GCA News
Welcome to the Global Change Award newsroom. Explore our latest news, stories and insights to see how innovation is driving transformation – for both people and planet.
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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…
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Gathering the industry to co-create for a just and fair net-zero future
How can we accelerate innovation and what actions can we take today to create the net-zero industry of tomorrow? Those were the main topics as we gathered changemakers, systems thinkers,…
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New round of Global Change Award launched with a mission to accelerate innovation for a net-zero textile industry by 2050
The H&M Foundation today announces a significant shift in its overall strategic direction, with a new mission of promoting just and fair climate solutions for the textile industry, with the…
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Meet Annie Lindmark, H&M Foundation’s Programme Director for Global Change Award
Rising to the challenge of taking the GCA to the next level, Annie brings a wealth of experience, ideas, and positive energy to the team.
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5 takeaways from the GCA Impact Accelerator week in New York
During the culminating accelerator week for the 2023 cohort of Global Change Award winners, the significance of industry-wide collaboration, relationship building, and the role of psychology to drive sustainable change…
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Global Change Award – next level
As impatient change makers, we are curious to explore new ways of using innovation as a driver for change. Learn from Anna Gedda, Global Manager at H&M Foundation, how we…
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Valuable lessons from the GCA Impact Accelerator week
Winning is just the beginning. Now, the journey to push each GCA winner out of the lab and into the hands of consumers, brands and suppliers starts. This is how…