WANTED: Ideas that can turn the fashion industry planet positive - H&M Foundation
STOCKHOLM,Oct. 20,2022 -- The world's largest innovation challenge to transform the fashion and textile industry is now open for applications. The Global Change Award - called the `Nobel Prize of Fashion' - is part of transforming fashion and turning the entire industry planet positive. Now,we are calling innovators and entrepreneurs to apply for the GCA 2023. Five winners share a grant of 1 million euro,provided by the H&M Foundation,and get access to our one-year long GCA Impact Accelerator.
The Global Change Award is one of the world's leading challenges for early-stage innovation,and the largest of its kind in the fashion industry. Since the start in 2015,several former GCA winners have scaled up their innovations and are now helping drive the planet positive development forward. Neither H&M Foundation or H&M Group take any shareholder equity or intellectual property rights in the innovations. The winners can collaborate with whomever they want,and the aim is to find innovations that allow major change for the entire industry. For GCA 2023,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 innovations or solutions should fall into one of three categories.
Regenerate. Solutions towards positive effects
Repurpose. Solutions towards circularity
Reimagine. Solutions we have not even thought of yet
"Circularity isn't enough,we need to raise the bar and become planet positive. That's why we're looking for solutions that enable a planet positive fashion future where both people and the planet not only survive but also thrive. I am confident there are great ideas out there,ready to accelerate and scale - and we're here to support them!",says Christiane Dolva,Strategy Lead at the H&M Foundation.
A panel of experts will select five winners who get to share a 1 million euro grant and get access to our one-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. The programme is tailored to support each team in developing and scaling their innovation for impact. The application period runs from 20 October 2022 to 8 December 2022 and the winners will be announced in June 2023.
"The Global Change Award has become a force to support early innovation and accelerate the transformation of our industry. It attracts some of the most disruptive and creative people I have ever met,and following their development is really impressive. I am excited to see what game-changing innovations the seventh round generates.",says Karl-Johan Persson,board member of H&M Foundation and Chairman of H&M Group.
NOTE TO EDITORS
The entries are reviewed by H&M Foundation together with Accenture,KTH Royal Institute of Technology,The Mills Fabrica and an international panel of experts with extensive knowledge covering the entire value chain in the fashion and textile industry,business,investments,entrepreneurship and innovation.
For more informationon previous winners and their progress:hmfoundation.com/gca/winners
To find out more about the Global Change Award and how to apply:globalchangeaward.com
To access visuals free to be used,downloaded,and shared: https://tinyurl.com/mr2djkny
For more information or scheduling interviews please contact:
Jasmina Sofić
Media Relations Responsible,H&M Foundation
Mobile +46 73 465 59 59
E-mail: jasmina.sofic@hmfoundation.com
The following files are available for download:
https://mb.cision.com/Public/12183/3644235/b559353da6642c47.pdf
Press kit with more information about GCA and previous winners and their progress
https://mb.cision.com/Public/12183/3644235/9553bd0a8b911bcf.pdf
GCA previous winners overview
https://news.cision.com/h-m-foundation/i/gca-2023-hero-image-2560x1920-px,c3103239
GCA 2023 Hero Image 2560x1920 px
https://news.cision.com/h-m-foundation/i/gca-2023-hero-image-2560x1440-px-logo,c3103228
GCA 2023 Hero Image 2560x1440 px Logo
https://news.cision.com/h-m-foundation/i/gca-2023-category-regenerate-2560x1440,c3103227
GCA 2023 Category Regenerate 2560x1440
https://news.cision.com/h-m-foundation/i/gca-2023-category-repurpose-2560x1440,c3103229
GCA 2023 Category Repurpose 2560x1440
https://news.cision.com/h-m-foundation/i/gca-2023-category-reimagine-2560x1440,c3103230
GCA 2023 Category Reimagine 2560x1440
https://news.cision.com/h-m-foundation/i/karl-johan-persson,c3103231
Karl-Johan Persson
https://news.cision.com/h-m-foundation/i/christiane-dolva--strategy-lead-planet-positive,c3103232
Christiane Dolva,Strategy Lead Planet Positive
https://news.cision.com/h-m-foundation/i/ann-runnel--reverse-resources,c3103233
Ann Runnel,Reverse Resources
https://news.cision.com/h-m-foundation/i/amit-gautam--textilegenisis,c3103234
Amit Gautam,TextileGenisis
https://news.cision.com/h-m-foundation/i/dipak-mahato--seachange-technologies,c3103235
Dipak Mahato,SeaChange Technologies
