Mycelium Mushroom T-Shirt

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There is expected to be 4 billion tonnes of manure created by animal agriculture by 2030, largely from cows also raised for leather. This leeches into local waterways and pollutes the air with methane and other noxious greenhouse gases, creating massive environmental and health challenges. What does regenerative cotton mean? Like organic cotton, it uses less water than industrial methods and no harmful chemicals or pesticides that may poison local communities and species. Regenerative cotton goes a few steps further by restoring critical habitats, benefiting biodiversity and improving soil health. Cruelty-free alternatives are significantly better for the planet. In fact, our vegan materials have an environmental impact that is up to 24 times lower than conventional animal leather. Moving towards an animal-free fashion industry is essential for saving all of our skins if we want to end the climate crisis.

Glues used in fashion accessories are traditionally made by boiling the tissue of animals like horses, rabbits and fish. In 2019, we took steps to innovate and elevate our materials by collaborating on a regenerative cotton project with SÖKTAŞ, a 200-year-old Turkish farm and fabric producer. Fashion has a waste solution. Regenerated fibres mean we can actively be a part of a circular economy. Instead of producing limitless waste, we can create endless possibilities. The Predator Freak unisex football boot is innovated with vegan DEMONSKIN rubber spikes instead of kangaroo leather.

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Every year, 150 million trees are cut down to create clothing – often from ancient and endangered forests. Already, 82% of forests have been degraded by human activities, which alters how they nourish themselves and access water. It also reduces the amount of carbon trees can store, putting it into our atmosphere and driving climate change. Using recycled and regenerative nylon reduces the global warming impact of nylon up to 90% compared with virgin materials . She staged her New York return in the industrial Agger Fish Building in Brooklyn, outside of the confines of the traditional fashion week schedule. Within this most urban of locales, she invited her audience to reconsider their relationship with nature — and with each other. It takes 2,700 litres of water to make one conventional cotton t-shirt – the equivalent of 2.5 years’ drinking water. The environmental impact of our animal- free, cruelty-free leather is up to 24 times lower than animal leathers.

Animal agriculture accounts for approximately 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions and is driving the destruction of vital ecosystems.

The mycelium used in Mylo™️ is grown by Bolt Threads in a lab using just air, water and mulch — replicating a process that happens on the forest floor. We exclusively use 100% animal-free glues or solvent-less designs to be truly cruelty-free, down to the smallest details. To grow our organic cotton, SÖKTAŞ covers the soil with a carefully selected mix of crops and seeds that keep it fertile, humid and nutritious year-round. In addition to using little to no conventional fertilisers, they also take manure from their own dairy farm and other organic materials to naturally nourish seeds. of the world ’s remaining forests are degraded to some extent as a result of direct human actions .

These world experts have been recognised with global sustainability certifications and have helped to build a process designed for human health and safety and the lowest environmental impact. This finishing gives Mylo™️ the same luxury look and feel of animal leather, without the noxious chemicals of conventional tanning techniques that harm local communities and ecosystems.BBC Earth and Teemill have joined forces to disrupt the fashion industry and propose a solution to one of the greatest environmental problems caused by fast fashion – landfill. If achieved globally, regenerative systems can drawdown more than 100% of current annual CO2 emissions. When most of us imagine mushrooms, we picture the bulbous caps that sprout up in gardens or forests. However, under that is mycelium – the naturally abundant and infinitely renewable root system of fungi. It is the internet of the natural world; a complex and connected network of lattices, weaving across and holding together the Earth’s surface. Cotton was first used as fabric in Peru in 6000 BCE. Now, it is grown on farms globally and employs over 250 million people. Thousands of years of innovation have led to regenerative cotton. The 1.5 to 5 million of kangaroos killed annually for leather are hunted in the wild, not farmed – a cruel practice impacting natural ecosystems.