24 November 202520 November 2025 From Premiums To Parity: How Fashion for Good Is Rewriting the Economics of New Materials Next-gen materials hold promise for addressing complex sustainability and circularity challenges, yet their path to mainstream adoption has been severely hindered by a fundamental economic barrier: price
27 September 202423 September 2024 After circular fashion hits London Fashion Week, where next for sustainable clothing? By showcasing how coherent looks can be conjured up from disparate styles and decades, the point of the show was that circular dressing needn’t be drab or utilitarian
29 April 202228 April 2022 NFW closes $85 million Series B to scale naturally circular materials Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) upgrades waste cotton and recycled fibers
24 February 202119 February 2021 Ralph Lauren-Backed Materials Company Develops Plant-Based, Plastic-Free Leather New U.S.-facility will span over 10,000-square-feet and will be utilized to manufacture its plant-based leather product, called Mirum
27 August 20203 March 2021 Ralph Lauren Corporation Announces Investment in Leading Sustainable Material Science Startup Natural Fiber Welding Company looks to expand its use of recycled post-consumer cotton and is integrating zero-waste principles across its business
