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    Global Change Award 2025 launched - with a mission to accelerate innovation for a net-zero textile industry by 2050

    The H&M Foundation today announces a significant shift in its overall strategic direction, focus on supporting the textile industry in halving its greenhouse gas emissions every decade by 2050, while promoting a just and fair transition for both people and the planet. The innovation challenge Global Change Award 2025 (GCA) is the first initiative to reflect this shift.GCA is now seeking innovative ideas addressing different high emission areas across the textile industry value chain, including sustainable materials and processes, responsible production, mindful consumption, and 'wildcards'

    Proactive funding to tackle climate disaster

    H&M Foundation has announced a significant commitment of SEK7,500,000 (€660,000) to support Start Network’s disaster risk financing programme, Start Ready. This three-year commitment aims to strengthen the capacity of eight countries to anticipate, respond to, and recover from crises.With climate as a strategic focus, the H&M Foundation’s mission is to support the textile industry in halving its greenhouse gas emissions every decade reaching net-zero by 2050 in a just and fair transition. However, there are also urgent climate related challenges such as climate disasters, that require

    Shifting the narrative to transform systems

    Communication plays a huge role in painting a vision of what a reinvented textile industry could look like, and inspiring stories can help motivate this shift. The power of perception can be a key enabler in reducing poverty, improving education and fighting inequality, but also in creating innovation, jobs and economic growth. With the power of visual communication, non-profit H&M Foundation and prominent photography museum Fotografiska Stockholm are joining forces to inspire action. The collaboration focuses on new innovative ways to accelerate the development of inclusive

    reProLeather – new technology regenerating bio-based leather from leather waste

    Traditional recycled leather is produced by combining shredded scraps and residual fibers of real leather with synthetic, non-biodegradable binders like PU and PVC. In contrast, the reProLeather  project has pioneered a new approach. The technology developed by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel  (HKRITA) with the support of H&M Foundation , employs bio-based binders and eco-friendly chemicals. As many industries are

    H&M Foundation provides USD 250,000 in emergency relief after Morocco earthquake

    In response to the devastating earthquake that has taken place in Morocco, the H&M Foundation supports the Red Cross/Red Crescent in their response to this disaster. On 8 September, at 11:11 pm local time, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco. Its epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, southwest of Marrakesh city. This is considered the most powerful earthquake in a century to strike Morocco. The number of fatalities is expected to rise as an unknown number of people are still under collapsed buildings, waiting for rescue. It is estimated that 6.6 million people will

    H&M Foundation provides $100,000 in emergency relief after Ukraine dam collapse

    On June 6, the dam of the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power station in south Ukraine was destroyed, leading to severe flooding in downstream settlements in Kherson oblast. The destruction has left tens of thousands of people in a dire humanitarian situation, with their homes and livelihoods at risk. The H&M Foundation supports the Red Cross in their work to provide immediate relief, including shelter, food, clean water, and other essential support to those impacted by the disaster. According to reports from Ukrainian authorities and aid workers, the destructive consequences of the

    Fashion and innovation celebrated in Stockholm

    The H&M Foundation , which is aiming to speed up the transformation of the textile industry, brought together brands, suppliers, academia, innovators, NGOs, investors, and industry decisionmakers at the Open Perspectives event to share knowledge, initiate collaborations and take action for a socially inclusive and planet positive fashion future. Professor Johan Rockström held an inspiring opening speech, followed by panels about systems change within the industry and what part innovation can play in that change. In the evening all 350 guests gathered at

    H&M Foundation doubles GCA grant and winners to speed up textile industry transformation

    Recyclable and biodegradable polyurethane, food waste polyester, circular dyeing, natural bio-colours, ultra high-performing textiles, seaweed material, AI textile sorting, corn husk and sugarcane fabric, zero waste pattern system, textile-to-textile recycling for polyesters – these are the ten Global Change Award winners 2023, sharing a €2 million grant from the non-profit H&M Foundation . The Global Change Award  is an early-stage innovation challenge seeking bright minds that can transform fashion. Every year, H&M

