News & Updates
Updates from the Institute
The Biomimicry Institute and Upaya Social Ventures Partner to Tackle Textile Waste in India
The Biomimicry Institute’s Nature of Fashion initiative and Upaya Social Venture’s Dignified Jobs Accelerator have announced a partnership to develop a regional pilot for textile waste decomposition in India.
What Biodegradation Actually Requires
The word “natural” carries a lot of weight in fashion’s sustainability conversation. Natural fibres, the assumption goes, will eventually return to the earth. The problem is that biodegradation is not a property a fibre either…
What the Nature of Fashion Pilots are Teaching Us About Place
When we designed the Nature of Fashion: Design for Transformation initiative, we made a deliberate choice: to work with pilot partners rooted in three different regions, each pursuing the question of textile waste transformation from…
The Built Environment Has a Nature Problem. The Biomimicry Institute, Together With Industry Leaders, Is Issuing a Pledge to Change It and Is Calling for Signatories to Join Them.
Concluding a year-long global convening of cross-sector thought leaders, the Institute and partners released the Nature Positive Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure Pledge. Seattle, WA — September 2, 2026 — The Biomimicry Institute today released the…
Events
Donor Appreciation Call
Join the Biomimicry Institute’s co-founder, Janine Benyus, and CEO, Amanda Sturgeon, for a special conversation with friends and supporters of the Institute. Together, they’ll share what we’re learning, where biomimicry is headed, and the exciting…
Designing for Nature: Panel Talk with Amanda Sturgeon
Join an afternoon conversation exploring how landscape shapes the way we build, design and live, with Amanda Sturgeon, architect and CEO of The Biomimicry Institute, Michael Nowlan, architect and Head of Design at The Sociable…
AskNature Hive: Demo Day Workshop with Ray of Hope Accelerator
The 10 nature-inspired startups in this year’s Ray of Hope Accelerator cohort are nearing the close of their accelerator journey! Join us for a sneak peek as the founders of each startup present a pitch…
