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Gen Phoenix secures 15 million US dollars in investment

British next-gen material supplier Gen Phoenix, which offers sustainable recycled leather fibre material manufacturing at scale, has secured 15 million US dollars in a funding round led by venture capital firm Material Impact and increased investment from Tapestry, the fashion group behind Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman. In a statement,...

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Challenges of New York’s Fashion Act and those helping to prepare for it

Despite the urgency and demand for regulations mounting against an unruly fashion industry, there still seems to be a sense of friction when introducing new legislation that aims to do just that. This has been the case for New York’s Fashion Act, which has found itself sitting in the committee stage of the state’s senate for the two years of its...

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ELeather rebrands as Gen Phoenix and announces new funding

ELeather, the world’s first and only producer of sustainable recycled leather at scale, is rebranding as Gen Phoenix after securing 18 million US dollars in funding to further its mission to create premium and eco-conscious next-gen materials. In a statement, ELeather said it will now be called Gen Phoenix, a name inspired by the cyclical...