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.
The photobook that honours women garment workers in Bangladesh
Take part of powerful photography and personal stories from the garment industry.
Why fashion is less circular than ever – and what it’ll take to change course
To really make circularity work, we first need to rethink how we invest, regulate, create demand and design circular value chains.
H&MF newsletter
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.
Latest
Learn more about our work through our latest news, stories and insights.
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Three insights reshaping climate communication
Research shows that awareness of climate change has never been higher, yet engagement remains fragile. To bridge that gap, the H&M Foundation partnered with New Zero World to explore how…
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Why fashion is less circular than ever – and what it’ll take to change course
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…
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Reverse Resources: A decade of mapping, tracing and trading textile waste
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…
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Here are the Top 20 finalists for the GCA 2026
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…
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Made in Resilience: a photobook honouring women garment workers in Bangladesh
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,…
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What I learned in Vietnam: Reflections from Changemaker Week 3
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.…
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.