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Case Study | Fashion’s Race for New Materials

Brands are pursuing a raft of initiatives to adopt recycled textiles, regeneratively farmed cotton and mushroom-based leather, but giving fashion’s major materials a sustainability makeover still requires billions of dollars worth of investments and deeper, longer-term commitments to scale. BoF breaks down some of the key innovations, the companies leading the charge and the barriers to change.
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Brands are pursuing initiatives such as recycled textiles, regeneratively farmed cotton and mushroom-based leather in a bid to help reduce fashion's environmental impact.
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Hermès is a luxury brand that prides itself on being steeped in heritage and traditional craftsmanship. So when it emerged in 2021 that the maker of the iconic Birkin bag was

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