Prior to the initial launch of the Higg MSI, Cascale (formerly Sustainable Apparel Coalition) members considered the following measures of land impacts for inclusion: Land Use Change, Land Occupation, and Soil Organic Matter. They were ultimately not included because it didn’t lead to a better understanding of material impacts. Land that is being used does not necessarily mean it leads to more impact, such as a loss of biodiversity. Furthermore, adding land use metrics does not necessarily change the relative impacts of scores – it only increases the segregation between natural and synthetic materials, showing more impact for natural materials.