INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PAGES (SAC) is a global multi-stakeholder nonprofit alliance for the consumer goods industry. It’s made up of more than 250 leading apparel, footwear and textile, 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. Leveraging the Higg Index suite of tools for the standardized measurement of value chain sustain- ability, the SAC is working to transform business for exponential impact. Dr Mark Sumner Lecturer in Sustainability, Fashion and Retail, Leeds University perfect, but the foundations are there for the programme to be ground-break- ing. But to achieve its potential, SAC needs to clearly define the 10 year roadmap for the programme and act with confidence to deliver to that road- map,” said Dr. Mark Summer, PhD, a Lecturer in Sustainable Fashion, Uni- versity of Leeds, United Kingdom. The SAC and Higg launched the first phase of the transparency program, starting with a product’s material envi- ronmental impacts, in May, with Ama- zon, H&M and Norrona as the first brand partners to participate. By 2023, the program will expand to incorporate social data from facilities, becoming the first holistic system for communi- cating sustainability performance across a product’s lifecycle.The SAC was incorporated as a 501(c)6 nonprofit organization and launched the groundbreaking Higg Index suite of tools in 2011. In May 2019, the SAC spun-off the Higg Index technology platform to Higg, which delivers tools and services that help consumer goods businesses accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future. For more information, visit www.apparelcoalition.org. "Six Key Points" For High Quality Development Of Textile And Garment Market According to the data released recently by the circulation branch of China Tex- tile Industry Federation, in the first half of this year, the total turnover of 46 textile and garment specialized markets (including market groups) monitored by the branch reached 596.700 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 43.93% and an increase of 11.52% over the same period in 2019. The overall operation of China's textile and clothing professional market has basically recovered to the level before the epidemic, some of the market performance is outstanding, rising against the trend, and the market trading situation even exceeds its own level before the epidemic. The post epidemic era brings not only challenges to the professional market, but also new opportunities for innovation. Analysis of the first half of the data found that online and offline integration accelerated the growth of textile and clothing professional market transactions; The brand development level of the market and merchants has been significantly improved; The merchants con- tinuously optimize the supply chain and improve the operation efficiency. According to the statistical monitoring of circulation branch of China Textile Industry Federation, in 2020, there are 925 specialized clothing markets with After spending a decade developing and launching the groundbreaking suite of Higg Index tools, offering credible sustainability data, the SAC believes using a common language and lever- aging consistent, systematic measure- ment is critical for improved perfor- mance at scale. While the Higg Index tools continue to evolve with the lat- est science and technology, the tools are currently the most comprehensive and widely adopted value chain sus- tainability measurement tools in the industry. As a result, the Higg Index sets a solid foundation to unlock trans- parency at scale and spur collective action towards industry transformation. About the Sustainable Apparel Coa- lition The Sustainable Apparel CoalitionFashion rise in China NCM-OCTOBER 2021 65