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Sustainable apparel leader to oversee new climate solutions program at UC Berkeley

Jason Kibbey is known for his work on the Higg Index, a groundbreaking tool focused on supply chain data. Read More

(Updated on January 24, 2025)
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Jason Kibbey, founder of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and co-creator of its Higg Index tool, will lead a new masters program at the University of California, Berkeley, designed to equip students with the skills they need to implement climate solutions.

The Master of Climate Solutions (MCS) program, which will welcome its first students this fall, will take an overtly vocational approach. In addition to core courses on climate science, economics, technology and policy, students will complete a two-semester capstone project in a real-world setting. Examples projects listed in promotional material include evaluating carbon offset claims, working with a company on Scope 3 measurement and developing soil management policy for local or state government.

Kibbey earned an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in environmental economics and policy from Berkeley. “The MCS is uniquely positioned to provide interdisciplinary education and hands-on training to create the next generation of climate solutions leaders,” he said last week in a statement announcing his hire.

The Higg Index, created by the coalition in 2012, collects environmental data from suppliers, allowing buyers to make more informed purchasing decisions. (Both entities have since rebranded: The coalition is now known as Cascale and the index was spun out into a company called Worldly.) The index was a groundbreaking initiative aimed at tackling the thorny challenge of bringing environmental transparency to complex supply chains. It also attracted criticism, with opponents claiming it relied too heavily on industry-funded studies when evaluating environmental impact.

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