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Sustainable Apparel Coalition - Overview. Overview The Higg Index 1.0 was released on June 26, 2012 and has been used by hundreds of organizations, both SAC Members and others.

Sustainable Apparel Coalition - Overview

The Higg Index 2.0 was released on December 11, 2013 and represents a significant step forward based on the work of our Members. Wild Commodities Index. Population indicator: A decrease in the index means that the general trend in the size of the populations within it has decreased since the baseline year of 1970.

Wild Commodities Index

Harvest indicator: This index tracks sustainability using the ratio between the real harvest and the ‘optimal’ level of harvest for all of the populations within it. Therefore, an increase in the index means that the harvests are less sustainable than those taken during the previous year. If the index decreases, the ratio between these two variables is lower so more of the harvests are sustainable. Price indicator: An increase in the index means that the price of the wild commodities has increased more during the previous year than the price of the baseline commodities (e.g. non-food commodities). Conversely, if the index decreases, then the price of the baseline commodities have increased proportionally more than the wild commodities.

S&P Dow Jones Indices » Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indices » Overview. The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index (DJ-UBSCI) is a broadly diversified index that allows investors to track commodity futures through a single, simple measure.

S&P Dow Jones Indices » Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indices » Overview

As the index has grown in popularity since its introduction in 1998, additional versions and a full complement of subindices have been introduced. Together, the family offers investors a comprehensive set of tools for measuring the commodity markets. Presseservice. Walmart. The Sustainability Consortium.