“We need to change how fashion is made and consumed” said the H&M CEO, Karl-Johan Persson, while speaking about the role played by his company in the sustainable fashion industry at the just held BSR conference, a forum which ...
Tags: transparency and transformation, social sustainability, Apparel
One of the biggest global garment retailer and Sweden-based H&M and International Labour Organization (ILO) inked a one-of-its-kind collaboration, which will promote sustainable global supply chains in the apparel sector. Under the terms ...
On Thursday, July 17, over 1200 eager H&M fans lined up on the famed Fifth Avenue for a chance to be one of the first to shop the newest and most upscale flagship in the US and the largest H&M store in the world to-date. Opening day was ...
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H&M publishes its twelfth Conscious Actions Sustainability Report. Some of the highlights during 2013 are the launch of H&M´s roadmap for fair living wages, the first closed loop collection made with recycled material from collected ...
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The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased in local currencies by 12 percent during the first quarter. Converted into SEK, sales excluding VAT amounted to SEK 32,143 m (28,392), an increase of 13 percent. Gross profit amounted ...
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On March 20 the Ethisphere Institute, an independent center of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance, recognised H&M as a 2014 World’s Most Ethical Company. This is the fourth time that H&M has been ...
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The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of India approved Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)’s proposal to open 50 stores in India. The proposal to set up 50 single-brand stores at an investment of Rs 7.2 ...
Hennes & Mauritz reported results for the third quarter and for nine months (1 December 2012 – 31 August 2013). NINE-MONTHS - The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased in local currencies by 8 percent in the first nine ...
The Swedish multinational apparel-retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has submitted its application to Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for opening 50 wholly-owned-single-brand-retail stores across India. H&M is planning to make an ...
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More than 2,500 H&M fans lined up for over 12 hours outside of the Chilean flagship store in Costanera Center. The doors opened at 10 in the morning and welcomed the crowd into its two level 2,600 square meter store. Karl-Johan Persson, ...
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Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), the world’s second-largest apparel retailer, has begun process of filing its application with the Government of India seeking permission to open wholly-owned single-brand retail stores in India. H&M CEO ...
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H & M declares its full year and fourth quarter results. Full-year - The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased in local currencies by 11 percent during the financial year. Sales in comparable units increased by 1 percent. ...
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Conservation organization WWF and Fashion Company H&M have entered into a three year global partnership. Side by side, a new H&M water strategy has been formed which is a game changer in the fashion industry, as it takes the whole supply ...
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H&M is proud to announce it has signed a long-term partnership with the international tennis star Tomas Berdych. Currently ranked 6th in the world, Czech-born Berdych will be an ambassador for H&M both on-court and off, and will work ...
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The first store in Serbia, in the capital Belgrade, is planned to open during autumn 2013. Other new markets for H&M during 2013 are Chile, Estonia, Lithuania and via franchise in Indonesia. “We look very much forward to opening the ...
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