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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.

Research & Scientific Studies

Engineers Develop ‘Whitest Paint Yet’ To Cool Buildings That Could Replace Air Conditioning

Sally Ho May 17, 2021

Engineers have developed a new paint formulation that could literally cool buildings down, reducing the need to use air conditioning and lowering our carbon footprint. Coating rooftops with the ultra-white paint could even be “more…
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Fashion

Repair & Restore: Fashion Clinic Takes Your Preloved Pieces Into Surgery For A Sustainable Redesign

Sally Ho May 17, 2021

On a mission to divert the piles of fashion waste from landfills, a new repair and restore service has opened up in Hong Kong to help breathe new life into your old clothes. Instead of throwing out your preloved pieces, customers can bring…
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Health

DuPont & Daikin Concealed ‘Forever Chemical’ Dangers In Food Packaging, Investigation Finds

Sally Ho May 14, 2021

Chemical giants DuPont and Daikin knowingly hid evidence about the dangers of short chain PFAS compounds that are widely used in food packaging, a new investigation by the Guardian has revealed. According to the report, the companies knew…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Regeneration Works: Forests The Size Of France Regrown Over Past Two Decades, New Study Finds

Sally Ho May 14, 2021

Almost 59 million hectares of forests, an area that is larger than France, has been regrown over the past twenty years, scientists find in a new analysis. This area of forest bears the potential to store as much as 5.9 gigatons of carbon…
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Alt Protein

Burger King Indonesia Launches Plant-Based Whopper With The Vegetarian Butcher

Sally Ho May 14, 2021

Burger King Indonesia has become the latest to hop on the Plant-Based Whopper bandwagon, launching the new meatless patty in Jakarta this month before expanding to all 175 outlets nationwide. Partnering with Unilever-owned The Vegetarian…
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Circular Economy

Toy Giant Mattel Introduces New Circular ‘PlayBack’ Program To Recover Old Products

Sally Ho May 14, 2021

Mattel has launched a new toy takeback program as part of its sustainability push, enabling customers to send back their old toys once they are done playing with them. The program, PlayBack, will recover materials from old Mattel toys to…
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Climate Change

Slashing Methane Emissions ‘Strongest Lever’ Against Climate Crisis, U.N. Experts Say

Sally Ho May 13, 2021

Reducing human-caused methane emissions by 45% by this decade could put the Paris agreement goal of keeping temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach, finds a new U.N. report. Representing the first comprehensive examination…
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Alt Protein

Shanghai Startup YouKuai Closes US$7.3M Series A To Expand Zrou Plant-Based Pork Brand

Sally Ho May 13, 2021

YouKuai Group International, the Chinese plant-based company behind the pork analogue Zrou, has announced today the close of a US$7.3 million Series A funding round led by Singaporean investment firm TRIREC. Proceeds from the fundraise…
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Future Foods

Benson Hill To Go Public In US$1.35B SPAC Merger As It Looks To Grow Plant-Based Meat Segment

Sally Ho May 13, 2021

AI-powered plant tech firm Benson Hill is planning to go public via a merger deal with Star Peak Corp II, a blank-check company backed by Magnetar Capital. The deal is slated to give the company a valuation of around US$1.35 billion, with…
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Vegan Dining

Din Tai Fung Expands Vegan Menu With JUST Egg Across All U.S. Outlets

Sally Ho May 13, 2021

Famous Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung has expanded their vegan offerings across its U.S. locations in partnership with San Francisco food tech Eat Just. Featuring the plant-based JUST Egg, the five new items range from noodles and…
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Cell-Based News

Bluu Biosciences Secures Funds From Delivery Hero’s VC To Accelerate Cell-Based Fish In Europe

Sally Ho May 13, 2021

Berlin-based Bluu Biosciences has secured investment from DX Ventures, the venture capital arm of European online food delivery giant Delivery Hero. The capital raised is part of Bluu’s seed funding round, and will go towards accelerating…
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Alt Protein

OTLY: Oatly Releases IPO Terms & Sets Sights On US$10.1 Billion Valuation

Sally Ho May 12, 2021

Oatly has set its terms for its IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange, aiming for a valuation of around US$10.1 billion with the offering price expected to be between US$15 to US$17 per share. The Swedish oat milk maker first made official its…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

Consumers Believe Cell-Based Protein Will Make Up 40% Of Their Meat Intake, New Study Finds

Sally Ho May 12, 2021

Consumers believe that cultivated protein could make up as much as 40% of their future meat intake, according to new research. Examining attitudes and adoption of cell-based meats among U.S. and U.K. consumers, the study also found…
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Green Business

British Catering Giant Compass Group To Replace 40% Animal Proteins By 2030

Sally Ho May 12, 2021

Compass Group is planning to replace 40% of the animal-based foods throughout its supply chain with alternative proteins as part of its net-zero emissions campaign. The British multinational foodservice conglomerate also pledged to halve…
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China

China Adopts Food Waste Law & Bans Binge Eating Videos To Foster ‘Resource-Conserving’ Society

Sally Ho May 12, 2021

China has enacted new legislation to combat food waste, banning online binge-eating videos and fines for diners who leave behind excessive uneaten food at restaurants. According to Chinese state media, the new policy is aimed at fostering…
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Food & Nutrition

Vegan & Allergy-Inclusive Food Businesses Can ‘Earn More & Risk Less’, Food Safety Expert Details In New Book

Sally Ho May 12, 2021

Foodservice businesses are leaving behind a huge opportunity if they fail to address the “ticking time-bomb” of rising allergy-related incidents and make the shift to become more inclusive, warns food safety expert Heather Landex. In her…
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Alt Protein

Israeli Food Tech SavorEat Launches Subsidiary Plant-Based Egg Startup

Sally Ho May 12, 2021

Israeli food tech SavorEat has established a new subsidiary venture focused on developing plant-based egg alternatives. Operating independently from the company, the new Egg’n’up venture is being built with support from Millennium…
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Climate Change

Forbes Launches Sustainability Channel Amid Media’s Climate Crisis Wake-Up Call

Sally Ho May 12, 2021

Forbes has launched a new channel dedicated to covering sustainability, as the mainstream media landscape begins to sound the alarm on the climate crisis. The channel, Forbes Sustainability, comes in response to “rising global interest in…
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Alt Protein

Mycorena To Build Large-Scale Factory To Supply ‘Several Thousand Tons’ Of Fungi Protein

Sally Ho May 11, 2021

Swedish food tech Mycorena is going to establish a large-scale production facility for its fungi-based protein. The factory, which will be built as a joint venture with property management firm Falkenbergsgruppen, claims to be “one of its…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Kids: Impossible Foods Secures USDA Child Nutrition Label For K-12 Market Entry

Sally Ho May 11, 2021

Impossible Foods has announced that it has secured Child Nutrition Labels (CN Labels) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the food crediting statements providing federal meal guidance to schools across the country. The addition…
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Alt Protein

Solar Biotech Raises US$2M Seed Funding To Help Startups Scale Fermentation Solutions

Sally Ho May 11, 2021

Solar Biotech, a company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has raised US$2 million in seed funding for its scale up platform for fermentation players. The startup’s renewable energy powered flagship solution, BioNodes, helps clients reduce…
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