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The FM Circular Fashion IQ Index
A five-pillar procurement intelligence framework that produces a verified, scored assessment of circular capability — making genuine practice visible and verifiable.
Register your interest“Genuine circular practice is currently invisible to the market — and invisibility is commercially indistinguishable from greenwashing.”
Who it’s for
The same gap, seen from four sides
Genuine circular practice is currently invisible to the market
There is no standardised framework that translates circular practice into a format procurement decisions can rely on. Brands doing the right thing cannot differentiate themselves from those saying the right things.
The FM IQ Index produces a credible, comparable credential you can take into procurement conversations, tender responses, and buyer relationships.
Policy obligations now exist without the measurement infrastructure to fulfil them
Buyers covered by FESP, QPP 2026, or their own ESG commitments are expected to verify circular credentials that no standardised tool yet makes verifiable.
The FM IQ Index gives procurement teams a structured, defensible basis for supplier selection that holds up under scrutiny.
Verified manufacturing practice sits invisible behind tier-one converters
The traceability, the certifications, the manufacturing standards are all there — but few people upstream can see them in a way that affects purchasing decisions.
The FM IQ Index makes supplier-level circular capability visible and commercially valuable up the chain.
Procurement policy and industry strategy are operating without feedback loops
The frameworks exist, but there is no way to measure whether supplier capability matches the intent — leaving sustainability obligations embedded in policy with no infrastructure to verify compliance.
The FM IQ Index gives government a legible, evidence-based picture of where circular manufacturing capability exists, where the gaps are, and where investment will have the most impact.
How it works
A five-pillar framework weighted by evidence quality
Evidence quality
Scores are weighted by what you can prove
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The FM Circular Fashion IQ Index is currently in development. Register to receive methodology updates, be notified when assessments open, and join the conversation shaping Australia’s circular textile measurement infrastructure.