    H&M Foundation donates USD250,000 in response to Cyclone Mocha

    In response to the extremely severe Cyclone Mocha that has hit Myanmar and Bangladesh, H&M Foundation is donating USD250,000 to the Red Cross/Red Crescent In the afternoon of 14 May 2023 an extremely severe Cyclone Mocha, the strongest one in the last 10 years, hit the coastal areas along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, flooding, and landslides in coastal and low laying areas. Both countries have witnessed significant damage on infrastructures, agriculture, and livelihoods in affected areas. Karl-Johan Persson, H&M Foundation board member,

    Bengaluru waste pickers in the driver’s seat of new textile recycling initiative

    H&M Foundation  is expanding the inclusive circularity in the textile industry through Saamuhika Shakti   by welcoming two new partners that are developing Circular Textiles Waste Models, with waste pickers playing the lead role. India accounts for 8.5% of global textile waste generation . Out of total textile waste circulation in the country, domestic post-consumer collection contributes 51%, 42% comes from pre-consumer sources,

    Breakthrough technology developed – Acousweep separates microplastics from wastewater using soundwaves

    The technology developed by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel  (HKRITA) with the support of H&M Foundation , can separate microplastics from wastewater using soundwaves. Acousweep is a plug-and-play application. The technology can be easily transported and connected to any wastewater facility. If the technology is implemented at an industrial scale, it will have a significant impact on the fashion industry’s sustainable footprint. Microplastic pollution is a globally established problem and a threat to

    Tough screening process in full swing to find innovations to transform the future of fashion

    During the application period, 20 Oct 2022 - 8 Dec 2022, creative ideas to help shift the industry into a planet positive one poured in. We're now a couple of weeks into the comprehensive screening process, and applications have been shortlisted to 20 entries.The Global Change Award , initiated by H&M Foundation in 2015, is a global innovation challenge looking for bright minds that can reinvent fashion and change the way it is seen, worn and made. We invited innovators and entrepreneurs to submit early-stage ideas to improve the

    H&M Foundation’s new Global Manager is determined to change the industry through philanthropy

    H&M Foundation’s new Global Manager, Anna Gedda, has over fifteen years of practice from the fashion and textile industry, experience in how to make brave strategies come to life and an equal passion for fashion and sustainability. It is her firm belief that the fashion and textile industry can be both socially inclusive and planet positive, but it requires bold ambitions, ground-breaking innovations, and collaboration.As Global Manager for H&M Foundation, Anna Gedda is set to use philanthropy as a catalyst to co-create and share inspiring solutions with the potential to radically transform

    500,000 USD donated to earthquake victims

    In response to the devastating earthquakte that has taken place in Türkiye and Syria, H&M Foundation is donating 250,000 USD each to the Red Cross / Red Crescent and Save the Children. Two devastating earthquakes hit south-eastern Türkiye, near the Syrian border on Monday February 6. Thousands have lost their lives and death toll is increasing.Both Red Cross / Red Crescent and Save the Children are moving quickly to respond to the emergency in the whole area affected by the catastrophe. The donations will for instance contribute to: · Efforts for children to access food,

    Recycled plastic collected by waste pickers turned into 152 million buttons – catalysing inclusive circularity

    In 2020, the philanthropic H&M Foundation launched a first of its kind USD 11 million initiative, Saamuhika Shakti, to address the gaps in the system that keep Bengaluru waste pickers in poverty and exclusion. Now, plastic waste collected by informal waste pickers is becoming a valued resource in the fashion and textile industry. Buttons partly made from the plastic waste are being featured on garments sold worldwide. The buttons are traceable down to the source of the waste along with names of the workers, social security, salaries and working conditions at the aggregation centre.With the

    WANTED: Ideas that can turn the fashion industry planet positive

    The world’s largest innovation challenge to transform the fashion and textile industry is now open for applications. The Global Change Award – called the ‘Nobel Prize of Fashion’ – is part of transforming fashion and turning the entire industry planet positive. Now, we are calling innovators and entrepreneurs to apply for the GCA 2023. Five winners share a grant of 1 million euro, provided by the H&M Foundation, and get access to our one-year long GCA Impact Accelerator.The Global Change Award is one of the world’s leading challenges for early-stage innovation, and the largest of its kind

