# Cascale (formerly Sustainable Apparel Coalition)

> Analysis by Optimly for Optimly AI Visibility, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last analyzed August 9, 2026.

> Cascale, formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, is a global non-profit alliance that develops and implements standardized tools, like the Higg Index, to measure and drive sustainability performance across the textile and apparel industry. They facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing through events to advance practical sustainability solutions.

- Business Profile: https://optimly.ai/brand/sustainable-apparel-coalition-higg-index
- Publisher: Optimly (https://optimly.ai)
- Dataset: Optimly AI Brand Index (https://optimly.ai/brand)
- Official website: https://howtohigg.cascale.org/
- Logo: https://logo.clearbit.com/howtohigg.cascale.org
- Slug: sustainable-apparel-coalition-higg-index
- Brand Authority Index tier: Emerging
- Archetype: Incumbent
- Category: Sustainability Solutions
- Last Analyzed: August 9, 2026

## Buyer Intent Signals
Problems: Internal Sustainability Audits and Reporting: Companies conduct their own sustainability assessments and generate reports without industry-wide standardized tools or platforms, leading to inconsistent | Sustainability Consulting Firms: Brands and manufacturers hire external consultants to advise on sustainability strategies, conduct assessments, and prepare reports, potentially at a higher cost and w | Maintain Status Quo: Companies continue without dedicated efforts to measure or improve their sustainability performance in a standardized way, risking reputational damage, regulatory non-compliance, 
Solutions: Cascale | Sustainable Apparel Coalition | Higg Index | Textile industry sustainability standards | Generic ESG Reporting Software: Utilizing broader Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) software solutions that are not specifically tailored to the nuances of the textile and apparel industry,