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Biodesign Challenge’s New Book Highlights The Role Of Biotech In Sustainability
Artists, scientists, and Biodesign Challenge alumni come together in a new book in the emerging role of biotech in sustainability.
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Nike Partners With Pinatex For ‘Happy Pineapple’ Vegan Leather Sneaker Collection
Nike is teaming up with Ananas Anam, the company behind the pineapple leather Pinatex, to launch a new vegan sneaker collection.
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H&M Unveils Virtual ‘Billion Dollar Collection’ Of Sustainable Fashion Solutions
H&M Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Swedish fashion giant H&M, has launched a new virtual fashion collection featuring ten startups and their sustainable fashion designs. The Billion Dollar Collection also shows the estimated!-->…
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Miami Startup NiLuu Is Ditching Cruelty In Luxury Sleepwear With Vegan Silk
Silk is often the first fabric that people think of when it comes to luxury sleepwear. But behind silk is a production process that isn’t as shiny or soft as it looks, with thousands of silkworms often boiled or gassed alive to obtain!-->…
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Manila Agritech Fortuna Cools Bags Funding For Plastic-Free Upcycled Coconut Coolers
Fortuna Cools, a Philippines-based agritech startup making sustainable coolers out of coconut fibre, has closed its round of seed funding. The company is backed by ADB Ventures, the impact investment arm of Asian Development Bank, and will!-->…
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86% Of U.S. Consumers Believe In Sustainability With Nearly Half Searching For Renewably-Sourced Clothing
According to a new survey conducted by clean manufacturing firm Genomatica in the U.S., even though 86% of consumers believe that sustainability is important, nearly half (48%) are not aware of how or where they can find sustainable!-->…
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Oceanium Raises US$2.7M To Develop Seaweed For Packaging & Climate-Friendly Food Ingredients
Seaweed processing and food & material innovation firm Oceanium announced it has raised GBP£2M (approx US$$2.7M) in a second seed round led by the Green Angel Syndicate and global conservation NGO the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The!-->…
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Engineers Develop ‘Whitest Paint Yet’ To Cool Buildings That Could Replace Air Conditioning
Engineers have developed a new paint formulation that could literally cool buildings down, reducing the need to use air conditioning and lowering our carbon footprint. Coating rooftops with the ultra-white paint could even be “more!-->…
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Burger King U.S. Launches Green Packaging Pilot Program, Expands Loop Reusables Test
In a recent announcement, fast-food giant Burger King U.S. is testing sustainable alternatives for its cutlery, straws, drink lids, frypods, Whopper wrappers and napkins and will be further expanding its Loop reusables testing program!-->…
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Lululemon To Test Resale Program, Unveil Collection Featuring Dyes Upcycled From Orange & Beet Waste
In the fall of last year, global athleisure brand lululemon unveiled its impact agenda, marking its commitment to an equitable and sustainable future, and pledging to limit its environmental impact by creating products from alternative!-->…
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Monopoly: New Go Green Edition Made From Recycled Materials Nudges Players To Invest In Renewables & Make Sustainable Choices
Monopoly, the world famous property dealing board game, has unveiled a new version of its game called the Monopoly: Go Green Edition to promote sustainability among its players by introducing concepts such as renewables and capitalizing on!-->…
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Taiwanese Manufacturing Major General Silicones Enters Plastic-Free Vegan Leather Market
General Silicones (GS), a major manufacturer and distributor of silicone and rubber products across the CPG, electronics and automobile industries, has made its first debut into the vegan leather space, introducing a new plastic-free!-->…
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Levi’s Unveils Latest Campaign ‘Buy Better, Wear Longer’ To Encourage Sustainable Fashion Production Practices
Recently, American denim brand Levi’s launched a new campaign 'Buy Better, Wear Longer' that features Jaden Smith, Xiye Bastida, Melati Wijsen, and Marcus Rashford among others, to raise awareness about the environmental impacts!-->…
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Pangaia X AIR-INK Unveil New Capsule Featuring Water-Based Inks Made From Air Pollution
Material science company Pangaia has collaborated with cleantech solutions firm Graviky Labs to unveil a new capsule collection by creative director Jenke Ahmed Tailly that features the latter's AIR-INK, a water-based black ink made from!-->…
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Sylven New York Launches Apple & Coconut Vegan Leather Earth Day Sneakers
Sylven New York, the Brooklyn, New York-based female-founded sustainable luxury footwear brand, is launching its first-ever plant-based leather sneaker. Made from vegan apple and coconut leather, The Mel makes its debut on Earth Day,!-->…
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Jellatech Raises US$2M Pre-Seed To Bring Cell-Based Collagen & Gelatin To Market
Jellatech, the North Carolina-based startup dedicated to developing animal-free collagen and gelatin ingredients, has announced the closing of a US$2 million pre-seed round. The new funds, which come ahead of the launch of its first!-->…
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Fossil Unveils New Eco Collection Featuring Cactus Leather Totes & Solar-Powered Watch
To celebrate Earth month, Fossil, a luxury brand of fashion watches and accessories launched a limited-edition solar-powered watch and a collection of bags that are created out of animal-free vegan leather developed by award-winning!-->…
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After Ditching Animal Skins & Fur, Fashion House Karl Lagerfeld Unveils Cactus Leather Bag With Model Amber Valletta
Founded by German fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion house recently joined forces with model, actress, and activist Amber Valletta to co-create a sustainable accessories collection for Spring 2021 that!-->…
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H&M Joins Forces With Footwear Brand Good News To Unveil Sneakers Made From Banana Fibre & Grape Leather
Clothing giant H&M recently partnered with footwear company Good News that makes sustainable trainers inspired by the retro age to unveil a new collection that features shoes made out of alternative plant-based materials as well as!-->…
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Urbankissed: Slow & Ethical Online Fashion Marketplace Celebrates 100 Brands Milestone
Urbankissed, a sustainable online marketplace that offers its customers slow and ethical fashion choices across a number of brands, has just added its 100th vendor on board. hitting a new milestone for the company as well as for the!-->…
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Just Eat U.K. X Notpla To Conduct More Trials Of Compostable Seaweed Boxes For Food Delivery
Just Eat, the British online food ordering and delivery service, is testing compostable seaweed food boxes by Notpla in order to tackle the vast amount of plastic pollution the food takeaway industry produces.
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