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Higg assessments contain a large amount of data. The FEM export has over 4000 columns for each assessment. Defining every indicator is beyond the scope of this API documentation. Below is a dictionary of the most commonly used FEM attributes to help with common operations. For indicators outside of this list, consult your local Higg expert for more information.

Performance

For the FEM Module Data API, you may include the ‘performance’ key in the include array. When this is requested, the ‘performance’ key will be populated in the results. For even more detail about what is included in the performance data, see this pdf. The format of this result contains data for overall performance for the assessment. Here is an example:

Scores

For the FEM Module Data API, you may include the ‘scores’ key in the include array. When this is requested, the ‘scores’ key will be populated in the results. The format of this result contains data for overall score, section level scores, and per question scores. If no verified data is available, the verified score will not be populated. Here is an example:

GHGs (Greenhouse Gases)

For the FEM Module Data API, you may include the ‘ghg’ key in the include array. When this is requested, the ‘ghg’ key will be populated in the results. The format of this result contains data for all emissions sources and is converted to standard units (liter, kg and MJ) (see How To Higg for more data on this). If no verified data is available, the verified score will not be populated. Example:

Resource Usage

For the FEM Module Data API, you may include the ‘usage’ key in the include array. When this is requested, the ‘usage’ key will be populated in the results. The format of this result contains data for all resource usage metrics and is converted to standard units (liter, kg and MJ) (see How To Higg for more data on this). If no verified data is available, the verified score will not be populated. Example:

Focus Areas

Being able to quickly pin point critical hotspots in your supply chain empowers you to take action sooner. For example, facilities who have indicated they were not in compliance with local permits may need a corrective action plan. For the FEM, there are two main levels for Focus Areas:
  1. Critical Risks: Those questions that cover basic legal compliance statuses for facilities, including: facility operating licenses, environmental permits, governmental violations, and other general compliance questions.
  2. Areas of Opportunity: While many FEM questions can be defined as key areas of opportunity, those flagged in this level adhere closely to SAC’s current scoring methodology and the general organization of questions in FEM, and they typically refer to the main question within a given section (or page title) scoring rules.
This information can be returned in the module-data api response using the include filter keyword of focus_areas. Example:

Verification Details

For the BRM Module Data API, you may include the ‘verificationDetails’ key in the include array. When this is requested, the ‘verificationDetails’ key will be populated in the results. The format of this result contains whole verification details data. If no verification details data is available, the verification details will not be populated. In this moment we have verification data just for version ‘brm2020’. Example: