Future of the Environment

Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable fashion

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With climate change at the forefront of societal change, we look to the fashion industry to do its part. Image: Unsplash/Florian van Duyn

Mitchell P. Jones
Postdoctoral researcher, Vienna University of Technology
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According to 2019 figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, about 49% of all Australian farms carry beef cattle and these manage more than 79% of all agricultural land. Image: freestocks.org/Pexels
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Going from fungal spores on a Petri dish (left) to a natural fungal mat (right) takes just a couple of weeks. Image: Antoni Gandia
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MOGU is one company producing materials and products from fungal mycelium. Image: Ars Electronica/Flickr
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US-based startup Bolt Threads has used myceliym leather to successfully create products such as this bag. Image: Bolt Threads
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