H&M Foundation The H&M Foundation is a non-profit global foundation, privately funded by the Stefan Persson family, founders and main owners of H&M Group. Founded to fast-track the realisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030, the H&M Foundation uses collaboration and innovation to co-create, fund and share solutions for the world’s most urgent challenges. The H&M Foundation is a separate legal entity from the H&M Group, with its own team, strategy and board. Since it was initiated in 2013, the Stefan Persson family has donated 1.5 billion Swedish kronor to the foundation. Being impatient visionaries, the H&M Foundation’s role is to challenge the comfortable and look outside the box for new solutions. To help safeguard the welfare of humanity they’re ushering the fashion industry to become planet positive and accelerating the development for inclusive societies. As a non-profit the H&M Foundation can drive positive change in a way that complements the role of a commercial company. Such as supporting early innovation and absorbing the considerable risk that comes with exploring disruptive methods and solutions. An open and non-competitive foundation can form partnerships and drive transformation in very different and powerful ways compared to what many commercial businesses can and do. To create real impact, the H&M Foundation openly share their insights and practices to inspire others to replicate and scale, to achieve the transformation needed. The H&M Foundation podcast The podcast focuses on how H&M Foundation came about, the reason for our existence and why and how we have updated our strategy and way of working. Featured are Diana Amini, our Global Manager, Karl-Johan Persson, Chair of the Board of Directors H&M Group and Board member of H&M Foundation, and Reintje van Haeringen from CARE, a long-standing partner to H&M Foundation. Find all episodes here. To hmfoundation.com Related H&M Foundation donates USD 100,000 to support the victims of Beirut’s port explosion H&M Foundation backs women garment workers in Bangladesh Five innovations that will transform the fashion industry awarded €1 million by H&M Foundation Contact us Media contacts Subscribe Privacy Notice Sitemap Cookie settings We care about your privacy By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Read more in our Privacy Policy Accept all cookies Only required cookies Cookie settings