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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.

Eco Sneakers

Nike Partners With Pinatex For ‘Happy Pineapple’ Vegan Leather Sneaker Collection

Sally Ho Jun 17, 2021

Nike is teaming up with Ananas Anam, the company behind the pineapple leather Pinatex, to launch a new vegan sneaker collection.
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Alt Protein

Six-Year Research Project To Ferment ‘New Category’ Of Plant-Based Protein

Sally Ho Jun 17, 2021

Researchers in Denmark will soon kickstart a six-year project to create an entirely new category of climate-friendly plant-based proteins using fermentation technology. Called Proferment, the project is being backed by the Novo Nordisk…
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Alt Protein

360 Sprouts Farmers Markets Just Added Vegan Meat From Abbot’s Butcher

Sally Ho Jun 17, 2021

Abbot’s Butcher, the maker of premium vegan meats, has launched at hundreds of Sprouts Farmers Markets locations in the U.S.
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Animal Rights

African Animal Welfare Groups Need More Funding, Alliances & Research, Says New Report

Sally Ho Jun 17, 2021

Animal welfare organisations based in Africa require more funding support, will benefit from alliances with other animal advocacy groups and more in-depth research localised to the African context, says a new report. Released by Animal…
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Cell-Based News

Hong Kong’s Avant Named WEF Technology Pioneer For Cell-Cultured Seafood

Sally Ho Jun 16, 2021

Hong Kong-based Avant, the startup making fish proteins directly from cells, has been named one of the world’s 100 most promising Technology Pioneers for 2021. The list, selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF), identifies companies that…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Change Foods Raises US$2.1M Seed Funding To Fuel Bay Area Expansion & Animal-Free Cheese R&D

Sally Ho Jun 16, 2021

Change Foods, the animal-free dairy startup based between the U.S. and Australia, has just announced the closing of its US$2.1 million seed funding round. The capital will be used to fuel its expansion in the San Francisco Bay Area and…
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Cell-Based News

Orbillion Bio Joins AMPS Coalition Bringing Cell-Cultured Proteins To U.S. Market

Sally Ho Jun 16, 2021

Orbillion Bio, the Silicon Valley food tech dedicated to culturing premium heritage meats, has joined the Alliance for Meat, Poultry & Seafood Innovation (AMPS Innovation). The coalition is made up of seven other U.S.-based members,…
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Fashion

H&M Unveils Virtual ‘Billion Dollar Collection’ Of Sustainable Fashion Solutions

Sally Ho Jun 16, 2021

H&M Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Swedish fashion giant H&M, has launched a new virtual fashion collection featuring ten startups and their sustainable fashion designs. The Billion Dollar Collection also shows the estimated…
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Food & Nutrition

Low-Income Countries To Be Hardest Hit As Global Food Prices Make Biggest Spike In Decade, U.N. Warns

Sally Ho Jun 16, 2021

Global food prices have risen to decade-high levels, with low-income countries to be most vulnerable, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned. Predominantly in Asia-Pacific and Africa, many of these economies have…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Food Scientists Look For Better Ways To Develop Healthier & Tastier Plant-Based Alternative Proteins

Sally Ho Jun 16, 2021

Food scientists have set out to find new ways to make plant-based proteins more nutritious and taste better. In a new paper exploring the topic, researchers say that they hope to take a multidisciplinary approach to improve the health…
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Interviews

Interview: J.B. MacKinnon Talks Consumer Culture and The Day The World Stops Shopping

Sally Ho Jun 15, 2021

Author J.B. MacKinnon shares the idea behind his new thought-provoking book, The Day the World Stops Shopping.
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Plastic Pollution

Global Plastic Waste Treaty To Tackle Environmental Crisis Is Picking Up Speed

Sally Ho Jun 15, 2021

After years of campaigning and awareness-raising from anti-plastic activists, a global treaty to regulate plastic pollution and waste management could finally be on the cards. Amid the current G7 talks in Cornwall, major packaging…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Vegetarians Score Better Health Biomarkers Than Meat-Eaters, New Study Finds

Sally Ho Jun 15, 2021

Researchers have found that people who are vegetarian have a healthier biomarker profile compared to meat-eating folk. The British study’s findings, presented at the recent virtual European Congress on Obesity (ECO), is consistent despite…
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Food & Nutrition

Apeel: Pack Tech Co Keeps Avocados & Mangos Fresh, Now On A Mission To Help Smallholder Farmers Fight Food Waste Too

Sally Ho Jun 14, 2021

Apeel, the company whose technology slows down the rate of spoilage of fresh fruit, has several big-name partnerships under its belt. Currently, the California food waste fighting startup works with major produce suppliers like Del Monte…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Better Meat Co. Opens Giant Fermentation Plant To Produce ‘Rhiza’ Mycoprotein

Sally Ho Jun 14, 2021

The Better Meat Co. has finished building its huge fermentation plant that will churn out “thousands of pounds” of its new superfood mycoprotein ingredient called Rhiza. The new facility will also serve as its R&D and corporate…
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Green Business

Alter Eco ‘Won’t Stop Until Entire Supply Chain Is Zero-Landfill’ In Radical Transparency Push

Sally Ho Jun 14, 2021

Responsible chocolate brand Alter Eco is taking the lead in radical transparency, releasing its annual sustainability report to document its environmental and human impact – both good and bad. Being “brutally honest” about failing to…
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Health

Prop 65: Add Processed Meat To Cancer List, Say NGOs & Plant-Based Meat Firms

Sally Ho Jun 13, 2021

NGOs and plant-based companies are now pushing for processed meat, a classified carcinogen under World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, to be included in California’s Proposition 65 list of substances known to cause cancer or…
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Alt Protein

Cell-Cultured Startup Finless Foods Makes Plant-Based Entry With Tuna Product

Sally Ho Jun 11, 2021

Californian cell-cultured seafood startup Finless Foods has announced its expansion into the plant-based seafood category, debuting a new vegan tuna alternative as the “next step” in their company’s mission to protect the oceans. It comes…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Plant-Based Diets Linked To 73% Lower Risk Of Severe Covid-19, New Global Study Finds

Sally Ho Jun 11, 2021

A new study of frontline healthcare workers across six countries shows an association between plant-based diets and reduced risk of developing moderate or severe Covid-19. The study also found lower odds with pescatarian diets, though to a…
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Vegan

Where To Eat (Plants) This June: New Vegan Restaurant Openings, Menus and Food News

Sally Ho Jun 10, 2021

We take you through new vegan restaurants joining Hong Kong's scene, green menu revamps at our favourite cafés this June.
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Cell-Based News

France Risks Missing Out On Cultivated Meat Opportunities, Cell Ag Experts Warn

Sally Ho Jun 10, 2021

Cell-based meat industry experts are calling on the French government to step up their efforts to tap into the opportunities to be made in the fast-growing sector, or risk missing out on the global market. Co-founder of the nonprofit…
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