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[Product Release Notes](https://support.worldly.io/product-release-notes?hsLang=en#product-release-notes) # November 2026 Release Notes ### FEM 2026 is now live! ![ee731f0c-670f-4a3f-9bc7-2a5b8fa993c4](https://support.worldly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/ee731f0c-670f-4a3f-9bc7-2a5b8fa993c4.png?width=670&height=408&name=ee731f0c-670f-4a3f-9bc7-2a5b8fa993c4.png)   **The FEM 2026 cadence starts on Nov. 5 with a the latest version of the FEM.** - The Foundational Environmental Performance (FEP) evaluation is now part of the Higg FEM 2026 assessment. Any facility that completes the FEM automatically receives FEP results. - FEP defines baseline environmental management practices for all global consumer goods manufacturing facilities. It supports legal compliance, makes facilities comparable, and helps mitigate critical environmental risks. - FEP results, coming Jan 2027, will let facilities and their brand and retail customers know if the facility achieved or did not achieve the foundational environmental performance baseline. Guidance will help facilities determine their next steps. - FEP results will be integrated into the Worldly SCM and Insights Hub in 2027. - FEM Foundations has been discontinued from FEM2026 onwards, and will no longer be available to complete after December 31st, 2026. - Quantitative data entry instructions have been clarified, so facilities can more easily understand what values to enter and how to report them. - The How-to-Higg Guide was reviewed and updated throughout for clarity. ### The FEP 2026 Module is live! - The new FEP Module is a FEP-only, lightweight evaluation that lets facilities discover and share their baseline environmental performance with brands without having to complete the full FEM. - The FEP Module contains all of the same FEP evaluation questions that are in the FEM 2026. - It’s perfect for onboarding new facilities into the Worldly ecosystem, engaging deeper tier suppliers, or right-sizing requests to lower-capacity facilities. The FEP module is one-third the size of the retired FEM Foundations assessment and significantly shorter than the full FEM. - It’s not just for new facilities! Facilities that skipped the FEM 2025 last year can also complete the FEP when requested by a brand. - The new FEP How-to-Higg Guide is available to help facilities complete the FEP Module. ### Assessment design updates FEM 2025, FEM 2026, FEP 2026, and FSLM 2.0 receive design updates that help facilities and verifiers maintain context, navigate faster, and access Guidance and the AI assistant more easily. A new question search lets users find specific visible questions tied to the evidence in front of them. **Guidance pop up windows** Access guidance through pop up windows so you don’t lose your location on the assessment.  ![bd7f69ba-e53b-4085-977f-f0ac78fb1d1d](https://support.worldly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/bd7f69ba-e53b-4085-977f-f0ac78fb1d1d.gif?width=670&height=391&name=bd7f69ba-e53b-4085-977f-f0ac78fb1d1d.gif)   **Question search** Search for specific questions using the new sidebar search. Only visible questions are returned in the results so that questions that are not applicable won’t display. ![fd985124-0749-4975-8285-387e8d3a8030](https://support.worldly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/fd985124-0749-4975-8285-387e8d3a8030.gif?width=670&height=391&name=fd985124-0749-4975-8285-387e8d3a8030.gif)   **Dedicated access to AI assistance** Easily access the AI assistant from the Help button on the sidebar and guidance pop ups.  ![92d43be7-a308-44f4-a481-4c4351070923](https://support.worldly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/92d43be7-a308-44f4-a481-4c4351070923.gif?width=670&height=391&name=92d43be7-a308-44f4-a481-4c4351070923.gif)   ### Higg FEM Connect: answer your Higg FEM chemicals section with BHive data” **Use your BHive chemical data to answer the Chemicals section of your Higg FEM** **![37a74301-f277-4232-8ea8-9b6fb1dd4035](https://support.worldly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/37a74301-f277-4232-8ea8-9b6fb1dd4035.png?width=670&height=365&name=37a74301-f277-4232-8ea8-9b6fb1dd4035.png)**   If your facility manages chemicals in The BHive, you no longer have to enter the same information twice. Higg FEM Connect is a new module in The BHive. It fills in the chemicals section of your Higg FEM (2026 and onward) using data you already keep in The BHive: your chemical inventory, safety data sheets (SDS), MRSL conformance, InCheck reports, corrective action plans and Chemical Management Records. ![d77aaf49-d303-4b33-8340-7b147e888cc7](https://support.worldly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/d77aaf49-d303-4b33-8340-7b147e888cc7.gif?width=670&height=377&name=d77aaf49-d303-4b33-8340-7b147e888cc7.gif)   You can review and change every answer, then send them to Worldly. Then you import them into your FEM. - **Less manual work.** The BHive fills in 50–100 answers on average from your existing data. - **You stay in control.