MycoWorks

Raising livestock for meat and leather is one of the world’s biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. To create a sustainable alternative to leather, MycoWorks engineers strains of mycelium — the root structures of fungus — to create tightly interwoven fibers with tunable properties. MycoWorks’ Fine Mycelium, sold under the Reishi brand, is stronger than traditional ​“mushroom leather” and as strong as cowhide leather, and is already being used in commercial fashion products such as handbags.