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.
Reflections from the Changemaker Week in Vietnam
2025 GCA winner and co-founder of PulpaTronics, Chloe So, shares her reflections from the last GCA changemaker week.
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March 10, 2026
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Why fashion is less circular than ever – and what it’ll take to change course
Innovation, Just transition
Over the last decade, circularity has been one of the loudest conversations in the textile industry. Today, resale platforms are growing, innovative solutions are gaining traction and circular business models…
March 9, 2026
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4–6 min
Reverse Resources: A decade of mapping, tracing and trading textile waste
Global Change Award, Innovation
GCA 2016 winner Reverse Resources started from an idea that was invisible to the textile industry. Because before you can recycle textile waste at scale, you need to know what…
March 4, 2026
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5–7 min
Here are the Top 20 finalists for the GCA 2026
Global Change Award
Carbon-capturing dyes. Enzyme-powered recycling. Fungi breaking down textile waste. AI reducing factory energy before a single garment is made. These – and many more – are the pioneering innovations that…
February 26, 2026
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2–3 min
Made in Resilience: a photobook honouring women garment workers in Bangladesh
Just transition, Stories
Made in Resilience brings together powerful photography and personal stories from the garment industry. The images portray women as workers, parents, leaders and community members – balancing work and home,…
February 24, 2026
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4–5 min
What I learned in Vietnam: Reflections from Changemaker Week 3
Blog post, Global Change Award
Week 3 marks the final chapter of the GCA Changemaker Programme and is a week of industry immersion: stepping inside production sites, meeting manufacturers and connecting innovation to real-world implementation.…
February 23, 2026
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Meet the experts shaping GCA 2026
Global Change Award, Innovation
With Global Change Award 2026 underway, we’re introducing this year’s Expert Panel: a group of industry leaders and thinkers bringing experience from across the textile system. Their combined insight will…
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.