** Every answer shows where it comes from in The BHive. You can change any answer, go back to The BHive answer, or remove it to answer in Worldly. Nothing is added to your FEM until you import, and you can still edit any answer before you submit. - **Supporting documents attached for you.** Policies, procedures (SOPs), training records and certificates from your Document Center are matched to the right questions. Expired documents are clearly marked. **How to get started** 1. Add your Worldly (Higg) ID in Factory and Company Profile. 2. Complete a chemical inventory for at least one of the last 3 full months. 3. Add at least one record in My Facility › Chemical Management Records. 4. In Higg FEM Connect, click **Request linking** to link your BHive and Worldly accounts. It takes up to 3 days. Higg FEM Connect is included in your BHive subscription. We recommend sending from The BHive once per FEM year. Learn more [HERE](https://support.worldly.io/higg-fem-connect?hsLang=en). ### Insights Hub - The Facility KPI table is now the default Hotspot on all four environmental dashboards. Quick and easy access to facility-by-facility breakdown across each KPI. And easy download capability. ![c093f707-3260-46b0-a552-cff1bbe6ef4b](https://support.worldly.io/hs-fs/hubfs/c093f707-3260-46b0-a552-cff1bbe6ef4b.png?width=670&height=410&name=c093f707-3260-46b0-a552-cff1bbe6ef4b.png)   Facility KPI Table - A new Hotspot chart that compares total emissions by country was added on the decarbonization dashboard. - The Top 3 decarbonization KPIs were updated to Carbon Intensity, Total Emissions, and FEM Energy Section score, to better reflect the top metrics tracked by users. These were existing KPIs and all other KPIs can still be found by clicking view more. - The Social Baseline dashboard now includes data from 2026. It is the default year selected. ### Product Impacts #### New and Improved Material Library The Material Library just got a lot bigger. It now includes **375 unique materials** and **800 processes** across **12 material types**. These include manufacturer contributed LCA datasets. That’s about **57 million unique material pathways**, along with Tier 2 and Tier 3 linking to reflect actual sourcing decisions, design choices and supplier performance. - **Auto-correction and gap-filling.** Granular material profiles at scale, even when data is missing or contains errors. - **One-click import from MSI.** Single-click migration of custom MSI materials, ready to connect to facilities or country grids. - **Two import paths.** A **Textile Quick Configuration** path for customizing textiles with textile formation, yarn size and coating/lamination options. The **Full Path** workbook supports all material types, and full process customization per lifecycle stage. - **12 material types.** Textiles, leather, synthetic leather, leather alternatives, foams, rubbers, plastics, metals, wood-based materials, insulation materials, barriers, and mineral-based materials. - **Connect any facility.** Link a facility to any stage by its Worldly ID. even if its FEM isn't eligible, or the facility hasn't shared with you. The Material Library uses FEM data once an eligible FEM is available. - **Detailed FEM eligibility insights.** The Material Details page shows the FEM year and status for each stage, or the reason a FEM doesn't meet eligibility requirements. - **Linked products.** The Material Details page automatically lists every product in PIC that uses the material. - **Impact by stage.** The Material Details page shows total impact in kg CO2e/kg and each stage's share. ### MSI Version 3.13 Update We are excited to add the following new datasets to the MSI database which include carbon capture polyester and nomadic cashmere! ### Textiles - **Cyclone Yarn** - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), chemically recycled, for textiles - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), mechanically recycled, for textiles - **Jiangsu Guowang** - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), carbon capture and utilization (CCU) based, for textile - **Sichuan Grace Fiber Technology Co., Ltd.** - Grace® Ecosliya® Viscose Staple Fiber - **Textile Exchange** - Black POY from virgin PET Chip (includes yarn formation) - Cashmere fiber, farmed system (Mongolia, China) - Cashmere fiber, nomadic grazing system (Mongolia, China) - White DTY yarn from virgin PET Melt (includes yarn formation) - **The LYCRA Company** - LYCRA® Fiber with Bio-Derived PTMEG - **Unifi Manufacturing Inc** - Repreve® PC Resin (post-consumer chip) - Repreve® ReCirculate Resin (chip) ### Leather - **ISA TanTec** - Bovine (cow) hide, Full Grain Leather USA - Bovine (cow) hide, Nappa Pigmented Leather USA - Bovine (cow) hide, Nubuck Leather USA - **Simona Tanning** - Bovine (cow) hide, Oasis Buck - Bovine (cow) hide, Storm ### Rubber - **ARLANXEO** - BUNA CB 24 - Fossil Butadiene - BUNA Eco-BC CB 24 - Bio-circular Butadiene (UCO) ### Foams - **Great Lotus** - Polyurethane (PU) foam, CB50 (50% bio-PDO-derived polyether) - Polyurethane (PU) foam, CB65 (65% bio-PDO-derived polyether) - **Hanwha Solutions** - Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), bio-circular [![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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