Around two million kangaroos are killed for their skins every year, and major brands like Nike and Adidas use the material to make sports shoes. Now PUMA’s new ban could signal an industry shift away from kangaroo leather.

Lenzing Group and Natural Fiber Welding have collaborated to create a sustainable, animal-free leather material that is free from plastic and fully traceable from material to finished product.

From championing innovative materials to shunning animal fur and skins, the luxury designer has helped pave the way for cruelty-free fashion.

Experts warn of the grave threat that mink fur farms pose to public health, with fears that a deadly strain of bird flu could spread among humans.

Actor Joaquin Phoenix has narrated a video about a new investigation revealing the abuse routinely carried out against ducks at “Responsible Down”–certified farms and slaughterhouses.

Shocking footage of the Finnish fur industry shows huge, deformed foxes sitting in wired cages, as animal advocates call for a ban on the trade.

PETA is calling for the actor to pledge to stop promoting the use of exotic-skin fashion items in favor of innovative, cruelty-free materials.

The implementation of the statewide ban marks the latest blow to the fading fur industry, with mounting opposition to the trade and falling consumer demand signaling that the end of animal fur is in sight. 

Plant-based fur company Biofluff has raised half a million dollars in funding to bring its animal-free products to consumers next February.

PETA is setting out to save sheep by encouraging the development of a vegan wool material that is visually, texturally, and functionally akin to or better than sheep’s wool.

British sneaker brand Løci has secured a £4 million fundraising round for its sustainable, cruelty-free shoes.

Consumers are demanding more ethical, sustainable fashion options and shaping the future of footwear, one shoe at a time.

During the opening of New York Fashion Week and Fendi’s runway show, a video narrated by Ricky Gervais and P!nk exposed the animal cruelty between the fur and exotic skin trades.

Eye-opening film ‘SLAY’ exposes greenwashing, mislabelling, and animal cruelty from some of the world’s major luxury fashion brands.

The BMW Group plans to launch its first vehicles featuring completely vegan interiors in 2023 thanks to the development of sustainable, high-quality innovative materials with leather-like properties.

Each year, Americans send 22 billion pounds of clothing waste to landfills. Gomorrah offers a solution to this post-consumer textile waste by manufacturing 100 percent plant-based, organic clothes that safely break down.

With Stella’s vegan and cruelty-free principles at its heart, the ‘conscious luxury’ beauty line is good for the planet, the animals, and our skin.

The PIÑATEX x ZARA collection of sneakers, sandals and accessories are made using a sustainable, cruelty-free pineapple-based material.

The Mediterranean country is the latest to ban the force-feeding of ducks for their livers and the slaughter of animals for their fur.

New vegetal leather alternative Leukeather - which uses discarded pods, biotechnology, and a circular economy strategy - has the potential to save the millions of ‘exotic’ animals killed for their skins.