Innovation | H&M Foundation

May 2022 •Read in 2 mins

Making fashion fully traceable with blockchain technology

TextileGenesis traces sustainable fibres through transparent and reliable blockchain technology. Their GCA 2020 win has accelerated their development and helped apply their platform to more than 1,500 supply chains across the fashion industry.

Apr 2022 •Read in 2 mins

Wanted: Ideas rethinking waste management in India

Together with Social Alpha and JSW Foundation we’re looking for solutions in waste management, that can move the needle towards a circular economy in India, while enabling social inclusion for informal waste pickers of Bengaluru.

Apr 2022 •Read in 2 mins

Merging fashion with tech to build a circular economy

The digital solution circular.fashion changes how garments are designed, used and disposed. After winning the GCA in 2019, over 1,000 designers and 90 brands have enforced their solutions and moved towards a better fashion future.

Apr 2022 •Read in 3 mins

H&M Foundation awards 5 innovations €1m grant to make the fashion industry planet positive

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.

Mar 2022 •Read in 5 mins

Fashion’s impact on biodiversity and how investors can facilitate the change

Nature is declining at unprecedented rates. But innovations that can reverse humanity’s negative impact on it exist. We talked to biodiversity expert Dr. Lin Li and investment manager Caroline Brown about the rise of circular investments and the efforts made to put us on the right path.

Mar 2022 •Read in 2 mins

Equipping a new generation of garment workers in Bangladesh

Facing the increasing use of automation and digitalization within the garment industry, there is an urgent need to create a skilled female workforce to save jobs and create new job opportunities. By developing video game-based skill trainings, our partner Shimmy Technologies worked to upskill women garment workers, increasing their opportunities to become multi-machine operators and digital design workers.

Feb 2022 •Read in 5 mins

Meet the innovators who are improving gender equality on the factory floor

We are proud to announce the six winners of “STITCH for RMG Global Innovation Challenge”! As automation and digital technology is making its way into the textile industry in Bangladesh, women’s jobs are at risk. Meet the six winners who are working to futureproof the female workforce in Bangladesh.

Dec 2021 •Read in 3 mins

New collaboration showcasing the powerful impact of innovation in fashion

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.

Oct 2021 •Read in 5 mins

The Green Machine to transform textile recycling in Cambodia

Today, an ambitious project to address textile waste in Cambodia was announced. The lead role is played by the Green Machine, the world’s first technology that can recycle blend textiles at scale, developed by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited (HKRITA) and the H&M Foundation.

Sep 2021 •Read in 2 mins

Digital foundation for circular commerce

With the mission to power the fashion industry’s transition to circular commerce, EON brings brands, retailers and industry online to create new systems, incentives and business models – for an equitable, profitable and planet positive fashion future.