H&M RELEASES “STYLE & SUBSTANCE” SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB has published “Style & Substance”, its sustainability report for 2009.

The report is available to read online and to download as a pdf at www.hm.com/sustainability2009. The report shows that H&M: • continues to invest in sustainable materials – in 2009, H&M’s garments contained 8,500 tonnes of organic cotton and the company aims for all cotton in its range to come from sustainable sources by 2020 at the latest • exceeded its carbon emissions reduction target for 2005-2009 • during 2009 educated more than 150,000 of its suppliers’ employees in Bangladesh on rights at work • launched a five-year initiative in 2009, All for Children, with UNICEF to improve the situation of children in cotton-producing areas in India, financed by a MUSD 4.5 donation. The report, and further information on H&M’s sustainability efforts, can be found at www.hm.com/sustainability. For more information, please contact H&M’s Press Service: Telephone: +46 (0)8 796 53 00 Email: sustainability@hm.com