Accelerating change

H&M Foundation accelerates solutions towards a socially inclusive and planet positive textile industry. We use philanthropic resources to fund vital research and breakthrough innovation, develop powerful partnerships and create inspiring storytelling that shifts narratives.

ä Global Change Award 2023

Meet the winners of GCA 2023 and learn how they can disrupt the textile and fashion industry and turn it planet positive.

0 Recycled plastic collected by waste pickers turned into 152 million buttons

We're progressing towards inclusive circularity in solidarity with informal waste pickers

s Inclusive societies

Pioneering new methods to create inclusive societies where fashion is made ...

b Planet positive

Accelerating solutions to transform the textile industry into a planet positive one ...

© Inspiring storytelling

Communicating inspiring stories to change mindsets of what’s possible and spark action ...

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H&M Foundation doubles GCA grant and winners

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.
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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.
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s Our work

To safeguard the welfare of humanity our mission is to catalyse the fashion industry to become planet positive and to accelerate the development for inclusive societies. In 2020, we changed our strategy to throw fewer pebbles but make bigger waves by working in complex ecosystems to create long-lasting change from the ground up. For real impact, we openly share our new ideas, insights and practices to inspire others to replicate and scale.

s Inclusive Societies

Pioneering new methods to create an inclusive textile industry.

b Planet Positive

Reinventing the textile industry by accelerating planet positive solutions.

© Narrative Change

Turning insights and solutions into inspiring stories to change mindsets.

u Emergency Relief

Quickly providing emergency relief in case of a large natural disaster.

a About us

H&M Foundation accelerates solutions towards a socially inclusive and planet positive textile industry. We use philanthropic resources to fund vital research and breakthrough innovation, develop powerful partnerships and create inspiring storytelling that shifts narratives.

p Our story

We use philanthropic resources to find, fund and facilitate disruptive innovations, initiatives and research.

x Our role

Our role is to never settle, challenge the comfortable and look outside the box for new ways to drive change.

˛ How we work

By leveraging our connections to the fashion industry, we support planet-positive solutions, enable social inclusion, and shift perceptions through storytelling.