H&M Foundation Names Winners of Second Edition of Global Change Award

PARIS — The nonprofit H&M Foundation has named the five winners of the second edition of its Global Change Award, which rewards technology concepts that make the fashion industry more sustainable. It is asking the public to vote online between today and April 2 to determine how its grant of 1 million euros, or $1.09 million at current exchange, should be allocated between the winning projects. The voting result and the people behind the innovations will be revealed at a ceremony in Stockholm on April 5. The winners were chosen among 2,883 submissions from 130 countries, up from 2,700 for the inaugural edition last year. The countries with the most applicants were India, the United States, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Macedonia, Indonesia, Iran and Bangladesh. The winning ideas include a biodegradable textile made from cow manure; denim dyed using a coloring powder made of old denim; decomposable nylon made from water, plant waste and solar energy instead of oil; a digital thread that facilitates recycling; and a vegetal leather using leftovers from winemaking. The idea that gets the most votes will receive 300,000 euros, or $326,000; the one with the second-greatest number of votes will receive 250,000 euros, or $272,000, and the third-,

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