Learnings & Insights
We regularly post valuable learnings and insightful perspectives across various topics.
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What shaped our thinking at Global Fashion Summit – and what we brought back
At this year’s Global Fashion Summit, much of the conversation centred on how to decarbonise a complex global industry. But beneath the technical discussions sits a more fundamental question: who…
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GCA Impact story: How Ponda is restoring ecosystems at scale
When Ponda won the Global Change Award in 2022, they set out to prove that a supply chain could restore ecosystems rather than exhaust them. Three years on, they’ve raised…
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Three insights reshaping climate communication
Research shows that awareness of climate change has never been higher, yet engagement remains fragile. To bridge that gap, the H&M Foundation partnered with New Zero World to explore how…
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What the data tells us about climate progress in the textile industry
After years of research, roadmaps and pilots, the textile and fashion industry knows where its biggest emissions sit. The harder question is why progress still struggles to scale. Drawing on…
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Three shifts shaping sustainable fashion in 2026
We asked Anna Gedda, CEO of the H&M Foundation, to reflect on what she predicts for the textile industry in 2026. Based on close collaboration across the value chain, Anna…
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“The choices we made in the difficult years shaped the factories we run today”
Meet Kajari Hossain – a fictional factory owner from Dhaka, imagined in our science-based scenario Reweaving Fashion & Textiles 2050. Her voice is rooted in research, inspired by today’s industry…
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25 years that changed fashion – and how sustainability rewrote the rules
From the Y2K bug and low-rise jeans to large language models and TikTok tutorials. As 2025 ends, we’re not just closing the books on a year, but on the first…
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Closing the Loop: turning textile waste into opportunity in India
The Closing the Loop programme by Enviu and the Circular Apparel Innovation Factory (CAIF) is putting waste pickers in the driver’s seat while connecting the dots from waste collection to…
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How can Panipat lead a circular future that is not only efficient, but fair?
Panipat is one of the world’s largest textile recycling hubs, yet it’s rarely the first place fashion brands look for recycled materials. The supply chain is highly informal, fragmented and…