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Initiated byH&MFoundation in 2015,
the first
Global ChangeAward
received
more than 2,700 applications from112
countries. How the €1million grant was
shared between the fivewinners was up
to the public to decide through an online
vote at
www.globalchangeaward.com
.
Making the fashion industry circular
is not just about recycling. To encourage
ideas froma broader scope, Global
Change Award 2016 has three categories
open for applications, namely Circular
BusinessModels, CircularMaterials and
Circular Processes.
Members of the expert panel to help
identify the best innovations for Global
Change Award 2016 include Dame Ellen
MacArthur, Amber Valletta, Ellis Rubin-
stein, Rebecca Earley, Franca Sozzani,
David Roberts , Lewis Perkins, Vikram
Widge and Johan Kuylenstierna. Besides
the grant, thewinners also get access to a
one year Innovation Accelerator organised
by theH&MFoundation, in partnership
with Accenture and KTHRoyal Institute of
Technology in Stockholm.
TourismNewZealand
has launched
a new culinary tourismguide toNew
Zealand focusing onmeeting the needs of
Muslimtravellers. The guide, developed
with the support of the Kiwi Muslim
Directory and Federation of the Islamic
By catalysing green, truly ground-
breaking ideas, the Global Change Award
takes on one of the biggest challenges
facing today’s fashion industry, which is to
create fashion for a growing population
while improving its impact
on the environment.
H&MFoundation
initiated the
challenge to
speed
up this
process
for the
H&M Foundation Presents Global Change Award 2016
Tourism New Zealand Launches New Halal Food Guide
entire fashion industry. The aim is to
influence the fashion industry as awhole.
Information about the Global Change
Award and how to apply is available at
www.globalchangeaward.com
.
Associations of NewZealand (FIANZ),
provides general tourism information,
together with a list of restaurants and
cafes, fromhalal-certified through to
thosewhich offer vegetarian dishes or
vegan cuisine.
TourismNewZealand’s Regional
Manager South and Southeast Asia,
StevenDixon, says the guide’s aim is to
offer Muslimvisitors amemorable visit
toNewZealand and tomaximise their
enjoyment of the country’s high quality
food experiences.
HazimArafeh, President of the
Federation of Islamic Associations of New
Zealand, said that his organisation is very
pleased to be able to collaboratewith
TourismNewZealand and Kiwi Muslim
Directory on producing such a valuable
guide forMuslimtravellers.
The
Halal FoodGuide
is available for
download on the Singapore,Malaysia
and Indonesia editions of TourismNew
Zealand’s website
newzealand.com
.