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"Raw Materials" News Archive
Sustainable Materials
Newlight Technologies Secures $125 Million to Propel Nike and Target Towards Zero Fossil-Based Plastics
Newlight Technologies is leveraging decarbonization technology to convert greenhouse gasses into versatile AirCarbon materials via microorganisms for Target, Nike, and H&M.
|August 8th, 2023|6:38 AM
Sustainable Materials
Ganni's Co-Founder Explores the Frontiers of Material Innovation
Ganni's Nicolaj Reffstrup champions game-changing "carbon-negative cellulosic textile," developed with Rubi, a biotech start-up supported by H&M and Patagonia, signaling a greener path for the fashion industry.
|August 10th, 2023|11:29 AM
Sustainable Suppliers News
Revealing Allbirds' Innovative Design: The World's First Net Zero Carbon Shoe
Allbirds has unveiled a groundbreaking net zero carbon shoe, urging industry peers to follow suit and sharing comprehensive methodology, which features a carbon-negative regenerative wool.
|August 16th, 2023|9:36 PM
Sustainable Suppliers News
Reciclados Tangier to Invest $68.5 Million Into New Recycling Plant
With this investment, Reciclados Tangier hopes to position itself as a national leader in the manufacture of recycled textile and apparel products to serve not only the local market but also the markets in Europe and America.
|May 2nd, 2023|7:04 AM
Sustainable Materials
Agave Leather is the New Sustainable Vegan Alternative
The founders of Desserto saw an opportunity where they could unite the tequila industry with the fashion industry in a sustainable way, by upcycling tequila waste into Agave leather.
|April 18th, 2023|10:15 AM
Could Regenerative Fashion Be "The New Black"?
What is regenerative fashion and how does it relate to regenerative fashion and farming and agriculture?
|January 11th, 2022|7:44 AM
Sustainable Materials
ID.EIGHT: The New Cruelty-Free Sneakers are Made from Apple Skin, Grape, and Pineapple Leather
Designed by Italian sneaker brand ID.EIGHT, the sneakers are not only unisex and animal cruelty free, but are also made from materials that are waste products in the food industry - apple peels and cores, grape skins, seeds and pineapple leaves.
|March 6th, 2023|1:13 PM
Ethical Consumerism
PETA Pressures H&M to Disclose Supplier Information
PETA calls the Textile Exchange’s Responsible Down Standard (RDS) ineffective because H&M has begun removing the RDS label from its online offerings.
|March 16th, 2023|11:43 AM