Material Innovation Initiative — Plant-Based Fashion Alternatives (2022)

Organization:
Material Innovation Initiative
Award Date:
11/2022
Amount:
$600,000
Purpose:
To support work on plant-based alternatives to silk and fur.

Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $600,000 over two years to the Material Innovation Initiative (MII) to support their work on plant-based alternatives to silk and fur. MII conducts scientific research on plant-based materials, and promotes them by supporting the plant-based material industry and by partnering with fashion companies.

This follows Open Philanthropy’s November 2020 support and falls within its focus area of farm animal welfare.

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