1. Technology overview
Worldly, formerly known as Higg Co, is a public-benefit technology company founded in 2019 and based in the United States. It grew out of hosting the Higg Index measurement tools built by the nonprofit alliance Cascale, and now serves consumer goods brands and manufacturers that need verified supply chain sustainability data.
The platform collects facility, product and chemical management assessments and turns them into supply chain intelligence through modules such as the Higg Facility Environmental Module, Worldly Axion risk intelligence and a product impact calculator. More than forty thousand brands and manufacturers across apparel, footwear and other consumer categories use the platform to track and report performance.
2. Highlighted features & specifications
1. Higg Facility Environmental Module: assesses factory environmental performance.
2. Worldly Axion: flags supply chain risk from aggregated supplier data.
3. Supplier compliance management: tracks assessment status across the supply base.
4. Chemical management module: monitors restricted substance compliance.
5. Product impact calculator: estimates environmental footprint by product.
6. Digital product passport: compiles verified sustainability data per item.
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