August 2021

A new 'Polluters Exposed' initiative is now broadcasting two ad campaigns to expose how Big Oil and Gas is “putting profits over people”.
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Food tech innovation is heating up all over the world—and Africa's rising vegan protein industry is no exception to the trend.
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Australian plant-based food tech v2food will now accelerate its global expansion, after closing AU$72 million (US$54 million) in a Series B Plus round. The round, led by European VC Astanor Ventures, attracted a number of Asian investors,…
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Shanghai-based sustainable material startup Flocus thinks that the kapok tree holds enormous potential to disrupt the textiles industry.
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UNESCO has decided to keep Australia’s Great Barrier Reef off the “in danger” list, despite environmentalists and scientists urging otherwise.
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Bolt Threads will use Gingko Bioworks' strain engineering platform to scale its b-silk protein, which can replace synthetics in skincare.
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Restaurateurs in Hong Kong are partnering up with Zero Foodprint Asia to support regenerative agriculture in their own backyard.
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OmniPork, Asia's vegan pork meat sensation, has just made its US retail debut at 200 Whole Foods in 16 states across the country.
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Artisan plant-based dairy leader Miyoko’s Creamery has secured $52 million in a Series C funding round. It comes ahead of the brand’s upcoming plant-based liquid mozzarella launch, which pours out like a sauce for pizzas. The funds will be…
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A new ShipNaked campaign wants to fight packaging waste by asking online shopping giants like Amazon to deliver without boxes or bags.
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Genecis has secured US$6 million to help scale a novel biotech platform to upcycle organic waste into sustainable bioplastics.
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A former dairy industry duo have launched a cultured vegan dairy beverage brand, Yoi, based on a Japanese fermentation technique.
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Moving Mountains has launched its new vegan fish fillet to replace the unsustainable traditional fish used in the country's favourite dish.
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A new marine ecology tool corrects the effect of fossil fuel emissions, helping scientists better understand ocean ecosystems.
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Israel's Redefine Meat has rolled out 5 vegan meat products ahead of launching 3D-printed whole cut meat range including kebabs and sausages.
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Japanese food tech Next Meats is set to build a new solar-powered factory and R&D hub dedicated to alt-protein production. The new plant, to be constructed in the hometown of one of the co-founders of the brand, will boost its…
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Berkano Foods, the New Zealand plant-based ready meal startup, is now gearing up to launch an alt-meat range. The company recently closed a crowdfunding campaign with more than NZ$30,800, which will fuel its product portfolio expansion,…
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Beyond Meat founder and CEO Ethan Brown believes that taxing items that have high negative impacts, such as meat, is an “appealing” idea. Brown’s comments were made in a recent BBC interview, where he also shared more about Beyond’s plans…
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Swiss vegan meat startup Planted has secured CHF 19 million (approx. US$21 million) in a pre-Series B financing round. The company will use this capital to drive the growth of its existing plant-based meat portfolio and launch new…
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Could the healthy plant-based products you’ll be buying at supermarkets be developed with AI technology? In the not-so-soon future, most probably. Danone, one of the world’s biggest food corporations, is working with Brightseed to discover…
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Cape Town-based De Novo Dairy wants to be the first African startup using precision fermentation to make real animal-free dairy.
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