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Imperial College London and Ponda turn branded merchandise into a testbed for regenerative materials

Branded merchandise may be ubiquitous, but much of it is produced from fossil-based materials and often discarded after limited use. A new collaboration between Imperial College London and Bristol-based biomaterials company Ponda aims to offer an alternative by introducing plant-based insulation into university-branded apparel. The partnership...

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Biomaterials firm Ponda named Innovator of the Year at Pride in Our Planet Awards

Ponda, a biomaterials company specialising in plant-based insulation and peatland restoration, has been named Innovator of the Year at the inaugural Pride in Our Planet Awards. The award was presented at The Conduit in London on June 18, where a ceremony celebrated the unsung climate and nature heroes shifting climate challenges from abstract to...

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Ponda co-founder Julian Ellis-Brown talks wetland regeneration, BioPuff growth and fashion industry adoption

As fashion continues to search for lower-impact material alternatives, scaling innovations beyond niche applications remains a significant challenge. For UK startup Ponda, the answer lies not only in developing a new insulation material, but in rethinking the agricultural systems behind them. Founded around the concept of paludiculture, Ponda...

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Biomaterials company Ponda to launch crowdfunding campaign amid regenerative farming push

Ponda, a British biomaterials company known for its insulation material BioPuff, is set to initiate a new crowdfunding campaign to help “broaden the ownership of regenerative fashion innovation”. Its launch comes as the Bristol-based firm looks to move beyond early traction towards broader commercial supply, with the funding intended to support...