by Courtney McArthur | Mar 27, 2024 | Event, MII
Nicole Rawling, Co-Founder and CEO of Material Innovation Initiative was recently joined by Elaine Siu, Advisor to MII and researcher into new industries incubation, for a webinar looking back at the state of the next-gen materials industry in 2023, following our...
by Courtney McArthur | Mar 12, 2024 | Impact, Material Testing
We’ve probably all been there at some point: picking up a nice pair of leather shoes, and thinking, “Leather can’t be all that bad. It’s a byproduct, isn’t it? It’s making the most of a dead animal.” You’re not alone if you have. The “leather as a byproduct” claim is...
by Courtney McArthur | Feb 23, 2024 | Business and Industry
MII’s recent report, What Makes Silk, Silk? Revisited expands upon the original 2021 version to bring you updated insights into the growing next-gen silk industry. It profiles 14 different innovators creating the next generation of silk. January 2024, Thomasine Dolan...
by Courtney McArthur | Dec 13, 2023 | Impact
Key Takeaways The global leather goods market is estimated at US $250B. Approximately 1 billion + cattle are raised for slaughter on earth currently; 100 million animals are killed for fur every year. Leather is not a waste-diverting product, it is a co-product of the...
by Courtney McArthur | Dec 4, 2023 | Business and Industry
MII attended the Vogue Business Fashion Futures event last week alongside 300 industry thought-leaders, designers and startup founders to discuss the changes coming to fashion. Here are our top takeaways from the event: Pilot fatigue is real. During the discussions...
