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 🏭 Achieving efficiency gains while decarbonising fashion colouration remains one of the industry’s biggest challenges — alone it is responsible for around 30% of emissions of the #textile industry supply chain. In a new article for Ecotextile News, Simon Kew, Sparxell’s COO, offers a broad review of the emerging #innovations addressing these critical issues — helping brands and manufacturers advance towards more efficient and Net Zero goals. 📖 A must-read for anyone interested in the future of sustainable textiles: https://lnkd.in/dZdrA8PY #NetZero #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #Colour #Dyes #Pigments #Inks

📷 From the MEP - Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris to Saatchi Gallery in London, the Sparxell showcase continues—highlighting how novel technology and breakthrough materials inspire art and #innovation! We’re thrilled to see Sparxell’s plant-based #cellulose materials featured as part of The Museum of Plant Art exhibition at one of London’s most renowned contemporary art spaces. This latest display builds on our collaborations with Studio Almudena Romero and University of Cambridge, altering the perception of our world for the better. 🖼️ The exhibition runs until May, so if you’re in London, don’t miss it. Photo Credits: Studio Almudena Romero #ArtMeetsScience #PlantBased #Photography #Creativity #FutureNow  

🚨 Plastic isn’t just waste, it’s an industry fuelling the climate crisis. If plastic were a country, it would be the fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, bigger than Japan or Germany. And yet, we’re still producing 600 billion plastic bottles a year, plus a trillion single-use sachets, with no real plan to stop. At Blue Earth Summit 2024, we asked the big question: 🔥 How do we build a thriving, post-plastic future? Some of the brightest minds in materials innovation joined us to tackle this challenge: Sian Sutherland | Founder, A Plastic Planet Emily Penn | Ocean Advocate, eXXpedition Nick Doman | Co-Founder, Ocean Bottle Prof Sally Beken, Fellow IOM3 | Innovate UK Amir Afshar | Co-Founder, Shellworks Alvin Lim | Founder, RyPax Benjamin Droguet | Founder, Sparxell Roni GamZon | Co-Founder, BioFluff (SAVIAN) We explored new materials, new systems, and new ways of thinking, because we need a world designed without plastic at its core. The solutions already exist. Now, we need the will to scale them. Read the full session recap here 👇 💬 What’s the biggest blocker to a plastic-free future? Drop your thoughts below. #PlasticFreeFuture #Sustainability #Innovation #BlueEarthSummit

🚨 We're #hiring a Senior Biopolymer #Scientist! 🌱🔬 Are you passionate about sustainable materials and pushing the boundaries of #biopolymer innovation? Join our team and help shape the future of the industry! 💡 What you'll do: ✅ Propose, conceptualise, and develop sustainable, high-performance #cellulose materials ✅ Collaborate with a dynamic, multidisciplinary team ✅ And thrive in a fast-paced working environment 📍 Location: #Cambridge, UK 📩 Tag someone who’d be a great fit or apply now: https://lnkd.in/ev5ra8BP 🔗 Full job offer: https://lnkd.in/eQ5qWZK7 #Hiring #Sustainability #ScientistJobs #Photonic #Startup #Research #NewJob

✨ How can the industry move away from harmful chemicals while maintaining vibrancy and colour performance? How can we enable fully chemical-free paper packaging recycling and abate 1 gigatonne of CO₂ equivalent annually? Formes de Luxe explores these questions in a recent article featuring Sparxell and our pioneering #plant-based, #bio-inspired pigments.   The solution is here 📦 Let’s unpack it together!   🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/g3CHu4Wg #Innovation #Packaging #Fashion #Beauty #Biodegradable #CircularEconomy #Sustainablility  

