Innovation
Our focus is on early-stage innovation and empowering changemakers, supporting the development of their ideas, and fostering the growth of solutions that contribute to decarbonization of the textile industry.
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Ambercycle: a spark that scaled
Ten years ago, two California roommates found a bag of old clothes in their closet: worn-out t-shirts and polyester blends they no longer needed. But for Shay Sethi and Moby…
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5 moments that shaped the GCA Summit 2025
This year’s Global Change Award Summit in Stockholm wasn’t for passive bystanders. It was a creative lab – a space for rewiring how we think, what we value and how…
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New report reveals the signals shaping fashion’s systems shift
H&M Foundation, in collaboration with Accenture, has unveiled From Signals to Systems Change, an insight report calling on the fashion industry to rethink its role in transformation. At its core…
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A decade of disruption on display
Celebrating 10 years of backing early-stage innovation, The Global Change Award Alumni Exhibition proves what’s possible when you believe in ideas long before they hit the mainstream. The Global Change Award…
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Cutting emissions where it matters most
Spinning, knitting, trimming, weaving, dyeing, finishing. Fabric production is where most of a textile’s footprint is made. And while brands race to meet climate targets, suppliers often lack the support…
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H&M Foundation funds pioneering initiative to build the factories of the future
The H&M Foundation is committing SEK 53 million (approx. EUR 5 million) towards Future Forward Factories, a five-year initiative led by Fashion for Good, to address fashion’s most polluting stage:…
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Ventures built to drive inclusive circularity
As part of our Saamuhika Shakti initiative, our partner Enviu is building impact ventures that are combining circularity with social inclusion. Second Spin, one of the ventures taking root, is…
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Nominations now open for Global Change Award 2026
The journey towards a net-zero textile industry continues. On 1 September, nominations open for the Global Change Award 2026 – the yearly innovation challenge by the H&M Foundation that supports…
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Biorestore is taking fashion’s footprint to the cleaners
Three years after winning the Global Change Award, the Swedish startup is scaling up its laundry innovation, and pushing back against fashion’s throwaway culture. Wajahat Hussain and Richard Toon, founders…