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[Product Release Notes](https://support.worldly.io/product-release-notes?hsLang=en#product-release-notes) # November 2025 release notes for facilities ## Release Highlights - The **Higg FEM 2025** goes live on November 6 - **The Worldly Assistant,** an AI-powered conversational chatbot, is live and can provide immediate in-platform answers when completing your Higg FEM assessment.  ## Full release notes ### **Assessments & Adoption** #### **The Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) 2025** ![42965751388955.png](https://support.worldly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/42965751388955.png?width=1748&height=728&name=42965751388955.png) The annual update to the Higg FEM launches on Worldly on November 6th, 2025 and will be available for all facility accounts.  **Key updates to this year's module includes: ** - A new facility type that reports **Finished Product Processing **in pieces/pairs for facilities whodo one or more of the following production processes:Product Printing, Product Painting, Embroidery & Embellishments, Buffing & Polishing, Moulding, etc. - Improved emission factors for district heating, chilled water, biomass - Updated grid emissions factors based on the IEA Annual update, as is best practice for Scope 2 emissions calculations - Streamlined [Time Ordinance](https://howtohigg.cascale.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Higg-FEM-Verifier-Field-Guide-FEMVFG2024111.1_20251029_Final.pdf) guidance tags for a more straightforward completion and verification process. - April 30th, 2026 remains the industry recommended deadline. However, facilities may **unpost their assessment within 60 days** of the initial posting. Please be sure to follow any **specific deadlines communicated by your brand partners** to ensure you meet their expectations for assessment submissions. If you have completed an FEM2024 under your current subscription, a renewal is required to start the FEM2025. Users with 2-year FEM subscriptions are able to allocate themselves the FEM 2025 using the “Start New FEM” banner without an additional purchase. You can find more information about Worldly Facility Subscription Plans for 2025 [here](https://support.worldly.io/hc/en-us/articles/21455302902555-Facility-Subscription-Plans-2025?hsLang=en).  For more information on these Higg FEM 2025 changes and more, please visit the [How to Higg Guide](https://howtohigg.cascale.org/higg-index-tools/higg-fem/).  **Other Worldly improvements include:** Worldly is continuously investing in enhancing the Higg FEM experience, improving platform speed, reliability, and usability to ensure facilities worldwide can more easily complete assessments and manage their environmental performance with confidence. For this cadence, we have significantly increased performance for key manufacturing regions across Asia, who should now have a more responsive and lower friction experience. #### Ask the Worldly Assistant No more hunting through long documents - get instant, reliable guidance within the assessment.  The Worldly Assistant is an AI-powered conversational chatbot that is trained on all relevant documentation to provide immediate in-platform answers. Click on the logo or the "Ask Worldly Assistant" button to get started.  **Available for all FEM users:** - Facilities - faster completion and fewer errors - VBs - quick reference to guidance **Worldly Assistant Features:** - You can ask questions in any language — the Worldly Assistant will reply in that language too! - Trained on all relevant documentation: - Worldly Knowledge Base and Support Articles - How to Higg full guidance - ZDHC Knowledge Base  - Examples Questions: - How do I answer 'What was your facility's volume this reporting year?' - Give me the total list of documents required for Higg FEM assessment. - Where can I find the certificate of completion? ![42965751394075.png](https://support.worldly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/42965751394075.png?width=5760&height=2968&name=42965751394075.png) *Please note:* The Worldly Assistant complements our existing customer support channels and [support.worldly.io](https://support.worldly.io/?hsLang=en) by offering an additional way to get help and guidance on completing your assessment. These existing resources remain available to all customers and FEM users. #### **Existing Worldly platform features that make it easier to complete the Higg FEM** [**Roll Forward**](https://support.worldly.io/hc/en-us/articles/36568688024859-Facility-Environmental-Module-FEM-Getting-Started-Guide?hsLang=en#h_01JRJWJREPTNA2BX424XGZZ7QA) - Carry forward last year’s FEM qualitative data to **save time and speed up reporting ** [**Outlier Detection**](https://support.worldly.io/hc/en-us/articles/36568741748123-FEM-Outlier-Detection-Guide-for-Facilities?hsLang=en) - **Boost data accuracy** by catching errors before submission [**FDM Import**](https://support.worldly.io/hc/en-us/articles/33595892828059-FDM-to-FEM-Data-Import-Checklist?hsLang=en) - **Eliminate duplicate entry** with seamless FDM data import [Check out the Higg FEM 2025 Cadence Timeline](https://support.worldly.io/hc/en-us/articles/42256961339675-FEM-2025-Cadence-Timeline?hsLang=en) and more about the Higg FEM in our [Support Center](https://support.worldly.io/hc/en-us/sections/36563152578971-Facility-Environmental-Module-FEM?hsLang=en).    ### Insights & Actionability #### **Insights Hub** The new **Social Baseline** Dashboard provides an aggregate view of **social risk** for your facility. This dashboard helps your team quickly identify, triage, and act on high-risk areas, based on the Higg Index Facility Social & Labor Module (FSLM) from Cascale. With the new dashboard, you can: - **Filter and Hotspot Summary** – Drill down by theme, region, and severity to understand where the most pressing risks lie. - **Red Flag Trends & Benchmarking** – Track trends over time and benchmark your facility performance against peers. - **Key Metrics at a Glance** – View total zero-tolerance and legal compliance flags, all in one place. - **Hotspot Visualizations** – Identify the trends where there are the most risk flags, supporting targeted interventions. ![Social baseline facility.png](https://support.worldly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/42969322227611.png?width=1920&height=1257&name=42969322227611.png) *The new Social Baseline Dashboard in Insights Hub* [![Worldly logo](https://support.worldly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Worldly%20Media%20Kit/Worldly%20Logos/Worldly_LogoTM_Red.png?width=120&height=30&name=Worldly_LogoTM_Red.png "Worldly logo")](https://www.worldly.io) © 2026 Worldly. 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