Ubiquitous flip-flop brand REEF goes renewable and upscale

In California, a popular producer of beachy flip-flops has announced a move into higher-end footwear, as well as a shift to more sustainable materials.  REEF...

REI launches partially biobased trail shoe

In Washington, outdoor lifestyle brand REI Co-op has released two new athletic shoes featuring biobased and recycled materials.  The Traverse shoe features a midsole made...

Sustainable style: JINS Eyewear launches biodegradable sunglass frames

In San Francisco, JINS Eyewear has released a new line of biodegradable sunglasses.  Launched in the United States as part of its JINS&SUN brand,...

Sustainable staple: London brand’s black algae dye absorbs CO2

In California, clothing brand Vollebak has been growing black algae in ponds to be used as dyes in T-shirts, enabling the garment to absorb...

NatureWorks gets final approval to build massive bioplastics facility

In Thailand, biobased polylactic acid maker NatureWorks has received final permission from parent companies Cargill and GC International Corporation to build a $600 million,...

Dow gains partner in Amazon bioactives coop project

In Brazil, chemical company Dow, Inc. has announced that a cosmetics brand has joined its Project Ybá initiative aimed at sustainably extracting bioactives from the...

Bolt Threads taps Ginkgo to cut production costs

In Boston, newly public synthetic biology firm Ginkgo Bioworks will undertake strain engineering services for Bolt Threads. Under the terms of the agreement, Gingko...

Shanghai startup creates more sustainable natural fiber from kapok trees

In Shanghai, a startup is claiming that its fiber made from the Kapok tree is the most sustainable textile on the market. Kapok trees,...

Seeing the light: Sustainable sun lenses from biobased material

In Italy, a partnership between Kering Eyewear and Zeiss Sunlens has successfully developed sun lenses from biobased materials.  The new lenses will be used with...

Biobased ropes trialed for mussel and seaweed cultivation

In Spain, the BIOGEARS project has developed biodegradable ropes from biobased materials that it will now test out for cultivation purposes at mussel and...

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Mercedes-Benz taps Modern Meadow for 80% plant-based leather

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