{"id":24230,"date":"2022-09-20T13:42:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/join-in-benchmarking\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T03:35:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T09:35:46","slug":"participate-benchmarking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/participate-benchmarking\/","title":{"rendered":"Participate in Benchmarking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Participating companies can use our common framework to report on their fiber and materials strategy and annual progress.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Participants get a digital scorecard for communicating their results and engaging all internal and external stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Every participating company gets a roadmap to help build a more robust fiber and materials strategy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Participants benefit from peer-to-peer performance tracking, participation in a learning community, and the chance to show leadership. Our benchmarking framework creates a focal point for sector alignment with the SDGs, as well as the wider move to a circular economy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Our benchmarking framework creates a focal point for sector alignment with the SDGs, as well as the wider move to a circular economy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Every participant helps us to reach our Climate+<\/a> target of a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas from fiber and raw material production by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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We\u2019re helping to drive a race to the top.<\/h2>\n

Every year, we publish the results of our benchmark in our Material Change Index and analyze the insights in our annual report. Sharing this information publicly helps us drive a race to the top.<\/p>\n

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The Materials Benchmark follows a cyclical and systematic approach to supporting companies at every stage of their journey.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Find the answers to common questions about benchmarking.<\/p>\n

If you have a question not answered here, get in<\/span> touch<\/span> with<\/span> us<\/span> directly, and <\/span>we\u2019ll be happy to answer it for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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All brands, retailers, suppliers, and manufacturers of textile products are eligible to participate in the MCI. In fact, the more companies taking part, the more meaningful the results for all involved.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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It\u2019s free. The priority is to grow participation rates by making the Materials Benchmark accessible for all. However, as the program continues to grow, we\u2019re looking for partners to ensure the long-term sustainability of the program and the resources required to deliver a high-quality benchmarking product.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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All participants receive customized and confidential company scorecards. Company scorecards offer a useful tool for each participating company to share with important internal and external stakeholders, including the investment community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The benchmark framework provides a holistic approach to fiber and materials reporting. Companies submitting a full survey response are eligible to be recognized in the MCI\u2019s overarching Material Change Leaderboard, including Material Circularity Index, and Material SDG Index, as well as placements for each Materials module completed. Companies completing one or more Materials modules receive index placements for each module completed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are an overarching set of goals that can connect the fashion and textile industry to the world\u2019s most important agenda. The SDGs cover environmental, social and economic themes that will be critical to the health and prosperity of people and planet \u2013 and the long-term viability of business.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Our Climate+ strategy recognizes that climate change and biodiversity loss are inextricably linked and are best considered within an integrated strategy. Our strategic intent over the next 10 years is to be a driving force for urgent climate action in textile fiber and materials production.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re helping brands establish best practices for fiber and materials strategies.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Boost your benchmark score by following our best practices for each section of the survey.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re helping brands establish best practices for fiber and materials strategies.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Companies with a strong strategy take a systematic approach to climate action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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