Our Initiatives
MII spearheads initiatives designed to help material companies, scientists, brands, entrepreneurs, and investors identify the challenges in the next-gen materials industry and provide practical solutions. Our flagship initiatives create new pathways for innovation, connect diverse collaborators, and nurture a global market for sustainable materials.
Environmental Data Coalition
The Environmental Data Coalition (EDC) seeks to address the longstanding issues in the textiles industry’s environmental data analysis methods. EDC members will collaboratively develop industry-wide strategies to tackle challenges and establish best practices for conducting comparative environmental impact analyses of next-gen, incumbent, and current-gen materials.
Material Innovation Conference
The Material Innovation Conference (MIC) is our annual flagship event exploring key issues and featuring exclusive insights on the innovation path from concept to commercialization in the next-gen materials industry. Attendees to this unique global event can expect to interact with an industry ecosystem of retailers, brands, entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, academia, business incubators, raw material suppliers, mills, and nonprofits.