Founded by three friends, the German company Revoltech offers sustainable leather alternatives using hemp residues, contributing to a circular economy and winning multiple eco-awards

An international team of scientists studies the valorization of hemp biocomposites, revealing its potential in developing sustainable food packaging solutions

Amanemu by Kerry Hill Architects in Japan’s Ise-Shima National Park is built from local stone and cedar, featuring geothermal hot springs and a sustainable design rooted in tradition

Vienna’s Gugumuck Farm: free-range snails grown on kitchen scraps and herbs can out-perform chickens and pigs in feed efficiency and shrink agriculture’s footprint

Yuri Tuma, co-founder of the Institute of Postnatural Studies: snail mating behaviors that complicate pleasure, violence, and post-patriarchal sex narratives in backyard biodiversity hotspots

Snail mucin, gardening blogs, Derek Jarman, and heterotopias: a multi-layered reading of the garden as a metaphor for systemic violence

Across continents and climates, from Mongolia’s steppe to Italy’s factories, the infrastructures behind Loro Piana’s materials reveal a complex web of relationships between herders, scientists, and artisans

The environmental impact of EV mining: Vince Beiser explains the invisible supply chains, hidden machines, and raw materials behind smartphones, EVs, and modern life

As the Dutch countryside sinks into clay-rich peat, Studio RietGoed turns resilient cattail into a dual solution—restoring waterlogged soils while developing plant-based textiles for tomorrow’s fashion

Reforestation through One Tree Planted and resale on The RealReal, Gucci’s ongoing commitment to social and environmental responsibility