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Gen Phoenix’s upcycled leather woos luxury brand investors

April 4, 2023April 5, 2023 - by Amit Yadav - Leave a Comment

The materials developer formerly known as ELeather has a new name and $18 million in fresh growth funding from some of the world’s fanciest brands. Now going by Generation Phoenix, …

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Materials startup Novoloop brings its upcycled outsole to On’s new running shoe

September 21, 2022September 22, 2022 - by Amit Yadav - Leave a Comment

Making sneakers is a dirty business; one that’s heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Shoe companies have experimented with various ways to reduce their footprints, from uppers made of recycled plastic …