We partner with like-minded brands, champion organizations that encourage sustainable and ethical practices, only work with accredited and audited manufacturers, and ensure our standards are audited by 3rd party agencies whose sole focus is reducing our environmental impacts and raising our social benchmarks.
RESPONSIBILITY: PARTNERS
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The Sustainable Apparel Coalition
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) is a global multi-stakeholder nonprofit alliance for the consumer goods industry. It comprises more than 250 leading apparel, footwear, textile manufacturers, brands, retailers, suppliers, service providers, trade associations, nonprofits, NGOs and academic institutions working to reduce environmental impact and promote social justice throughout the global value chain.
Developed by the SAC in partnership with its more than 250 member companies, the HIGG Index was created to serve as a suite of tools for the standardized measurement of value chain sustainability. The suite of tools makes it possible to measure the environmental and social impacts of how, where, and under what conditions products are made and the companies making them. Organizations across the globe access the tools through the HIGG software platform, developed by SAC's technology partner.
As a member of SAC, Mondetta/MPG receives frequent updates on new sustainability standards and efforts launched by leading organizations and industry experts to ensure we remain at the forefront of sustainable apparel practices.
B Lab™ / B Corp™
Mondetta/MPG has partnered with B Lab™ to assess and evaluate how we do business and thereby locate where we can improve our operations to become as socially and environmentally responsible as possible. Mondetta/MPG is proud to be the ninth clothing company in Canada to become a Certified B Corporation™.
By opening our doors to the B Lab™ auditors/assessment teams, we’re making efforts to become fully transparent and accountable in everything we do. In so doing, we hope to give our customers the confidence to know that the sustainable claims we make are verified and that our promises to do better are valid.
Asper School of Business: The Associates
We’ve partnered with the business school at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, where our headquarters are located, by engaging in event sponsorships, educational workshops, and mentorship opportunities to foster and help develop the next generation of business leaders in our local community.
Business Council of Manitoba
We’ve partnered with the Business Council of Manitoba on their Indigenous Education Awards to donate $150,000 annually to provide deserving indigenous students assistance to attend post-secondary education institutes.
Echoing the efforts of our own Mondetta Charity Foundation, which focuses on education initiatives, investing in education is a powerful tool to strengthen and improve communities by giving the next generation a step up to realize their full potential.
Our CEO, Ash Modha, also serves on the BCM’s Truth and Reconciliation Committee, which aims to bring together local stakeholders working toward a more equitable future.
We’re working harder than ever to create sustainable apparel with trusted partners and using new tools.
By becoming a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and using the Higg Index tools to measure our performance, our parent company, Mondetta, is reaffirming its commitment to creating sustainable apparel.
Developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) in partnership with its more than 250 member companies, the Higg Index was created to serve as a suite of tools for the standardized measurement of value chain sustainability. The suite of tools makes it possible to measure the environmental and social impacts of how, where, and under what conditions products are made and the companies making them.
Within the Higg Index suite of tools exist several modules companies can use to assess various aspects of their operations. In 2022, Mondetta/MPG began working with the Branded Retail Module (BRM), which measures social and environmental performance at the corporate level. Essentially, it’s the module we’re using to evaluate everything going on at our HQ in Winnipeg.
The criteria for the BRM are as follows:
Environmental Impacts:
- Animal Welfare
- Biodiversity/Land Use/Habitat Loss
- Deforestation
- Energy/Fuel Use
- Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
- Air Emissions/Air Pollution (non-GHG)
- Solid Waste
- Hazardous Waste
- Chemical Hazards
- Water Use/Water Scarcity
- Wastewater/Water Pollution/Eutrophication
Social Impacts:
- Forced Labor or Human Trafficking
- Child Labor
- Wages and Benefits
- Working Hours
- Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
- Access to Water and Sanitation
- Decent Work
- Discrimination, Harassment, and Abuse
- Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Violence
- Bribery and Corruption
- Right to Health
- Right to Privacy
- Right to Security of the Person
- Minorities’ and Communities’ Rights
- Land Rights
Higg BRM Benefits:
- A comprehensive sustainability assessment for brands and retailers.
- Understand and organize our sustainability priorities.
- Align our organization’s sustainability strategy.
- Ideal for businesses of any size at any point in their sustainability journey.
- Save time and money.
- Benchmark performance against other similar brands and retailers.
- Bring consumers on your sustainability journey.
- Use the Higg BRM to inform our reporting on industry initiatives like Science Based Targets, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the G7 Fashion Pact.
In 2023, we’ll be working within the Facility Environmental Module (FEM), which measures environmental performance efforts at individual factories.
The criteria for the FEM are as follows:
- Environmental Management Systems
- Energy Use
- 7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Water Use
- Wastewater
- Emissions to Air (If Applicable)
- Waste Management
- Chemical Management
Higg FEM Benefits:
- A comprehensive environmental sustainability assessment for facilities.
- Ideal for facilities of any size and tier at any point in their sustainability journey.
- Benchmark performance against other global facilities.
- Save time and money.
- Identity practices to optimize resources and reduce waste and costs.
- Onsite Higg Index verification is continuously expanding globally.
- Bring business partners on our sustainability journey.
The Facility Social and Labour Module allows companies to assess conditions for workers at specific manufacturing plants.
The criteria for the FSLM are as follows:
- Recruitment and Hiring
- Working Hours
- Wages and Benefits
- Employee Treatment
- Employee Involvement
- Health and Safety in Termination
- Management Systems
- Empowering People and Communities
Higg FSLM Benefits:
- A comprehensive social and labour assessment for facilities.
- Save time and money.
- Share modules with supply chain partners.
- Benchmark performance against other similar facilities.
- Onsite Higg Index verification is continuously expanding globally.
- Ideal for facilities of any size, any tier, and at any point in their sustainability journey.
- Bring business partners on our sustainability journey.
