An H&M store in New York City on Nov. 19, 2024.Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty ImagesWhen Gilberto Loureiro spent summers working in a textile factory as a teenager growing up in Portugal, he discovered that he felt "hate and love" for how clothes were produced.The work was tough: Loureiro's job was to spend long days standing and watching for flaws in woven fabric as it ran through machines at a rate of about 15 to 20 meters per minute."I really love the textile industry and problem solving, but I hate thi ...