Promoting just climate solutions for the textile industry
H&M Foundation supports the industry in halving its greenhouse gas emissions every decade by 2050, while promoting a just transition for both people and the planet. We use philanthropic resources to fund vital research and breakthrough innovation, develop impactful partnerships and create storytelling that inspires change.
In search of an antidote to never-ending pilots
A new edition of our newsletter is out! Keep up with what we’re seeing, learning, and building – together.
Meet the 2025 Global Change Award winners
One of the world’s biggest innovation challenges in fashion has announced its new winners – ten early-stage innovations tackling climate impact across the textile industry.
Our projects
We support projects across the textile value chain that target high-emission areas and key points of leverage – where our philanthropic strengths can make the greatest difference.
Welcome to the first edition.
Latest
Learn more about our work through our latest news, stories and insights.
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From pilot to policy: waste picker-led circularity model scales to 12 Indian cities
Our project Saamuhika Shakti is proving how circularity can scale when it’s designed for both climate and social impact. The initiative that cuts emissions while supporting informal waste workers is…
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How COS and Houdini make innovation stick
Despite a wave of textile innovations ready for integration, only a fraction ever scale. Why do so many get stuck in pilot phase? And what separates those that succeed? We…
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H&M Foundation joins Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship
The H&M Foundation has joined the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship, an initiative by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in partnership with the World Economic Forum. Through the Global Alliance…
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Inside the GCA Changemaker Week: How the journey begins
What if the first step towards systems change doesn’t start with a pitch – but with a conversation in a small village just outside London, where ten changemaker teams meet…
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Meet the winners of Global Change Award 2025
Each year, the Global Change Award backs early-stage innovations that could help transform the textile industry. The ten winners of 2025 are no exception. Selected for their bold and pioneering…
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Shaping tomorrow: a journey through the Global Change Award 2025
At the heart of every great story is a person with an idea – someone who dares to challenge the norm, follow their passion and imagine a better way forward.…
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Our newsletter It Matters – is here! With It Matters, we want to spotlight what’s working. Because behind the bold target lies countless stories of transformation, breakthroughs, and innovations born from collaboration, necessity, and progress driven by those who refuse to accept the impossible.