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Higg FEM 2025 Key Updates (Presented by Cascale & Worldly) FEM2025 Schedule Update

The Higg Index FEM2025 schedule has been updated to reflect some aspects of the original Higg Index FEM (FEM2024). Key FEM-related schedules have been updated.

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The FEM2025 schedule has been updated. We've summarized the key points.

Higg FEM 2025 Key Updates (Published by Cascale & Worldly)

  1. 01Changes to the Self-Assessment Publication Deadline

• Previously: April 30th was mandatory • Changed: April 30th is a recommended date, no longer mandatory → Increased user posting/re-posting flexibility

  1. 01Strengthened Module Locking Rules

• All modules are automatically locked 60 days after initial posting • (Previously: Only modules published before April 30th can be re-published) • Purpose: Simplify error correction and ensure data quality

  1. 01Validation Time Equivalence

• Validation time is recognized as the same regardless of validation date (e.g., after April) • Simplify the time-related question classification system → Enhance consistency in assessment and validation

  1. 01Improved method of reflecting FEM membership requirements (previously, only cases completed before April 30th were considered actual validation requirements for member companies)

• All FEMs published within the year will now be counted toward meeting membership requirements • More accurately reflect member companies' actual adoption status

Implications of the Changes • Enhanced flexibility and data reliability by reflecting member and stakeholder demands • FEMs published/verified after April are recognized for their same value • Improved user experience and industry consistency