Sateri’s five viscose mills in China have been independently evaluated for their social and labor practices. As per a Textile Value Chain report, these mills have completed the Higg Facility Social and Labour Module (FSLM) audit and achieved a consistently high score of above 80 per cent. A member of the RGE group of companies, Sateri is also one of the world’s first viscose producers to have completed the Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) assessment, with a similar verified high score of over 80% for all its viscose mills.
Developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, a global, multi-stakeholder non-profit alliance for the fashion industry, the Higg Index is a suite of tools that enables brands, retailers, and facilities of all sizes to accurately measure and score a company or product’s sustainability performance. The FSLM tool of the Higg Index holistically assesses working conditions of the mills, including fair wages and compensation, health & safety, respectful treatment of employees, etc; while the FEM tool focuses more on environmental performance, including energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, water use, chemical, and waste management.