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The LYCRA Company

announces its latest

The LYCRA Company’s manufacturing sites Higg achievements
in Waynesboro, Virginia; Maydown,
Northern Ireland; and Foshan, China,
completed verification for the Higg FEM
module, while its Tuas, Singapore, and Multiple sites earn independent verification
Maydown sites completed verification for results in the top quartile
the Higg FSLM module
The LYCRA Company, a global leader in developing company, enhancing our sustainability culture and
innovative fiber and technology solutions for the creating measurable change.”
apparel and personal care industries, announced
today that several of its manufacturing sites had their “Higg FEM is aligned with our goals in key impact
Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM) and areas and helps us improve our sustainability profile
Higg Facility Social & Labor Module (Higg FSLM) and operate as a good corporate citizen,” said
self-assessments verified by an independent third Hector Chapa, business integration manager at The
party last year and achieved scores in LYCRA Company. “It also supports two pillars of our
the top quartile. Planet Agenda sustainability platform—corporate
responsibility and manufacturing excellence.”
The LYCRA Company’s manufacturing sites in
Waynesboro, Virginia; Maydown, Northern Ireland; The LYCRA Company’s Tuas, Singapore, and
and Foshan, China, completed verification for the Maydown, Northern Ireland manufacturing sites also
Higg FEM module, while its Tuas, Singapore, and completed third-party verification of their Higg FSLM,
Maydown sites completed verification for the Higg both with scores in the top quartile. The Higg FSLM
FSLM module. A copy of the verified reports for Higg self-assessment provides insights into social
FEM and Higg FSLM can be requested at progress and labor conditions at each site, including
communications@lycra.com. compensation and health and safety, and identifies
areas for continuous improvement.
Higg FEM reviews air emissions, energy use,
environmental management systems, wastewater, “Our upstream and downstream customers are
waste, chemical management, and water usage. The increasingly asking suppliers like us to provide
LYCRA Company’s six manufacturing sites have independent certifications that assess the
completed the self-assessment, with the three sites environmental impact of their facilities, as well as
mentioned above securing verification. The company’s social and labor practices in the workplace,” said Kok
®
goal is to have sites representing 80% of LYCRA fiber Beng Chew, Asia Pacific Regional Operations
production be Higg FEM verified by 2024. Director. “The Higg Facility Tools are a must-have for
business today because they enable us to stay on
“The LYCRA Company strives to be an industry track and be a responsible spandex producer.”
leader for sustainability by utilizing credible and
independently verified data,” said Alan McElreavey, The LYCRA Company is a member of the Sustainable
operations sustainability program manager at The Apparel Coalition, a nonprofit alliance that developed
LYCRA Company. “The Higg Facilities modules are the Higg Facility Tools. The global organization
widely used within the apparel industry to assess the consists of over 280 stakeholders in the fashion
environmental impact of manufacturing facilities, to industry.
uncover opportunities for improvement, and to
measure our progress against established baseline To learn more about Higg assessments completed by
performance. Completing the Higg facility modules The LYCRA Company, please visit below:
drives behaviors that become embedded in our lycra.com/sustainability.

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