So the Swedish fashion giant is launching its first-ever STEM programme in the UK this month before rolling out the programme globally. And the first initiative aims to “inspire women and non-binary people to reach for roles in STEM”.

In partnership with charity Stemettes, the programme will focus on “sustainability and style”. Participants will explore STEM’s “contribution to a more sustainable fashion future”.This will be achieved through a panel and networking event, a ‘hackathon’ and one-to-one mentoring by H&M’s ‘STEM role models’, who come from a range of fields including artificial intelligence, customer centric technology, assortment and product development. H&M said the programme marks “a key step in our quest to become more inclusive and diver…