This sleek tote bag looks just like leather, but is made from plants

Leather bags and shoes have an enormous environmental footprint. Cattle ranching is responsible for deforestation, biodiversity loss, and soil erosion around the world, and producing cow hides generates a lot of carbon. The problem is, most artificial leather is not much better. Many brands say they have “vegan” or “eco-friendly” alternatives to leather, but their products are basically made of plastic. And like all plastic, it’s derived from fossil fuels, which instead of...