Environment
H&M’s environmental objectives and sustainability policy
Environmental awareness:
Promotion of environmental awareness among our employees and suppliers
Respect for nature:
Caution in decision-making out of respect for nature
Sustainable use of resources:
Resource conservation, recycling and reduction of waste
Healthy products:
Products that are safe to use and harmless to the environment
Clean production chain:
Sustainable production and production methods throughout the supply chain
Green transport:
Clean and efficient transport with limited influence on the climate
Sustainability policy and vision
Sustainability vision
H&M's business operations shall be run in a way which is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.
Sustainability policy
H&M’s business concept is to offer fashion and quality at the best price. Quality also means that the products have to be manufactured in a way that is environmentally and socially sustainable. Like all H&M's activity, our CSR work is based on a drive for continuous improvement.
We have a responsibility towards everyone who contributes to our success, including those who are not employees of H&M. That is why we work closely with our suppliers to develop a long-term, sustainable social and environmental standard in the factories that manufacture H&M's products.
We have to ensure that our employees' human rights are not violated, and the same applies to employees of our suppliers and other cooperation partners, and to our customers.
We apply the precautionary principle in our environmental work and have adopted a preventative approach with the substitution of hazardous chemicals.
We strive to use resources as efficiently as possible and to minimise waste. By adopting new technologies and methods, we can work preventatively to minimise our environmental footprint through improved production processes and our choice of materials. We must continuously review the company's goals and strategies to reduce the company's climate impact.
Our decisions are based on careful consideration, where shorter or longer-term environmental benefits are weighed up in order to ensure that we choose solutions which are sustainable in the long term.
We want to be a good global citizen and act responsibly in our business relations. We take a clear stand against all forms of corruption. We engage in dialogue with all our various stakeholders to build trust in our operations within the environment we rely on for our long-term success.