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15 February 2023, Napa: The Material Innovation Initiative (MII) today...
The Material Innovation Initiative (MII) issued a first-of-its-kind State of...
Why we need next-gen materials
Animal-derived materials, particularly leather, are...
The Material Innovation Initiative (MII) issued its second State of...
Forager and Vivobarefoot discuss how brands can successfully work with...
Discover top brands’ strategies for meeting consumer demand for increased
...Nonprofit The Material Innovation Initiative (MII) has just published the...
Forager, MycoWorks, VitroLabs, Modern Meadow, NFW, Everlane and others partner...
MII’s first-of-its-kind white space analysis of the materials industry details...
Over a third of consumers say they will pay more...
MII in the news
Read select press coverage of MII’s programs and initiatives discussed in the news media.

There are at least eight companies across the globe using mycelium to make leather, per the 2021 MII report.
