Promoting just climate solutions for the textile industry
H&M Foundation supports the industry in halving its greenhouse gas emissions every decade by 2050, while promoting a just transition for both people and the planet. We use philanthropic resources to fund vital research and breakthrough innovation, develop impactful partnerships and create storytelling that inspires change.
Three shifts shaping sustainable fashion
We asked Anna Gedda, CEO of the H&M Foundation, to reflect on what she predicts for the textile industry in 2026.
New guide to help manufacturers cut emissions
Under our Future Forward Factory initiative, a hands-on blueprint has now been released to support manufacturers on their journey towards near net-zero operations
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Stay in the loop with our newsletter It Matters. With It Matters, we want to spotlight what’s working. Because behind the bold target lies countless stories of transformation, breakthroughs, and innovations born from collaboration, necessity, and progress driven by those who refuse to accept the impossible.
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February 20, 2026
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7–10 min
What the data tells us about climate progress in the textile industry
Learnings & Insights
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…
January 28, 2026
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3–4 min
Three shifts shaping sustainable fashion in 2026
Blog post, Learnings & Insights
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…
December 23, 2025
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1–2 min
H&M Foundation makes donation to support children and families in Sri Lanka
Emergency Relief
The H&M Foundation is donating USD 250,000 to Save the Children to support emergency relief efforts in Sri Lanka following the impact of Cyclone Ditwah. Sri Lanka is facing a…
December 15, 2025
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2–3 min
“The choices we made in the difficult years shaped the factories we run today”
Innovation, Just transition, Learnings & Insights
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…
December 15, 2025
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6–9 min
25 years that changed fashion – and how sustainability rewrote the rules
Innovation, Just transition, Learnings & Insights
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…
December 11, 2025
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6–9 min
Inclusive circularity: designing circular systems that work for both people and planet
Blog post, Just transition
The path to net zero isn’t only about cutting carbon, it’s about redesigning the systems that shape our lives. In fashion, this means rethinking how we make, use and value materials, and ensuring that the shift to circularity…
Our projects
We support projects across the textile value chain that target high-emission areas and key points of leverage – where our philanthropic strengths can make the greatest difference.Welcome to the first edition.
