AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Clean Water & Sanitation, Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Responsible Consumption & Production, Life On Land, Partnerships for the Goals
KEYWORDS
fashion, Sustainable Material
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
DESIGNED BY
Edward Brial, Edward Hill, John Bertolas
WEBSITE
https://www.materra.tech/
Materra
Accelerating the transition to a net-positive fashion industry, in harmony with people and planet
The fashion industry could use a little help to minimize its environmental impact and improve the working conditions across its supply chains. That’s why Materra is starting at the base of the pyramid, with higher quality, more sustainable, and more transparent raw materials. The need for transparency boils down to understanding the true cost of things, both human and environmental. Materra is working towards a fashion industry with a net-positive impact. It means an industry that gives back more than it takes, that uses better materials that nurture ecosystems rather than depleting them, and that designs better products with zero waste in mind. Materra is building better infrastructure to improve resource efficiency and cope with climate volatility, they hope to future-proof the fashion cotton supply chains by using a data-driven approach to empower farmers to make better decisions.