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Sally Ho is Green Queen's former resident writer and lead reporter. Passionate about the environment, social issues and health, she is always looking into the latest climate stories in Hong Kong and beyond. A long-time vegan, she also hopes to promote healthy and plant-based lifestyle choices in Asia. Sally has a background in Politics and International Relations from her studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Alt Materials

Genomatica Set To Triple Sustainable Material Production Capacity After $118M Round

Sally Ho Aug 12, 2021

Genomatica, the startup innovating sustainable materials, has just closed a $118 million Series C round. The funding will go towards expanding its portfolio of plant-based biomaterials, which aims to replace the use of fossil fuel-based…
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Research & Scientific Studies

24% of Substances Added To Plastic Products Are Toxic, Study Finds

Sally Ho Aug 11, 2021

Nearly a quarter of all chemical substances intentionally added to make plastic products are toxic, new research finds.
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Alt Protein

Australians Can Now Get Heston Blumenthal’s Plant-Based Fable Burger In 140+ Locations

Sally Ho Aug 10, 2021

Grill'd has added four new plant-based burgers to its menu, one of them the Heston Fable Burger made by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal.
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Alt Protein

Vegan Dairy Is The Focus of Danone’s New ‘Plant-Based 2.0’ Platform

Sally Ho Aug 10, 2021

Food giant Danone is gearing to launch a new "plant-based 2.0" platform featuring "dairy-like" tech to revamp its vegan dairy portfolio.
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Alt Protein

Oatly Loses Lawsuit Against Family-Run Oat Milk Maker Glebe Farm

Sally Ho Aug 9, 2021

Oatly has lost its trademark lawsuit against Glebe Farm Foods, the British family-run company behind the PureOaty brand of oat milk.
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Food & Nutrition

How Foodsteps Is Making Carbon Labelled Restaurant Menus A Reality

Sally Ho Aug 9, 2021

British startup Foodsteps has created a platform to help restaurants and caterers calculate and reduce carbon emissions through labelling.
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Research & Scientific Studies

Bottled Water’s Climate Impact Is 3,500-Times Higher Than Tap: Study

Sally Ho Aug 9, 2021

Scientists in Barcelona found that the climate impact of bottled water could be as much as 3,500-times higher than tap water.
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Research & Scientific Studies

90% of All Emissions Come From Just 8% of Earth’s Surface Area, New Map Shows

Sally Ho Aug 8, 2021

In a new study, scientists map out how the concentrated source of emissions is set to have far-reaching climate impacts globally.
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Climate Change

Venice Bans Cruise Ships After Years of Local Environmental Protests

Sally Ho Aug 7, 2021

After years of campaigning from local groups and environmentalists, Italy has banned cruise ships from the centre of Venice. From now on, cruises weighing more than 25,000 tonnes will not be able to dock at the world heritage site. It…
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Alt Protein

Vegan 60th? Obama’s Birthday Menu Features Impossible Beef, Just Egg and Perfect Day Cheese

Sally Ho Aug 6, 2021

For his 60th birthday celebrations, former U.S. President Barack Obama is going to be devouring a delicious animal-free meal. Featured on the plant-based menu are a number of alt-proteins made by leading food tech brands, including Eat…
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Climate Change

This New $1M ‘Polluters Exposed’ Ad Campaign Is Confronting Big Oil

Sally Ho Aug 6, 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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Alt Protein

Africa Rising: Vegan and Alt-Protein Scene Heats Up Across Continent

Sally Ho Aug 6, 2021

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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Alt Protein

Australian Vegan Meat Leader v2food Eyes Asian Expansion After $54M Series B

Sally Ho Aug 6, 2021

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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Alt Materials

This Shanghai Startup Transforms Kapok Trees Into Sustainable Textiles

Sally Ho Aug 6, 2021

Shanghai-based sustainable material startup Flocus thinks that the kapok tree holds enormous potential to disrupt the textiles industry.
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Climate Change

Great Barrier Reef Avoids ‘In Danger’ Downgrade After Australian Lobbying

Sally Ho Aug 6, 2021

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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Alt Materials

SynBio Startups Bolt Threads and Ginkgo Team Up To Disrupt Beauty Industry

Sally Ho Aug 6, 2021

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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Food & Nutrition

Why These Hong Kong Restaurateurs Are Supporting Regenerative Agriculture

Sally Ho Aug 6, 2021

Restaurateurs in Hong Kong are partnering up with Zero Foodprint Asia to support regenerative agriculture in their own backyard.
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Alt Protein

Investors Pour $52M Into Vegan Dairy Leader Miyoko’s Ahead of Liquid Mozzarella Launch

Sally Ho Aug 5, 2021

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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Zero Waste

New Campaign Urges Amazon To Ditch Packaging and ‘ShipNaked’ Instead

Sally Ho Aug 5, 2021

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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Alt Protein

Redefine Meat Serves Up New Vegan Kebabs, Sausages & Burger Ahead of 3D Whole Cut Launch

Sally Ho Aug 4, 2021

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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Alt Protein

Next Meats To Build Solar-Powered Vegan Protein Factory and R&D Hub

Sally Ho Aug 4, 2021

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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