Global Change Award 2 | H&M Foundation

Jun 2022 •Read in 5 mins

6 things we learned at the GCA Impact Accelerator Week

To turn the fashion industry planet positive, innovation must succeed. During the Accelerator bootcamp week, 24 brilliant teams received invaluable coaching from the experts and leaders that can help them scale. We’ve listed the key learnings from the week.

Jun 2022 •Read in 2 mins

Making ultra-customised fabrics with DNA technology

Werewool designs textile fibres with the desired features, like colour and water repellency, built-in on DNA level. Successfully eliminating the need to coat, dye or process a finished fabric. Winning the GCA 2020 fast-tracked their journey from scientific prototype to start-up.

Jun 2022 •Read in 1 min

GCA winners join forces with industry leaders to fast-track innovation

The GCA Impact Accelerator bootcamp week starts now.

May 2022 •Read in 2 mins

Making fashion fully traceable with blockchain technology

TextileGenesis traces sustainable fibres through transparent and reliable blockchain technology. Their GCA 2020 win has accelerated their development and helped apply their platform to more than 1,500 supply chains across the fashion industry.

Apr 2022 •Read in 1 min

How much do you know about our planet?

Are you a planet hero? What would happen if all CO2 emissions completely stopped, or what share of all agricultural land worldwide is used for feeding animals? Test your knowledge in this short quiz, you will most likely be surprised and learn something new!

Apr 2022 •Read in 2 mins

Merging fashion with tech to build a circular economy

The digital solution circular.fashion changes how garments are designed, used and disposed. After winning the GCA in 2019, over 1,000 designers and 90 brands have enforced their solutions and moved towards a better fashion future.

Apr 2022 •Read in 3 mins

H&M Foundation awards 5 innovations €1m grant to make the fashion industry planet positive

A laundry solution that prolongs garments’ life, AI helping smallholder cotton farmers to increase yield and income, an invention realising the circular recycling of elastane and polyester blends, carbon-negative viscose made from CO2 emissions and regenerative agriculture making planet positive alternative to goose down – these are the five Global Change Award winners 2022, sharing a €1 million grant from the non-profit H&M Foundation.

Mar 2022 •Read in 5 mins

Fashion’s impact on biodiversity and how investors can facilitate the change

Nature is declining at unprecedented rates. But innovations that can reverse humanity’s negative impact on it exist. We talked to biodiversity expert Dr. Lin Li and investment manager Caroline Brown about the rise of circular investments and the efforts made to put us on the right path.

Sep 2021 •Read in 2 mins

Digital foundation for circular commerce

With the mission to power the fashion industry’s transition to circular commerce, EON brings brands, retailers and industry online to create new systems, incentives and business models – for an equitable, profitable and planet positive fashion future.

Sep 2021 •Read in 2 mins

Shifting the industry through waste management

A large share of the 150 billion garments that are produced each year go to waste. Reverse Resources was founded with a conviction to do something about it, thus created a platform where textile leftovers are mapped, traced and traded.