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H&M Foundation announces virtual start-up collection

The H&M Foundation has announced the Billion Dollar Collection which showcases ten sustainable start-ups that the company believes can change the face of the fashion industry. The chosen innovators for the edgy collection are from across the world and focus on sustainability with their materials and traceability. The pieces will be showcased in...

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H&M Foundation launches Planet First program with HKRITA

The H&M Foundation is extending an existing partnership with the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) for five more years to launch a new initiative called the Planet First program. The program aims to find truly sustainable solutions for the fashion industry through various projects. H&M said that it has already...

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H&M Foundation donates 100,000 dollars to support Beirut

H&M is providing aid to those in need. The retail group's charitable arm, the H&M Foundation, has announced a donation of 100 thousand dollars to the Red Cross to support the organization's relief efforts in Beirut. The donation is in response to the August 4 explosion in the city's port, which was equivalent to a 4.5 magnitude earthquake and...

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H&M Foundation announces winners of Global Change Awards 2020

H&M Foundation has named the five winners of its annual Global Change Awards, an initiative launched in 2015 which aims to find and support companies driving sustainable innovations in the fashion industry. The winners were selected from a total of 5,893 initial entries from 175 different countries by an expert panel and will now share a grant...

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H&M Foundation launches fifth edition of its Global Change Award

The H&M foundation has opened the fifth round of its Global Change Award and is offering one million euros to five innovators with ideas to make the fashion industry more circular. The winners - who are each year selected by an international expert panel, with knowledge working within fashion, sustainability, circularity and innovation - will...

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Video: Global Change Award recipients discuss its positive impact

H&M Foundation explains the impact and importance of it's Global Change Award program through the words of past winners. These young fashion players are recognized by this award and given the tool to accelerate their careers and innovative ideas in making the industry more sustainable. Source: H&M Foundation, YouTube.

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Global Change Award 2019: The Loop Scoop wins first prize

Stockholm - "Innovation is the key to complete circularity", said the H&M Group in a recent sustainability report. Looking to find this key, the Swedish fast fashion giant created the Global Change Award five years ago. The yearly competition culminates with a prize of 1 million euro (approximately 1.1 million US dollars or 850,000 pounds),...

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H&M Foundation and HKRITA to open textile recycling facilities in Hong Kong

The H&M Foundation and The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) have announced the opening of two textile recycling facilities which will put HKRITA’s hydrothermal method for recycling cotton and polyester blends to use. Blends are the most used type of textile in the world -- yet, they are still unrecyclable. “This is a...

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Video: Global Change Award 2019 - launch

Do you see opportunities where others see problems? Do you want to join us to reimagine the future of fashion, to protect the planetary boundaries and our living conditions? Do you have an innovation which is still in its early stage, and with the right funding and coaching, could be scalable and make a real impact? Apply to the Global Change...

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Applications open for Global Change Award 2019

Do you have an innovative idea to make the fashion industry more sustainable? Applications for the Global Change Award have opened today, August 29. Established by the H&M Foundation, the prize provides funding and coaching to sustainable innovations which are still in their early stage. Last day for applications is October 17. To watch the full...

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Global Change Award 2018: 'We need to speed up the shift towards a circular economy'

Stockholm - Making new fibers and textiles out of food crop wastewas the public's favourite sustainable innovation from the 2018 Global Change Award, as the Crop-A-Porter has been named the main winner of the H&M Foundation's annual innovation competition. Winning a 300,000 euro grant, in addition to mentoring and access to the year-long...

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Public voting opens for the Global Change Award 2018

London - The third cycle of the Global Change Award, an innovation challenge initiated by the H&M Foundation in 2015, has officially opened its public voting round. An expert international panel, consisting of industry experts, sustainability specialists and circular leaders, has selected 5 winning innovations for the Global Change Award 2018,...