Levi Strauss partners for greener blue jeans
In Tennessee, jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co., sustainable fashion accelerator Fashion for Good, and natural pigments maker Stony Creek Colors have partnered to...
Firmenich extracts scent from elusive Lily of the Valley
In Geneva, fragrance ingredients producer Firmenich, in partnership with French vertical farming startup Jungle, has successfully commercialized the first sustainably obtained perfume ingredient from...
Coffee and orange waste lampshades debut in London
In London, biotech startup Biohm has created a line of lampshades using coffee waste and orange peels. Made from Orb, Biohm’s name for its...
Suicide machine features 3D printed, biodegradable coffin
In Austria, designer Philip Nitschke has unveiled a suicide machine complete with a 3-D printed, removable coffin for efficient removal and burial of the...
Cute dress! Thanks, it used to be steel factory waste emissions
In Spain, popular fast fashion brand Zara has unveiled a party dress partially made from Chinese steel factory emissions.
The material is made by...
Adidas, Allbirds expand lower-footprint footwear pact
In Germany, adidas and biobased sneaker pioneer Allbirds have announced they will scale up their low-carbon footwear collaboration to a larger 2022 launch.
In May,...
Green to the core: Canadian brand launches apple leather handbags
In Montreal, vegan brand Matt + Natt will begin incorporating leather made from apple juice industry waste into its handbags.
The first bags to use...
Stay festive and earth-friendly with fruit-based glitter
In the UK, scientists at Cambridge University have developed biodegradable glitter made from fruit pulp that they hope will provide a sparkly alternative to...
Seaweed plastics maker raises £10 million to boost production
In London, biodegradable, seaweed-based plastics brand Notpla has raised £10 million ($13.2 million) to increase manufacturing and develop new applications.
Notpla—which is short for not...
Chitin-based circuit boards win Google Biodesign Sprint
In Rhode Island, a team comprised of Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design students has won the first Google Biodesign Sprint competition...