H&M has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Code of Conduct is “applicable to all suppliers” and business partners of H&M and includes a commitment to not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation (1).

H&M does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The H&M Foundation focuses on funding initiatives and research that “enable a socially inclusive and planet positive textile industry”. H&M also provides emergency relief (1)(2).

H&M protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

H&M opposed Florida’s HB7 (“Stop Woke Act”), which aims to prevent the proliferation of critical race theory in public education (1). H&M signed a letter from the Human Rights Campaign opposing “anti-LGBTQ” legislation and  promoted unfettered abortion access as part of its commitment to “equal opportunity in the workplace” (2)(3)(4). H&M also opposed Florida’s state law to prevent teaching about sexuality and gender identity in public school classrooms for ages K-3rd grade (5). H&M partnered with The Marsha P. Johnson Institute to highlight “queer artists: in a gallery (6).

H&M covers expenses for employees’ out-of-state abortions in the U.S. (1). H&M pledged $500,000 to Black Lives Matter and related causes (2)(3). The company is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (4). In 2023, H&M partnered with The Marsha P. Johnson Institute and the Trevor Project, running a campaign that matched donations to the Trevor Project up to $150,000 (5). H&M’s Beyond the Rainbow campaign made a $100,000 donation to the United Nations Free & Equal campaign (6).

H&M does not operate a PAC at this time. The company “does not provide direct financial contributions to individual politicians or political parties” (1).