For Immediate release 12/11/2022

Amit Roy
H&M

Ideas that can turn the fashion industry planet positive

The world’s largest innovation challenge to transform the fashion and textile industry is now open for applications. 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. We are sharing this news so that you can win this competition and be a part of us in the future and we are eagerly waiting for your responses and for views on this project.

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

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 program, 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 program is tailored to support each team in developing and scaling their innovation for impact. The application period runs from 20 October 2022 to 28 December 2022 and the winners will be announced in June 2023. We hope that you will join with us and we are very excited and eagerly waiting for you to come and work with us.

For more information or scheduling interviews please contact:
Amit Roy
Media Relations Responsible, H&M Foundation
Mobile +1(123)-456-7890
E-mail: amitroy@hmfoundation.com