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3 Mins Read Google has announced that it will work with conservation nonprofit WWF Sweden to create a digital platform with environmental sustainability information to inform responsible sourcing decisions in the fashion industry. Combining Google Cloud’s technical capacity with WWF’s assessment, the platform will give an environmental score for each material and sourcing location across the fashion supply […]
3 Mins Read The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called on Asia to begin focusing on building a new sustainable “blue economy”. The region’s development bank says that in order to preserve livelihoods and the planet, the continent must begin preserving the marine ecosystem and move away from the current “ocean economy” that exploits natural resources. It has […]
3 Mins Read Food delivery giant Foodpanda has just announced that they are collaborating with Singapore startup barePack to offer reusable food containers to their customers in the city-state. Currently in pilot stage, the delivery platform hopes to have more restaurant partners join the program in the coming weeks and months. The initiative hopes to combat rising disposable […]
3 Mins Read A new report by an international union of chemical scientists, business leaders and government figures calls for more global research on plastics and its impacts. Without fully understanding plastics, the experts say, we will be unable to ensure a sustainable future for such a crucial material that plays many roles in society. Collating the data […]
3 Mins Read In a virtual meeting on Thursday (May 28), a number of government and legislative figures in Indonesia said that the country must rebuild from the coronavirus using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework. During the conference, Agustaviano Sofjan, a director at the Foreign Ministry, detailed how sustainable development had been set […]
3 Mins Read Europe’s biggest e-commerce fashion retailer Zalando has just committed to ensuring that all the brands that it carries will meet sustainability targets. It will do so by making the competition of a Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s (SAC) new Higg Index survey mandatory for all its brands – including big fashion names such as Calvin Klein and […]
3 Mins Read Local charity ImpactHK has recently opened a second hand clothing store called 1ofaKIND. Located in Yau Ma Tei, the shop offers employment to homeless people while encouraging a circular economy for fashion, and also doubles as a community café where food and beverages are provided at no cost for anyone in need. At a time […]
3 Mins Read Amidst the global campaign Fashion Revolution Week, Paris-based resale fashion online platform Vestiaire Collective announced today that it has landed US$64 million in new funding. The latest injection of capital was financed by both existing shareholders and new investors including Korean tech company Naver-backed Korelya Capital and specialist female-led consumer fund Vaultier. Vestiaire Collective says […]
4 Mins Read Singapore-based spirits distributor Proof & Company has just launched its zero-waste solution to spirits packaging, ecoSPIRITS. Their technology is the first of its kind in the world to tackle the carbon footprint and waste associated with single-use glass in the alcohol industry, and the company hopes to be able to close the loop for spirit […]
3 Mins Read A group of sustainability-minded students in Singapore have recently created an app called Makan Rescue to alert users to free leftover food nearby that would otherwise go to waste. Singapore, like many cities, is guilty of throwing out tonnes of food. The student-led initiative one of many positive steps arising in hopes of curbing food […]
4 Mins Read Global charity Oxfam has recently launched their #SecondHandSeptember campaign, calling on people to join the pledge to say no to new clothing for 30 days. Having been reusing and reselling clothes since 1948, the NGO has declared that secondhand is the answer to sustainable fashion, helping to sound the alarm on the environmental impact of […]
2 Mins Read Sustainable fashion is on the rise in Asia, with global sustainability initiative Fashion For Good revealing a new investment fund at the 2019 Hong Kong Fashion Summit to encourage the development of lower impact fashion throughout the industry’s supply chain. This is a step forward for Asia, proving that sustainable innovation is not just taking […]
5 Mins Read Now in its sixth year, the Natural & Organic Asia (NOA) trade show fair took place this week at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wanchai, showcasing over 250 brands from around the world. The trade show is an established sourcing and trading platform for the Asia Pacific region, featuring global products […]
3 Mins Read An apparel brand based in the United Kingdom, Vollebak, just launched its Plant & Algae t-shirt line, which will decompose in 12 weeks once buried in soil (yes, you can bury your t-shirt in your garden). Made from raw plant materials and algae, the innovative “part t-shirt, part worm food” already has a long waiting […]
6 Mins Read Green Queen recently sat down with Christina Dean, a sustainable fashion hero and the founder of charity Redress and The R Collective who is on a mission to reduce waste in the fashion industry. Dean has changed the landscape of fashion in Hong Kong, bringing sustainability to a market dominated by fast-fashion and defined by […]
2 Mins Read One of the biggest problems facing Hong Kong is food waste. Our landfills are not only overflowing with un-biodegradable single-use plastics and other un-recyclable items, but are also toppled with uneaten food. According to Friends of the Earth, up to 40 percent of the city’s food goes in the trash, creating an estimated 3500 tonnes […]
2 Mins Read Singapore’s Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) announced 2019 as the “Year Towards Zero Waste”. The aim is to raise awareness about waste and to develop a culture of reducing, reusing and recycling in Singapore. In a January press release, MEWR outlined the key goal to make Singapore a zero-waste nation that runs […]
6 Mins Read It’s that time of the year again, when we look into our crystal ball to see what’s in store for the next twelve months in the world of eco wellness. We are more than a little proud to report that every single trend we called out last year was right on the money so we […]