Sustainable materials

Sustainable materials at H&M

Respect for the environment is important to us, and to our customers. Therefore we are using - and continuously trying out - new sustainable materials in our products. Here is a selection of what can be found at H&M during 2010.

Organic cotton
– is cotton that has been grown without the use of hazardous chemicals.

Organic wool
– is wool that comes from sheep that have been bred with organic feed and chemical free pasture, and haven’t been treated with synthetic pesticides

Organic linen
– is linen that has been grown without the use of hazardous chemicals

Recycled cotton
– is cotton made from textile remnants in production

Recycled polyester
- is polyester made from PET-bottles or textile waste

Recycled polyamide
– is polyamide made from fishing-nets or textile waste

Recycled wool
– is wool made from worn-out woollen garments and remnants of fabric

Tencel
- silk-like, renewable material which has been produced with minimized environmental impact.