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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.

Green Business

To Make the UK’s Food Supply More Sustainable, Lidl Helps Farmers Go Eco

Green Queen Team Jan 20, 2022

In an effort to make the UK's food supply more sustainable, leading supermarket chain Lidl says it's working with produce suppliers to achieve eco-certification by the end of 2023. Lidl, which operates nearly 900 stores across the UK,…
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Climate Change

A Tale Of Two Climate Migrants: What Global Warming Does To Weather Refugees

Green Queen Team Jan 19, 2022

By: Jeremy Deaton The United States has done more to fuel climate migration than any other country on Earth, but it does not always welcome climate migrants. Climate change is fueling longer dry spells, bigger floods and more violent…
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Covering Climate Now

Words Are One Of The Most Effective Weapons In The Fight Against Climate Change And This Is How

Green Queen Team Jan 18, 2022

By Tara Lohan Speak up, identify the stakes, and use language that inspires action and combats right-wing messaging, says climate communications expert Genevieve Guenther. Do we generate energy from windmills or wind…
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Fashion

Mushroom Leather Startup MycoWorks Lands $125 Million In Latest Funding Round

Green Queen Team Jan 17, 2022

Turning mushrooms into leather is proving to be big business for MycoWorks, the Bay Area startup that has produced vegan leather for a number of brands including luxury French fashion house Hermès. Now, MycoWorks has raised $125 million in…
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Alt Protein

How Mosa Meat Ditched Fetal Bovine Serum and Bioengineering In Its Cultivated Meat

Green Queen Team Jan 14, 2022

Leading cultivated meat brand Mosa Meat has made public how it replaced the controversial growth medium, fetal bovine serum, without genetically altering cells. The findings are published in the journal Nature Food. "Today, we are…
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Fashion

Levi’s Launches Recycled 501 Jeans Made From Liquefied Old Jeans

Green Queen Team Jan 13, 2022

Your next pair of Levi's 501 jeans could come from a liquefied pair of old Levi's as the company aims to bring more circularity to its supply chain. A chemical process dissolves Levi's denim and turns that into a new fabric that's used…
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Circular Economy

Send Your Old Timberland Shoes Back So the Company Make Them New Again

Green Queen Team Jan 12, 2022

Even the best hiking boots can take a beating. But before you throw your Timberlands out, you might want to check out Timberloop, the new take-back program launching online and in stores across the U.S. Outdoor giant Timberland says it…
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Alt Protein

New Data Show Brits Overwhelmingly Interested In Consuming Alternative Protein

Green Queen Team Jan 11, 2022

One-third of UK consumers are open to trying cultivated meat, and 60 percent said they would try plant-based protein, according to new Food Standards Agency (FSA) data. The new study surveyed nearly 2,000 adults ages 16-75…
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Covering Climate Now

Moving Conferences Online Can Save Up To 94% Of Event Carbon Footprints New Study Finds

Green Queen Team Jan 11, 2022

By Elizabeth Claire Alberts. A new study found that moving conferences online can reduce the carbon footprint by 94% and energy use by 90%. It also found that hybrid events, in which some participants attend in person while others…
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Covering Climate Now

The 6 Environmental News Stories You Need To Follow Throughout 2022

Green Queen Team Jan 8, 2022

By John R. Platt and Tara Lohan. Last year's COP26 was hailed as a disappointment by many environmentalists. Now, in 2022, fighting for the planet is more important than ever. Staying aware of new developments and key figures will prove…
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Vegan

Domino’s and Pizza Hut Expand Vegan Options for Veganuary

Green Queen Team Jan 7, 2022

The vegan launches continue to roll in during the first week of Veganuary. The latest: U.S.-based pizza chains Domino's and Pizza Hut have added vegan options including vegan pepperoni and vegan Buffalo chicken. Domino's has launched…
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Climate Change

Spain Urged to Reduce Meat Consumption to Fight Climate Change

Green Queen Team Jan 5, 2022

Spain's consumer affairs minister Alberto Garzón is once again urging the country to reduce its consumption of meat, especially beef, to help curb climate change and save the country's tourism industry from desertification linked to…
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Alt Protein

Beyond Vegan Chicken Is Coming to Every U.S. KFC Location: ‘It’s Time’

Green Queen Team Jan 5, 2022

Popular U.S. fried chicken chain KFC is launching vegan chicken in all U.S. locations beginning January 10th, for a limited time. The announcement overlaps with the popular month-long Veganuary campaign. KFC operates nearly 4,000 locations…
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Alt Protein

In the Race to Fix Our Food System, Vegan Chicken Is Poised for Victory

Green Queen Team Jan 3, 2022

From nuggets to sandwiches to vegan chicken restaurants, a plant-based chicken revolution is coming, and it could have big implications for our complicated protein industry. Chicken is now a top priority for vegan meat producers. And it…
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Climate Change

Climate Anxiety Poses A Mental Health Risk Unless We Keep Talking About It

Green Queen Team Jan 2, 2022

By Neal Robert Haddaway, Joe Duggan and Nicholas Badullovich. As the climate changes, negative environmental effects are being felt and seen around the world. The effect that climate change has on mental health is less immediately…
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Alt Protein

With Veganuary, All Eyes Are (Still) On Vegan Meat

Green Queen Team Dec 30, 2021

As Veganuary anticipates its largest number of participants for 2022, the vegan meat market continues to be a top priority for consumers and the industry. More than 300,000 people have already signed on for Veganuary, the month-long…
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Alt Protein

China’s Appetite for Meat Contributes to 90,000 Deaths a Year From Ammonia Pollution

Green Queen Team Dec 29, 2021

A sixty percent increase in ammonia pollution since the 1980s is now linked to 90,000 premature deaths a year in China, according to new research. A 30 percent spike in meat consumption over the last 30 years across China and Hong Kong…
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Vegan

By the Numbers: The Health and Environmental Benefits of Participating in Veganuary

Green Queen Team Dec 28, 2021

What happens when you go vegan for a month? Here are the benefits of a Veganuary commitment on your health and the planet. More than 500,000 people took part in Veganuary in 2021—and that number could double this year. The month-long…
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Plastic Pollution

How Amazon’s Plastic Problem Got Worse During Covid

Green Queen Team Dec 23, 2021

Plastic packaging use increased for Amazon by nearly 33 percent during the last year of the pandemic, according to new findings. Online orders from the largest e-tailer in the Western world increased 38 percent in 2020 due to the…
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Covering Climate Now

Climate Change Is A Feminist Issue Not Just an Environmental One

Green Queen Team Dec 23, 2021

By: Sara London In 2015, Botswana experienced its worst drought in history. Since then, families have had to move, taking their children out of schools; farmers have lost crops, leaving communities hungry and desperate. Natural…
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Climate Change

Evicting Livestock From the Netherlands to Curb Nitrogen Emissions: Will It Work?

Green Queen Team Dec 22, 2021

In a first of its kind move aimed at reducing nitrogen pollution levels, the Netherlands says it has earmarked €25 billion to decrease its livestock populations. Dutch officials say too much animal manure is causing widespread pollution…
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