Every second, the equivalent of one garbage truck of textiles is landfilled our burned. But what is treated as waste, is really the complete opposite. Worn out garments are a valuable resource that can be recycled, redesigned and re-loved. To make this happen at scale, new recycling methods are needed to handle all types of garments and materials. To speed up this process, H&M Foundation joined forces with HKRITA and the outcome looks very promising.
The Green Machine, developed by HKRITA with support from H&M Foundation, is the world’s first technology that can separate blended textiles at scale, without any quality loss. The best part? It’s made available at cost-price basis to drive maximum change in the industry.
We invited anyone, anywhere to take active part as a supporter, backer and tester of our winners through crowdfunding campaigns at Indiegogo. As a result, this year’s winners collected an additional 46,000 euro, alongside the 1 million euro grant from H&M Foundation.
Classroom environment drastically changed with the help of our partner War Child. Through our program the Peace Circus, children and teachers are invited to embrace art for peace through play, theatre techniques, visual arts, music, games and more.
The Global Change Award has proven to be an important door opener and accelerator for innovators. The alumni program connects the winners with each other and brings much value for everyone involved. A result of this is the collaboration between Unspun and Resortecs – who have joined forces to make jeans on demand sewn with dissolvable thread.
Without knowing how to manage their periods, teenage girls can end up dropping out of school, missing their education and putting their health and futures at risk. Thanks to the Banglabazar project with WaterAid, new female-friendly toilets and menstrual hygiene management sessions are helping to break the cycle of absenteeism, keeping girls in school and improving lives for the whole community.
Through our partnership with UNICEF, we can help transform the lives and futures of thousands of young children with disabilities. One of them is one-year old Iquer.
To do well in school children must be in attendance. Our partner Children’s Health Fund’s Healthy and Ready to Learn program, used innovation and creativity to help eliminate absences.
