Tory Burch taps Modern Meadow for vegan leather bag
In New Jersey, fashion brand Tory Burch is using material from plant-based leather pioneer Modern Meadow in its iconic Ella tote.
Dubbed Ella Bio,...
German VC invests in palm oil alternative
In the United Kingdom, Doehler Ventures has made an unspecified investment in Clean Food Group, a startup working on a fermentation-based alternative to palm...
Shrimp Shell Plastic Could Help Address Egypt’s Trash Problem
In the United Kingdom, University of Nottingham engineering professor Nicola Everitt is turning discarded shrimp shells into biodegradable plastic bags.
Everitt is specifically targeting the...
Maybelline to boost biobased content
In New York, mainstay cosmetics brand Maybelline has vowed to make 95% of its formulas either biobased or derived from minerals or circular sources...
California company gets EPA Safer Choice nod for renewable surfactant
In California, Advanced BioCatalytics says it has received the coveted EPA Safer Choice Approval for Glucospike, a microbiology-based surfactant for cleaning applications.
To qualify for...
Edible antimicrobial film addresses seafood contamination
In Pennsylvania, researchers at Penn State University, in collaboration with scientists in Thailand, have developed edible film that can help control foodborne pathogens on...
Lenny Kravitz wants to share “love” and “a healthy mouth” via plant-based oral health...
In New York, a plant-based toothpaste company that counts Grammy-winning rocker Lenny Kravitz as its chief creative officer has expanded into offering mouthwash, whitening...
Design house and German chemical giant team up for sustainable shoe
In Germany, chemical maker BASF has announced a collaboration in which design house Maddy Plant developed a concept shoe made entirely from BASF sustainable...
Canada doubles down on biomass research
In Canada, the canadian government has announced it will invest $7 million in a new biomass technology center using some of the $3 billion...
MIT entrepreneur looks to use silk waste to prevent food waste
In Boston, a biotech startup called Mori is developing an edible coating that extends the shelf life of food, prevents bacterial contamination, and reduces...