption of Higg tools and communicate their Higg performance.
Marianna has almost 20 years of Supply Chain Sustainability experience, majority in apparel and footwear sectors.
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What you will need to do:
Register now to get the event ticket or zoom link!
How to ask questions for attendees who join online: type it on Zoom chat or send me an email at chelsea.wong@themills.com.hk
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About the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC):
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s vision is of an apparel, footwear, and textile industry that produces no unnecessary environmental harm and has a positive impact on the people and communities associated with its activities.
https://apparelcoalition.org/
About Clothing Industry Training Authority (CITA):
The Clothing Industry Training Authority (CITA) was established in September 1975 according to the Industry Training (Clothing Industry) Ordinance to provide training courses for the clothing and textile industry. In the year of 2000, the Authority was successfully accredited with the ISO9001 certification and our quality management system becomes standardized internationally since then. CITA is, in fact, the first Industrial Training organization to obtain such world-class accreditation. With the rapidly changing technology, CITA has been developing new operations coupled with diversified services such as professional consultancy and industry support services.
https://www.cita.org.hk/en/
About The Mills Fabrica
The Mills Fabrica is a business incubator, fund and space/lab for techstyle startups and strategic partners - companies at the intersection of technology and style. The Mills Fabrica connects key stakeholders in Hong Kong and beyond, as a platform where catalytic exchanges take place and new values are created exponentially. From creative talents and startups to established partners and companies, The Mills Fabrica fosters a melting pot where individuals and organizations from different backgrounds meet and mix, and together forge brand new paths.
http://www.themillsfabrica.com/