H&M has launched an ethical fashion brand called the “Conscious Collection” as part of its drive to becoming a more sustainable and ethical fashion retailer.
The Conscious Collection clothing range is made from environmentally adapted and greener materials such as organic cotton and recycled polyester. H&M has also launched an annual sustainability report to coincide with the launch. The report focuses on seven areas of responsibility, including being ethical and climate smart to provide fashion for “conscious consumers”.
H&M commit’s to using more organic and sustainable cotton, educating cotton farmers and developing the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, an initiative designed to measure the environmental and impact and labour practices for clothing and footwear manufacture.
Karl-Johan Persson, CEO at H&M, says: “With size comes responsibility and influence. I want our customers always to feel that we do our best to ensure that the fashion we offer has been made, transported and sold responsibly.”
Last year H&M was criticised after a New York store was accused of throwing away bags of unsold clothes and later shamed for selling fake organic goods.
This announcement comes alongide recent YouGov research which shows that the demands of the Ethical Consumer continue to grow.
- 7 out of 10 shoppers say they like shopping with companies who ’visibly give something back to society’
- 81% of UK consumers say that they do not like buying products from companies they disapprove of.
- Half of UK consumers say that they would like to buy from companies that have a strong Corporate Social Responsibility programme in place.
- 61% of consumers say they hear a lot about Corporate Social Responsibility but ’nothing of any substance’
Source: Marketing Week
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The Conscious Collection clothing range is made from environmentally adapted and greener materials such as organic cotton and recycled polyester. H&M has also launched an annual sustainability report to coincide with the launch. The report focuses on seven areas of responsibility, including being ethical and climate smart to provide fashion for “conscious consumers”.
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