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D U R I N G 2 0 1 9, H & M A N D H & M H O M E A R E R O L L I N G O U T A N E W T R A N S PA R E N C Y T O O L I N

T H E I R O N L I N E S T O R E S , E N A B L I N G C U S T O M E R S T O T R A C E M O S T O F T H E I R P R O D U C T S T O T H E

F A C T O R Y T H E Y H AV E B E E N M A D E I N , A N D F I N D F U R T H E R I N F O R M AT I O N T O M A K E M O R E

C O N S C I O U S C H O I C E S .

Because investing in innovation unlocks circularity, we support companies 

such as Moral Fiber and Colorifix.

W E H AV E A C C E L E R AT E D O U R W O R K W I T H A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E

B Y C R E AT I N G A N A I D E PA R T M E N T W I T H I N H & M G R O U P. T H I S W I L L

F U R T H E R H E L P U S M A K E T H E B E S T A N D M O S T S U S TA I N A B L E

B U S I N E S S D E C I S I O N S P O S S I B L E .

57% of all materials we use to make our

products are recycled or other sustainably sourced materials.

655 factories and 930,000 garment workers are covered

by one or both of our key programmes for workplace

dialogue and Wage Management Systems.

This represents 84% of our product volume.

H & M G R O U P W A S R A N K E D A M O N G S T T O P 5 I N F A S H I O N R E V O L U T I O N ’ S

2 0 1 8 I N D E X W I T H A S C O R E O F 5 5 % ( H I G H E S T S C O R E 5 8 % ) .

T H E TA K E C A R E C O N C E P T L A U N C H E D I N F U R T H E R F O U R M A R K E T S , O F F E R I N G C U S T O M E R S

G U I D A N C E A N D H A N D S - O N S U P P O R T I N H O W T O C A R E F O R T H E I R G A R M E N T S .H&M Group has

developed 2030 GHG emissions reduction goals that have been

approved by the Science Based

Targets initiative.

H & M G R O U P S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y R E P O R T 2 0 1 8 E X EC U T I V E S U M M A R Y

We’ve reduced CO2 emissions from our own operations by a

further 11%. This takes us another step closer to achieving a climate

positive value chain by 2040.

95% of cotton used by H&M Group is recycled

or other sustainably sourced.

We launched Afound, a brand with the mission of giving

unsold products a new life.

We set a new circular packaging strategy and roadmap for the entire

value chain.

W E C O L L E C T E D 2 0 , 6 4 9 T O N N E S O F T E X T I L E S F O R R E U S E A N D R E C Y C L I N G T H R O U G H O U R G A R M E N T C O L L E C T I N G I N I T I AT I V E . T H AT ’ S 1 6 % M O R E T H A N L A S T

Y E A R A N D R E P R E S E N T S T H E E Q U I VA L E N T O F 1 0 3 M I L L I O N T- S H I R T S .

H&M Group has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

for several years now, this year reaching the highest possible score in the categories of Quality & Recall

Management, Social Reporting, Environmental Reporting and the

best industry score in Supply Chain Management.

We have developed a new Water Roadmap

for our supply chain which contains our key

goals and actions up until 2022.

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