A selection of awards, ratings and recognitions received by H&M Group.
Awards and recognitions
During 2025, H&M Group received an A rating for both Climate and Water, and a B rating for Forests from CDP, a global non-profit organisation that runs an independent environmental disclosure system for companies, capital markets, cities, states and regions.
According to CDP’s assessment methodology, the A rating is the highest score awarded by CDP, recognising organisations that demonstrate a high level of environmental transparency and performance in the respective area.
In 2025, Fashion Revolution, a global fashion activism movement that mobilises citizens, brands and policymakers through research, education and advocacy, published its What Fuels Fashion? report. The report assesses climate and energy-related transparency across major fashion brands and retailers. After ranking 3rd in 2024, H&M Group placed first out of 200 brands reviewed in 2025.
FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that H&M Group has been independently assessed according to the FTSE4Good criteria and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series.
In the 2025 assessment by Platform Living Wage Financial (PLWF), H&M Group was ranked in the highest performance tier, ‘Leading’, in PLWF’s 2025 assessment of garment companies, reflecting our continued efforts on wages in our global supply chain. Of the 28 garment companies assessed, only three reached this top tier.
Stand.earth was originally founded in 2000 and is an international environmental advocacy non-profit organisation.
H&M Group was listed at the top of the brand rankings list with a total score of B+ out of 42 global fashion companies in Stand.earth’s 2025 Fossil Free Fashion Scorecard.
The Stand.earth Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard assesses fashion brands’ commitments, actions and transparency to reduce fossil fuel use and emissions across their value chains.
In 2025, we were awarded Champion Level for the fifth consecutive year by ZDHC, recognising our continued leadership in implementing chemical management practices across our supply chain.
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