Reduce, reuse, recycle

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Making the most of the resources we use and avoiding waste is central to our business idea. Avoiding unnecessary material use and applying smart methods to reuse and recycle helps reduce waste. But it also helps to decrease the need for virgin resources. Both mean fewer environmental impacts – and it can save money, too.

Manufacturing waste, transport and product packaging, shopping bags, shop fittings and waste from building new stores are all sources of waste generated across our value chain. Our vision is to send zero waste from our operations to landfill. But we do not want to stop there. We want to inspire and help our customers and business partners to reduce the waste that they generate.

Conscious Actions

Find out about the Conscious Actions that we are taking to fulfil this commitment here.

Packaging

We are constantly looking to find better solutions for product- and transport packaging. Read more.

Carrier bags

Our studies showed that recycled plastic is the best material for carrier bags from an environmental perspective. Surprised? Read more.

Waste management

We aim to minimise all types of waste. Our general requirement is that all waste should be reused or recycled. Read more.

Don't let fashion go to waste

All you need to know about our initiative to collect clothes in H&M stores. Read more.

A message from our CEO

Karl-Johan Persson, CEO gives his opinion on H&M's sustain-ability program. Click here

Videos

Watch videos about our sustainability work. Click here

Case studies

A few case studies on some of the work we do. Click here

Seven commitments

Newsroom:

Reporting

Find out about our sustainability performance in the latest Concious Actions Sustainability Report 2012.

 

Little time? Take a quick glance through the highlights from 2012.