The Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s Facility Environmental Module (FEM) is one of the world’s most advanced “data-driven governance” initiatives. The FEM represents an important new strategy in the governance of Global Value Chains. This article reports on a multi-year study to evaluate how firms have implemented the FEM, and whether and under what conditions it leads to improvements in factory performance. It finds that while the FEM represents an important step in improving environmental measurement systems, the program currently acts like a “scale without a diet.” Companies are now better able to measure performance, but many have not implemented the mechanisms needed to motivate systematic improvements. This article offers recommendations for how to strengthen data-driven governance systems and explores their implications for managers.

可持续服装联盟的设施环境模块 (FEM) 是世界上最先进的“数据驱动治理”计划之一。FEM 代表了全球价值链治理中的一项重要的新战略。本文报告了一项为期多年的研究，以评估公司如何实施 FEM，以及它是否以及在什么条件下导致工厂绩效的改善。它发现，虽然 FEM 代表了改进环境测量系统的重要一步，但该程序目前的作用就像“没有节食的秤”。公司现在能够更好地衡量绩效，但许多公司尚未实施激励系统改进所需的机制。本文就如何加强数据驱动的治理系统提出了建议，并探讨了它们对管理者的影响。