H & M Foundation Global Change Award for Fashion Innovators

H & M Foundation Global Change Award for Fashion Innovators

We are looking for bright minds that can transform fashion and change the way it is seen, worn, and made.

The aim of the Global Change Award is to find, support and scale disruptive ideas that can protect our planet and turn the fashion and textile industry into a planet positive one.

Regenerative fibres, resources looping in never-ending cycles and reimagined supply chain solutions.

The momentum to transform the industry has never been stronger.

Neither H&M Foundation nor H&M Group take any equity or intellectual property rights in the innovations as the aim is to benefit the entire industry.

Categories

For 2023, the GCA is turning it up a notch.

We are updating our scope to cover more ground, raise the bar on innovation and help shift the industry into a planet positive one.

The winning ideas should fall into one of three categories:

Regenerate – solutions towards planet positive effects

Repurpose – solutions towards circularity

Reimagine – solutions we have not even thought about yet

Eligibility Requirements

The challenge is open to;

Individuals or groups of 2 to 4 individuals from any country, eighteen years of age or older on the day of the submission of the entry and all institutions and organizations (excluding solely commercial entities like corporations) domiciled in any country , and legally recognized as such in that country, in which all owners and/or leading persons are eighteen years of age or older on the day of the submission of the Entry.

The Foundation's evaluation of entries shall be based on the entry's:

The idea’s potential planet positive impact

The idea’s ability to scale

The team’s experience and capacity

The idea’s level of novelty

Benefits

Five winning teams share a grant

of 1 million euros and venture into the year-long GCA Impact Accelerator programme which includes invaluable coaching and support from the H&M Foundation and our partners Accenture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and The Mills Fabrica

Accenture - Business & Technology Readiness

Accenture offers GCA winners support with business and technology readiness, while also providing access to a large network of experts.

KTH - Innovation Readiness

KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, offers GCA winners science and technology legacy, a framework for innovation development and guidance in key commercialisation areas.

The Mills Fabrica - Industry Access & Investor Readiness

The Mills Fabrica bridges the gap between innovators and industry players through their incubator programme, impact fund and innovation spaces.

They provide the winners with investment readiness and peer portfolio synergies as well as industry exposure, ecosystem network and collaboration opportunities.

Timeline

Application Period: We are open for applications between 20 October, 2022 - 8 December, 2022. Make sure to apply in time!

Screening: The screening period stretches from January to March, 2023.

The screening is done together with a broad network of industry experts and partners. The five winners will be notified in March.

Announcement: The winners are announced publicly on 8 June, 2023 at an Award Ceremony in Stockholm.

Innovation Accelerator: The year-long GCA Impact Accelerator programme commences in June, 2023.

Grant: 1 million euro in total , each winner receives 200,000 euro

Eligible Countries: All

Application Deadline: 8th December 2022

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see: H & M Foundation Global Change Award for Fashion Innovators

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