sourcingjournal.com: H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award Wants Your Climate-Focused Fashion Innovations
H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award is back after a Covid-19-related pause. Now in its sixth year, the fashion innovation challenge is accepting applications beginning Aug. 25.
Though previous iterations of the initiative included somewhat ambiguous guidelines related to positive global change, this year’s program has a laser-sharp focus that organizers say will help teams create an innovation that could have a major impact on the world. H&M Foundation is calling specifically for game-changing solutions that address one or several global areas: land, water, oceans, climate and biodiversity.
“It’s evident from the many climate reports as well as this past summer’s climate disasters around the world that planetary and social sustainability are deeply interlinked,” Erik Bang, innovation lead at H&M Foundation, told Rivet. “Climate change will affect the poorest and most vulnerable communities the most. Accelerating a planet-positive fashion industry will help secure not just jobs, but also fundamental living conditions for millions of people.”