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Supporting earthquake response in Venezuela
Two powerful earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela on 24 June, causing widespread damage across Caracas and surrounding regions. In response, H&M Foundation is donating USD 250,000 to support immediate relief and…
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Why promising textile solutions still struggle to scale
Over the past eight years, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) and H&M Foundation have supported innovation in the textile industry. Together, more than 30 research…
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Meet the workers and manufacturers navigating just decarbonisation in Bangladesh
Across the textile industry in Bangladesh, the climate transition is reshaping factories, jobs and livelihoods. When brands set targets for decarbonisation and factories adopt new low-carbon or automated technologies, women…
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Why decarbonisation needs more than technology
Decarbonisation is usually measured in tonnes of carbon. Not in jobs, livelihoods or the women at risk of losing them. With low-carbon technology being introduced in factories, more manual tasks…
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Meet the winners of the Global Change Award 2026
The ten winners of Global Change Award 2026 are here, and they are tackling key pressure points across the textile industry: from materials to production to end of use. Different…
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From reaction to prevention: using remittances to act before climate crises hit
A new initiative by the H&M Foundation and Mercy Corps and co-funded by global financial technology platform, Adyen, is testing how early-warning systems can trigger remittances before climate disasters strike.…
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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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Shaping industry conversations
When key actors are missing from industry conversations, solutions risk being unrealistic, ineffective, or unjust. Our work to ensure that critical perspectives shape decisions is not a question of representation,…
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How a perception shift helped redesign a circular system in Bengaluru
In Bengaluru, a six-year perception change campaign did more than change attitudes, it helped redesign an inclusive circular system. The approach combined behavioural insights, storytelling, social experiments and specific actions…