THANK YOU INNCVATORS

The GCA 2023 application period is now closed, and our experts and partners have started the thorough screening process. The response this year has been overwhelming – thank you for joining us In reinventing fashion.

The winners will be announced in June 2023.

Innovation today, reality tomorrow

Impossible materials, ground-breaking recycling techniques and disruptive supply chain solutions. The Global Change Award is a part of transforming fashion and turning the entire industry planet positive.

About The Glpbal Change Award

The Global Change Award was initiated in 2015 by non-profit H&M Foundation. By catalysing early-stage innovations that can accelerate the transformation of the fashion and textile industry, the aim is to protect the planet and our living conditions. We want to turn the industry into a planet positive one and for 2023 we are looking for ideas within three categories:

1. Regenerate – solutions towards positive effects
2. Repurpose – solutions towards circularity
3. Reimagine – solutions we have not even thought about yet

Five winning teams share a grant of 1 million euros and get access to a one-year-long GCA Impact Accelerator provided by the H&M Foundation, in collaboration with Accenture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and The Mills Fabrica.

Neither H&M Foundation nor H&M Group take any equity or intellectual property rights in the innovations as the aim is to benefit the entire industry.

Winners 2622

Meet our winners of 2022 and learn how they are disrupting the industry with their ground-breaking innovations.
Winner 2022

saltyco

Healing the planet’s most treasured lands and providing humans with cold-proof outerwear.
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Winner 2022

Re:lastane

Polyester and elastane blend materials are notoriously difficult to recycle. Or, they were. Re:lastane has developed a technique that separates the two and transforms end-of-life garments into valuable raw materials.
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Winner 2022

Rubi

This future-proof fabric is carbon-negative and consumes virtually no water, no chemicals, no land, and produces no waste. Rubi is planet positive viscose made of carbon emissions captured from the air.
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Winner 2022

BIORESTORE

Dream of resurrecting a beloved garment that’s lost shape, faded in colour or started to pill? This laundry solution makes worn garments brand new in just one wash.
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Winner 2022

Wadhwani AI

Every year, vast amounts of cotton crops are lost to pests. With the help of artificial intelligence, farmers can now monitor and counter infestation before any crops are destroyed, resulting in less pesticide use, bigger harvests, and higher incomes for farmers.
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Early Bird — Winner 2022

PLSTC

Instead of old synthetic clothes being buried in landfills, we can serve them to bacteria to produce edible food. When the naturally occurring species digest plastic waste, it’s converted into proteins, carbohydrates and fats – which are the basic components of food.
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The Latest

Wanted: ideas that can turn the fashion industry planet positive

STOCKHOLM; 20 October, 2022 – The world’s largest innovation challenge to transform the fashion and textile industry is now open for applications. The Global Change Award – called the ‘Nobel Prize of Fashion’ – is part of transforming fashion and turning the entire industry planet positive. Now, we are calling innovators and entrepreneurs to apply for the GCA 2023. Five winners share a grant of 1 million euro, provided by the H&M Foundation, and get access to our one-year long GCA Impact Accelerator.
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Our Partners

Accenture

Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.

KTH

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

KTH Royal Institute of Technology is one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation.