Call for Nominations: H&M Foundation Global Change Award 2025 (Up to €200,000 Funding)

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The H&M Foundation Global Change Award is looking for changemakers who can help decarbonise fashion. The aim is to propel the textile industry towards net-zero emissions by accelerating innovation that benefits both people and the planet. Their vision is to spark industry-wide transformation towards a socially inclusive and planet positive future.

Every year they will empower ten new changemakers – persons with the commitment, capacity, and initiative to solve problems – on their unique journeys, to transform their groundbreaking ideas into tangible, impactful innovations. Their goal is to equip them and the textile industry with knowledge, tools, connections, and a holistic mindset and spark significant, industry-wide transformation towards a net-zero future where both people and the planet can thrive.

H&M Foundation Global Change Award Focus Areas

The GCA operates within four key areas of transformation that contribute to their strategic direction in a systemic way. The below descriptions within these areas are examples but should not be taken as exhaustive.

Sustainable materials and processes – Low energy materials and new and recycled fibres, sustainable energy practices, alternative wet processes, treatments and finishes and new construction techniques.
Responsible production – Solutions within renewable energy, energy efficiency, prediction modelling, traceability, on-demand, waste management and zero-waste
Mindful consumption – Solutions on how to reshape demand, garment care, extending garment life cycles, recycling solutions, and circular business models
Wildcards – Impactful solutions and drivers they haven’t considered or been made aware of but speak to the overarching mission of the GCA.

H&M Foundation Global Change Award Benefits

Winners enter a yearlong Changemaker Programme provided by the H&M Foundation in collaboration with their strategic partners Accenture and KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Funding Information

Their winners each receive €200,000 and are celebrated and awarded at the iconic Stockholm City Hall, the home of the Nobel Prize, where they are also connected to the wider industry.

Eligibility Criteria for H&M Foundation Global Change Award

They are looking for changemakers (individuals and/or organisations) that strive to challenge the status quo and are passionate about advancing their ideas to help decarbonise the textile and fashion industry.

How To Apply

This year, they are moving away from open applications and will instead turn to a selected group of nominators, who will help find individuals or organisations that are eager to challenge the current system and passionate about advancing their ideas to help decarbonise fashion.
The Mills Fabrica, one of the official nominators for the Global Change Award, are accepting proposals from changemakers. Click Here to submit proposal

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Application Deadline: 15 November 2024