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• Textile traceability08 nov 20259 minRafael Rodríguez

  Cascale Higg MSI v3.11: anatomy of the SAC→Cascale transition and the loss of consumer-facing credibility

  Higg MSI v3.11, published on 3 Nov 2025, aligns datasets with LCA for Experts and moves scores by ±10%. It arrives 16 months after the SAC→Cascale rebrand and almost 4 years after the consumer-facing suspension of Jul 2022.

• Textile traceability23 jun 202510 minRafael Rodríguez

  Textile due diligence under the CSDDD: system, certifications and forced labour

  CSDDD textile due diligence is not met by accumulating BSCI, SA8000, GOTS or OEKO-TEX certifications: Article 7 requires a 5-stage documentary system per Tier N supplier, continuous and auditable, which isolated certificates do not provide.

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