H&M Conscious Foundation news and archive

H&M announces 5 winners of the Global Change Award

Swedish fast fashion chain H&M has invested a lot of effort as well as money in sustainable initiatives. One example includes the retailer’s ‘Close the Loop’ campaign, which invites consumers to bring garments that are no longer used to the store in exchange for a discount. The latest initiative is the Global Change Award: a global competition...

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H&M gives 20 million euros to Unicef, WaterAid and Care

The H&M Conscious Foundation will donate 20.35 million euros (180 miilion SEK) to Unicef, WaterAid and Care over the next three years. The Swedish fashion retailer aims to bring around long-lasting improvements in education, clean water and empowering women with three separate global programs. The three different projects are set to begin this...

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H&M Conscious Foundation announces focus areas

Fashion chain H&M will support clean water, education and strengthening women through its H&M Conscious Foundation after asking its employees and customers to vote on which global issues to support. The vote, which took place last month, asked employees and customers to vote on five development issues that it had identified as the most pressing...

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H&M asks customers to vote over charity plans

Swedish retailer H&M is asking its employees and customers to vote on which global issues that the fashion chain should support as part of its H&M Conscious Foundation. Funded by half a billion SEK, donated by the Stefan Persson family, the fashion chain is giving its customers the power to decide which three issues its foundation should...