🚀 Thank you Laura Hodgkiss and the team at HackGroup for starting the conversation to accelerate the transition from linear to #circular in preparation for the HackSummit in #Lausanne, #Switzerland, on May 15-16, 2025! 🌍♻️ 🎟️ Join us there: https://lnkd.in/eEHGTVeX Together with: 🔹 Clara Camesasca | Volta Circle 🔹 Jamie Rowles | Regeneration.VC 🔹 Iris ten Have, PhD | Visionaries Tomorrow 🔹 Yoobin Jung | Plug and Play Tech Center 🔹 Fernando Casado Cañeque | Inclimo Climate Tech Fund Spin Ventures Founder & Managing Partner Nic Gorini, explored key circular economy trends shaping the next wave of investment and innovation. 💡 As he mentioned in the article: "Companies adopting circular practices align financial growth with emissions reduction, creating scalable solutions for long-term commercial success." At Spin Ventures, we see this as an opportunity to align financial returns with regenerative systems. The real impact lies in operational efficiency and value chain transformation. 🔥 There are some amazing #climate #entrepreneurs working with the most innovative brands on the planet to make this happen as we speak! Honored to highlight: 🌱 Marci Zaroff | ECOfashion Corp 🌍 Enzo Savelli | Sustainable Brand Platform & Andrea Gori at |illuminem 🔬 Benjamin Droguet | Sparxell 👟 Sarah Harbarth | Kuori 🧵 Victoria M. | Nanoloom ♻️ Clare Lichfield | Sequinova 👗 Layla Sargent | The Seam 👚 Eshita Kabra | By Rotation 🚀 The team at SUPERNOVAS Let’s keep pushing boundaries, scaling #circularity, and building solutions that are measurable, profitable, and regenerative or as we say "to #spin the world!" 📩 What circular solutions are YOU seeing as game-changers? Let’s discuss in the comments! 👇 #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ClimateTech #RegenerativeBusiness #HackSummit2025 #VentureCapital #SpinVentures #Circularity https://lnkd.in/e3iB5xmS

🌿 Regenerative materials aren’t just the future they’re happening now. This Thursday at Paris Packaging Week, our CEO Benjamin Droguet joined an inspiring panel, “The Reality of Regenerative Materials,” led by Sian Sutherland of PlasticFree.com A huge thank you to Sian for hosting such an energetic discussion, and to fellow changemakers Shellworks, Woamy, and NBCo, for sharing #innovative, circular solutions. Excited to keep pushing our #sustainable and #biodegradable materials forward! #PackagingIndustry #Cellulose #Compostable #CircularEconomy #Bioinspired 

“Why is venture capital flowing unevenly in circular textiles?” End of last year, we at CIRCULAR REPUBLIC published our white paper about the Circular Economy Startup Landscape for Textiles Insights. One of the most striking insights is the imbalance in VC distribution. Start-ups focusing on circular inputs and enablement receive the lion’s share of funding, while reuse, repair, and remanufacture—key strategies for extending product lifecycles—are critically underfunded. Why? Circular inputs often don’t require changes in consumer behavior, making them easier to scale and monetize. But if we want to tackle the environmental impact of fashion, we must extend product lifespans. Action Point: Investors and brands must prioritize funding for reuse and repair models, ensuring these vital strategies can scale. It’s not just about fixing fashion—it’s about future-proofing the industry. What are your thoughts on this funding gap? Let’s discuss! Thank you Marie Wehinger Leonhard Teichert Maša Vehovec for doing the main work on this great paper. Please download the full paper with all key insights and call to actions here: https://lnkd.in/dVXFVdsr #CircularEconomy #TextileInnovation #VCInsights #circularfashion #circulartextiles aevoloop GmbH Resortecs revoltech traceless materials Sparxell LOANHOOD WEDRESS Reshirt Rotterdam BRAKEABLE 👨💻🛠️🪡📊 MOOT Sneaker Rescue Steffen Gerlach eeden Refashion re.solution koorvi LoopID recash Retraced reverse.supply

🏛️ Our team had the pleasure to take part in an exciting roundtable at Westminster, hosted by BBIA member twig and the UK Department for Business and Trade. The session focused on the game-changing potential of new #ingredients for the #cosmetics industry. Our team shared its view on tackling key challenges like regulation and safety from the start, by design. 💄🌱 ✨ At Sparxell, we’re proud to lead the way with our best-in-class, #nature-inspired products that are safe, plant-based, and highly performant—shaping a cleaner, brighter future for the #beauty industry. #CleanBeauty #Innovation #Cellulose #Breakthrough #WomenInScience

🍬 Petroleum-derived food dye Red 3, which is used in nearly 3,000 food products in the US, may soon face a ban after years of campaigns against its harmful health impacts. Carcinogenic and behaviour-altering colourants have no place in our food. Sparxell’s #bioinspired, 100% plant-based pigments offer a vibrant, natural alternative—eliminating the need for harmful, petroleum-based dyes. 🍃 While the FDA moves toward action, it’s worth noting that the EU banned Red 3 back in the 1990s, and California recently followed suit, banning this and other harmful dyes. Change is possible, and #innovation like Sparxell can help lead the way. Read the full story from The Guardian here:  https://lnkd.in/dqzi4dKq #Sustainability #GreenTech #Cellulose #Pigment #Ingredients