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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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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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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Innovation to futureproof the workforce and the RMG sector in Bangladesh
As global supply chains shift towards low-carbon production and automation scales up, new innovative approaches are needed to enhance women’s employability and to ensure the competitiveness of the Ready Made-Garment…
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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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Why changemakers matter: Accelerating fashion’s transformation through innovation
Annie Lindmark and Claire Bergkamp join forces to spotlight how early-stage innovation – and the changemakers behind it – can drive deep decarbonisation across the textile industry. Claire Bergkamp, CEO…
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Meet the minds: Expert Panel screening for GCA 2025 winners
We’re in the final stretch of the Global Change Award (GCA) 2025 selection process, where our Expert Panel is stepping in to help select the changemakers poised to transform the…
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Rethinking the system: 3 key takeaways from the GCA Summit solutions session
What does it take to accelerate the decarbonisation of the textile industry? At the Global Change Award Summit in Mumbai, over 150 changemakers, industry leaders, and systems thinkers gathered to…
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How a new System Map can guide the industry towards a net-zero future
By mapping out the path to industry-wide decarbonisation, the System Map helps turn reflection into action, guiding the textile sector toward meaningful change. Now, we are making the map available…
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Top 20 finalists in Global Change Award 2025 revealed
After having received 476 ideas from 69 countries across 6 continents, we are thrilled to share our top 20 finalists. Pioneering heat-pumps, next-level RFID tags and jaw-dropping textiles generating electricity are…