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We INFORM. We INSPIRE. We EMPOWER. Founded by serial entrepreneur Sonalie Figueiras in 2011, Green Queen is an award-winning sustainability & impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change in Asia. Our mission is to shift consumer behaviour through our authentic, original and ground-breaking content.

Alt Protein

Athletic Greens, Valued At $1.2 Billion, Is a Unicorn In More Ways Than One

Green Queen Team Feb 14, 2022

The Covid pandemic elevated the already-booming health food and supplements categories to new heights. With its recent $115 million raise, Athletic Greens, the subscription-based green powder that boasts 75 vitamins, minerals, and…
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Alt Dairy

Vegan Chocolate Market to Reach $1 Billion By 2027

Green Queen Team Feb 11, 2022

The vegan chocolate market is experiencing a 12.3 percent CAGR, expected to reach $1 billion in global sales by 2027. In the last two years, leading chocolate brands including Hershey's and Cadbury's have launched vegan chocolate bars…
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Alt Protein

Why Vegetarian Singer Sia Is Excited About The Meat Industry

Green Queen Team Feb 9, 2022

Singer and songwriter Sia took to Fortune this week to share her thoughts on the food system, and why as a vegetarian, she's excited about the future of the meat industry. "I’ve always loved animals, ever since I can remember," Sia,…
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Climate Change

Is Net-Zero Achievable? The World’s 25 Largest Companies Miss the Mark, Report Finds

Green Queen Team Feb 8, 2022

Twenty-five of the world's largest companies who have made net-zero emissions pledges won't hit their targets, says a new assessment from two climate groups. According to a new report from the NewClimate Institute and Carbon Market…
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Alt Protein

France Gets Its First Vegan Butcher

Green Queen Team Feb 4, 2022

French supermarket chain Carrefour says it has opened the first vegan butcher counter in the meat-loving country. New vegan meat products being merchandised butchershop style at Carrefour come by way of the Unilever-owned Dutch vegan…
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Covering Climate Now

Climate Migrants Might Be The Answer To A Clean Economy

Green Queen Team Feb 4, 2022

By Alex Robinson. The coral atoll of Tarawa in Kiribati is a 29-kilometre-long triangle of white sandy beaches in the central Pacific Ocean. But it isn’t paradise for many residents, who are on the front lines of the climate crisis. …
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Climate Change

New Research Claims Coffee May Become Harder To Source And More Expensive As Climate Change Rages On

Green Queen Team Feb 3, 2022

The world could lose half of its best coffee-growing land under a moderate climate change scenario. Brazil, which is the currently world’s largest coffee producer, will see its most suitable coffee-growing land decline by 79%. …
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Drink

Is Soda Finally Healthy? Celeb-Backed Olipop’s $30M Series B Raise May Be Proof

Green Queen Team Feb 3, 2022

The Jonas Brothers drink it. So do Camila Cabello, Mindy Kaling, and even Gwyneth Paltrow. The functional soda brand Olipop, which positions itself as a healthy alternative to the conventional sugar-laden brands, just raised $30 million in…
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Covering Climate Now

Big Oil Accused Of Preventing Climate Law Suits Through Disinformation And Scare Tactics

Green Queen Team Feb 3, 2022

By Chris McGreal. US oil firms have been accused of using scare tactics after telling a federal court on Tuesday that lawsuits alleging fossil fuel companies lied about the climate crisis could threaten America’s oil supply. At a…
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Alt Protein

IKEA Is Making 3D Printed Vegan Meatballs To Attract Sustainable Tech Hires

Green Queen Team Feb 2, 2022

Swedish furniture giant IKEA is hiring. And it's employing a unique recruitment approach. The chain is offering qualified applicants an opportunity to try 3D-printed vegan versions of its iconic Swedish meatballs. The race is on to…
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Alt Protein

The U.S. Will Consume 160 Million Vegan Chicken Wings on Super Bowl Sunday

Green Queen Team Feb 2, 2022

As the clock ticks down to the most-watched television event of the year, new data suggests Super Bowl LVI will be all about plants—vegan chicken wings, that is. And a whole lot of them. More than 100 million Americans will tune in to…
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Beauty

How To Get Rid of Maskne and Take Care Of Your Skin During Covid-19

Green Queen Team Feb 2, 2022 0

Wearing a mask in public spaces at all times has become the norm, but two years in and they can do a number on your skin, causing dryness and the dreaded maskne. Here's how to battle it. Below we talk about how to deal with this new…
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Alt Protein

California’s Pork Industry Promised a ‘Bacon Crisis’. Where Is It?

Green Queen Team Feb 1, 2022

It's been more than three years since California voters passed Prop 12, one of the nation's strictest animal welfare laws. The pork industry pushed back, saying regulations would make meeting demand for products like bacon near impossible.…
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Climate Change

Carbon Farming Could Make Agriculture More Climate Positive But Only If There Are Defined Terms

Green Queen Team Jan 31, 2022

As the effects of climate change intensify and paths for limiting global warming narrow, politicians, media and environmental advocates have rallied behind “carbon farming” as a mutually beneficial strategy for society, the…
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Plastic Pollution

Are Bottles Made From Sugar A Sweet Solution to the Plastic Crisis? Maybe.

Green Queen Team Jan 28, 2022

In the effort to curb plastic waste, scientists from the U.K.’s University of Birmingham and Duke University say they’ve succeeded in turning elements found in sugar alcohols into what they claim is degradable and recyclable bioplastic. …
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Alt Protein

The McPlant Sold Better Than Expected. Now It’s Coming to 600 More Locations.

Green Queen Team Jan 28, 2022

As the meatless burger wars heat up, the McDonald's McPlant shows promise as sales outperformed initial projections for its first U.S. test locations. U.S. sales of the McDonald’s McPlant burger have exceeded expectations by three-fold,…
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Climate Change

Meat And Dairy Industries Are Granted Farming Subsidies With No Regard For Personal Or Planetary Health

Green Queen Team Jan 26, 2022

By Marco Springmann. The global food system is in disarray. Animal agriculture is a major driver of global heating, and as many as 12 million deaths from heart disease, stroke, cancers and diabetes are each year…
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Plastic Pollution

This Plastic ‘Bank’ Has Kept More Than 2 Billion Plastic Bottles Out of Oceans

Green Queen Team Jan 25, 2022

A milestone number of plastic bottles have been kept out of oceans, according to the social enterprise Plastic Bank. It says it's kept the equivalent of two billion plastic bottles from entering the world's oceans since launching in 2013. …
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Climate Change

‘Don’t Look Up’ Entertains While Shining A Light On Trend Of Ignoring Climate Change Experts’ Warnings

Green Queen Team Jan 21, 2022

By Gale Sinatra, University of Southern California, Barbara K. Hofer, Middlebury Every disaster movie seems to open with a scientist being ignored. “Don’t Look Up” is no exception – in fact, people ignoring or…
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Climate Change

Thanks, Climate Change? New Penguin Colonies Discovered As Birds Move South Due to Rising Temperatures

Green Queen Team Jan 21, 2022

A scientific discovery reveals new penguin colonies across Antarctica as rising temperatures due to climate change force the birds south to raise their offspring. Researchers in the Antarctic say they have discovered new gentoo penguin…
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Alt Protein

How Nature’s Fynd Is Turning Geyser Goo Into Vegan Meat and Cheese

Green Queen Team Jan 20, 2022

There are a lot of interesting ingredients making their way into the vegan meat and cheese categories. But Nature's Fynd may just have the most interesting one of all. As the meat, seafood, egg, and dairy categories change—namely…
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