Measurement is an essential part of the Nikwax environmental approach. Without it we wouldn’t know if our policies were working.
Aiming for Continuous Improvement
Measuring your environmental footprint is the essential first step if you’re aiming to reduce it. Without measuring your impact, it’s impossible to know if the polices you have put in place are working. Or, if not, whether to try a different approach. Nikwax now has several years of data, which helps us monitor how our performance has changed over time.
We realise that by publically sharing this data online, we open ourselves up to scrutiny. But we do this with the aim that this transparency will act as inspiration for our colleagues and suppliers and a catalyst to stimulate a of a continuum of new ideas and ways to innovate to reduce our impact further any way we can.
Looking beyond ourselves
It’s one thing to have an internal point of view on how well we’re doing to be as sustainable as possible. But it’s another thing to bench mark yourself against the rest of the industry. Opening yourself up to comparisons with other companies can be risky for your reputation. But it is essential if you’re serious about being truly sustainable. You need to know how you well you’re really doing in the context of initiatives other companies are striving at to be better. Then question if you’re doing enough.
The Higg Index is one of the main ways we make our sustainability efforts measureable
The Higg Index was developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (‘SAC’ as it’s sometimes referred to). It is a suite of tools brands and retailers can use to measure every step of their sustainability journey. It accurately measures and benchmarks a company or product’s sustainability performance.