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3 Mins Read Portugal has announced a ban on the term ‘vegan leather’. Similar prefixes have been banned alongside vegan, with ‘synthetic’ and ‘pineapple’ cited for illustrative purposes. It comes as the country deems such terms misleading to consumers and technically incorrect. A new Leather Decree has been released, defining what leather is and how it can be […]
5 Mins Read The vegan and mainstream media everywhere is awash with headlines about plant-based leathers. Here at Green Queen we have covered many of these new companies and brands, from cactus leather handbags to grape skin sneakers to upcycled pineapple waste, celebrating their vegan-friendly credentials. For most people trying to avoid animal products, it’s exciting to be […]
4 Mins Read Dole has partnered up with London startup Ananas Anam to repurpose its pineapple leaves into Piñatex, the vegan leather alternative.
5 Mins Read Stella McCartney‘s new Pre-Fall 2021 collection promises to be its most sustainable collection to date, with 80% of the products created from eco-friendly materials. It even launched a campaign ‘Our Time has Come’ to highlight the message of animals as equals and to raise awareness about the cruelty inflicted on them for fur and leather […]
4 Mins Read Stella McCartney has showcased the world’s first garments made using Mylo, the mushroom-based vegan leather developed by biomaterials startup Bolt Threads. Having previously created an animal-free bag with the innovative material, this time, the renowned British vegetarian designer has launched a black bustier top and utilitarian trousers. While the garments won’t be for sale, they […]
3 Mins Read Head over the Bandung, the city set in the middle of volcanoes and tea plantations in Indonesia, and you’ll find a startup working on turning waste into sustainable animal-free leather. Called Mycotech Lab, the company was inspired by tempeh, the traditional Indonesian food made from fermented soybeans, and came up with its own technology to […]
3 Mins Read British automotive brand MINI recently announced that the company has decided to ditch animal-leather for their cars in order to be more sustainable and kinder to the planet. According to Oliver Heilmer, MINI’s head of design, the BMW-owned brand will not be using animal leather in its future car models and will instead use recycled […]
3 Mins Read Bolt Threads, a biotech company developing sustainable materials, has announced a new partnership with some of the biggest fashion players to create a consortium with access to Mylo, its latest vegan mushroom leather material. The collaboration will see Adidas, Kering Group, Lululemon and Stella McCartney bring products made with Mylo to market next year, marking […]
3 Mins Read Phool is an Indian startup using floral waste to make vegan-friendly leather materials. While vegan leather alternatives on the market might be cruelty-free, they aren’t always eco-friendly if they are derived from plastic or synthetic substances. Crafted out of natural plant-based waste matter, the company’s ethical solution embraces circularity and sustainability. Called “fleather”, the biomaterial […]