Deriva
Deriva.earth produces Derivative®, a proprietary material made from intercepted fishing nets and pre-consumer textile waste, offering a fully traceable, regenerative alternative for consumer brands. The company operates a circular system with fishing communities in Rio de Janeiro, transforming environmental threats into exclusive, purpose-driven inputs for product innovation.
- New Materials
- Clean Technology
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Damaged and abandoned fishing nets drift in the oceans, entangling and killing marine animals, while pre-consumer textile waste accumulates in landfills. These environmental threats lack a scalable, market-driven solution that transforms them into valuable products.
Solution
Deriva.earth produces Derivative®, a proprietary material created from intercepted fishing nets and pre-consumer textile waste. The company operates a regenerative system that recovers damaged nets with fishing communities in Rio de Janeiro, preventing them from becoming ocean debris or landfill waste. Derivative® is positioned as a unique material in Brazil with a fully traceable supply chain. The company supplies this material to brands seeking to innovate with purpose, enabling them to create desirable products that carry a regenerative impact and compelling sustainability narrative.
Target Audience
Primary customers are consumer brands seeking regenerative and exclusive materials to differentiate their product lines and connect with sustainability-conscious consumers.
Features
- Derivative® material combines intercepted fishing nets with pre-consumer textile waste to form a new raw material
- Regenerative operational model built around an intercept-and-transform workflow with fishing communities
- Fully traceable supply chain from waste recovery to finished material
- Currently applied to eyewear frames, with capacity to extend to other product categories
- B2B material supply model supporting brand innovation with exclusive, purpose-driven inputs