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Vegea at 10: How a garage experiment became a pioneering bio-materials company

A decade after its founding in Milan, Italy, Vegea, the bio-material company, has not only survived but thrived. Winner of the 2017 H&M Foundation Global Change Award, the company leveraged its grant and mentorship to industrialize the production of GrapeSkin, a grape-skin-based leather alternative derived from the by-products of winemaking...

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Strathberry launches first non-leather collection with Tara Swennen

Scottish accessories brand Strathberry has launched its first-ever alternative leather capsule collection in partnership with celebrity stylist Tara Swennen, who has worked with actresses, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kristen Stewart, and Shailene Woodley. The collection has been “crafted with responsibility and durability in mind,” explains...

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Previous Key winners from the H&M Foundation's Global Change Award

London - Winning any type of grant can have a profound effect on any innovative startup. But being the winner of the H&M's annual Global Change Award, an initiative specially developed to support early-stage innovations that focus on sustainability can bring help accelerate the startup to the next level. For example, Vegea, a company which take...