    H&M Foundation awards 5 innovations a total €1 million grant for their efforts to make the fashion industry planet positive

    STOCKHOLM; April 6, 2022 – A laundry solution that prolongs garments’ life, AI helping smallholder cotton farmers to increase yield and income, an invention realising the circular recycling of elastane and polyester blends, carbon-negative viscose made from CO2 emissions and regenerative agriculture making planet positive alternative to goose down – these are the five Global Change Award winners 2022, sharing a €1 million grant from the non-profit H&M Foundation. The H&M Foundation launched the Global Change Award in 2015 to transform fashion and make it planet positive, in order

    H&M Foundation and Fotografiska Stockholm join forces to showcase planet positive solutions

    STOCKHOLM: December 16, 2021 – With the power of visual communication, non-profit H&M Foundation and prominent photography museum Fotografiska are joining forces to inspire action connected to the urgent issues addressed in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.The two-year collaboration begins with Fotografiska Stockholms exhibition The Changing Room by visual artist and multimedia pioneer Tobias Gremmler. In a scenographic media exhibition, the artist takes Fotografiska’s visitors on a mind-blowing journey to picture a world where garments can grow directly on human skin through an array

    The Global Change Award is Back, with New Scope

    STOCKHOLM; August 25, 2021 – The world’s largest innovation challenge to transform the fashion industry is now open for applications. The Global Change Award 2022 is seeking early-stage innovations contributing to a planet positive fashion industry by addressing the earth’s global commons: land, water, oceans, climate and biodiversity. Winners get to share a grant of 1 million euro, provided by the H&M Foundation.The Global Change Award was initiated in 2015 by non-profit H&M Foundation, in collaboration with Accenture and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The award has attracted more

    H&M Foundation Launches Virtual Collection Designed to Make the Planet Last

    ‘The Billion Dollar Collection’ , launched today by non-profit H&M Foundation, presents 10 innovative sustainable start-ups that could change the face of the fashion industry. Showcased as garments in a virtual fashion collection, each start-up features a price tag reflecting the estimated support each company believes they need to achieve scale for their disruptive innovations.The H&M Foundation has supported early-stage innovation since 2015 through the Global Change Award, recognizing ideas that can make the fashion industry circular. With over 20,

    USD 100 MILLION INVESTED IN PARTNERSHIP TO REACH A PLANET POSITIVE FASHION INDUSTRY

    Cotton is certified, recycling is on the rise, value chain processes are improved – but it’s not enough. We need to look at the whole system and see how it can be changed from the ground up. With an ambition to find a truly sustainable solution for the fashion industry, non-profit H&M Foundation and The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) extend their collaboration for five more years in a new initiative called the Planet First program. Ground-breaking technologies are already being tested.The Planet First program aims to find planet positive technologies that will

    H&M Foundation puts €1M and coaching program on the table for ideas reinventing the entire fashion industry – special call for digital innovation

    Today, the non-profit H&M Foundation opens the fourth round of its annual innovation challenge Global Change Award at globalchangeaward.com . With over 8,000 entries from 151 countries since 2015, it’s the go-to competition for circular innovation and has been named the Nobel Prize of fashion. It provides powerful funding and yearlong coaching to innovators who come up with solutions to spark the shift towards a circular fashion industry, protecting the planet and our living conditions. This year there’s an extra eye on ideas within

    H&M Foundation invites you to split 1 million euro between five innovations reinventing the fashion industry and protecting the planet

    Imagine wearing a coat made of leftovers from harvests of flaxseeds, sugar cane and pineapples, or a t-shirt made of mushroom roots that you decompose in the ground once it’s worn out. Or garments that not only look good, but also nourishes and protects your skin due the nutritious algae it’s made of? These ideas are some of the winners in the third edition of Global Change Award. Now, the non-profit H&M Foundation needs your help to split the 1 million euro grant between the five winners in an online vote on globalchangeaward.com March 12-16.Cast your vote 

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