Laura Coppen

Laura has worked at H&M Group for 5 years, currently located in the Group’s Laboratory focusing on the Future of Production (4thIR), Circular Economy initiatives and communication. Laura was formerly located in Hong Kong and Shanghai whereby she started up several innovation initiatives where sustainability met technology.
Laura has a background in design, innovation in production, sustainable development and building innovation teams & new business models, Laura focuses on activating positive change and working with a wide internal/external network to bring ideas to life through design thinking principles.
Laura has also worked on several social entrepreneurship projects in Kenya, and has been featured on the BBC with a clothing collection for a 2050 climate changed planet making use of body mapping and sustainable technical materials.

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