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AsiaGlobal Fellow 2025, 2021 Women of Power, 2019 GEN T Honouree, V Label Global Hero, and two-time TEDx Speaker: serial social entrepreneur and trends forecaster Sonalie Figueiras is a sustainability expert, food futurist, and eco-powerhouse who has been inspiring international audiences for over a decade with practical steps to combat climate change. Known globally as the Green Queen, she is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning Green Queen, the original impact media platform that educates millions about the link between food technology and climate change. She is also the co-founder and CEO of organic sourcing platform Ekowarehouse and climate tech SaaS Source Green. Additionally, Sonalie is a global keynote speaker, an advisor to multiple mission-driven startups and NGOs, and a venture partner and advisor to several venture capital funds.

Plastic Pollution

10 Terrifying Facts About Microplastics

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 27, 2023

Microplastics are all around us. But you probably don't even realize just how prevalent they are. Here are 10 facts you need to know about these fossil fuel-based tiny particles. In his book, A Poison Like No Other, Wired journalist…
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Eco Lifestyle

Organic Labeling and Logos – Get The Facts

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 14, 2023 0

What's in a label? Here's why organic labeling and logos matter—and what they actually mean. We always need more facts as conscious consumers. We do not live in an ideal world. There is no choice you can make at the grocery store that…
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Alt Protein

UK’s Meatless Farm Makes Team Redundant As It Prepares For Bankruptcy

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 12, 2023

Meatless Farm, the UK-based plant-based meat company founded in 2016 by Danish entrepreneur Morten Toft Bech, may be facing bankruptcy after being unable to secure additional funding. As first reported by The Grocer today, a notice of…
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Alt Protein

MyForest Foods Nabs $15 Million in Series A Extention To Scale Mycelium Pork Bacon And Beef Jerky

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 7, 2023

MyForest Foods, maker of mycelium pork-free whole-cut bacon alternative MyBacon, has announced it has secured $15 million in Series A-2 funding and has appointed a new CEO. MyForest Foods raised the funds from Ecovative, the mushroom…
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Interviews

Shiok Meat’s Sandhya Sriram Gets Personal: ‘As A Pioneer, You Have To Break A Lot More Barriers And A Lot More Glass Ceilings’

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 6, 2023

Sandhya Sriram is co-founder and CEO at Shiok Meats, a Singapore-headquartered cultivated meat and seafood company founded in 2018 that has raised over $30 million in funding. Below, she talks to Green Queen‘s Sonalie Figueiras about where…
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Alt Protein

5 Countries Prioritizing Low-Carbon, Plant-Forward National Food Policy

Sonalie Figueiras May 26, 2023

National decarbonization plans require a focus on food-related greenhouse gas emissions and these five countries have put plant-forward diets front and center of domestic climate policy. It took 26 COPs (the international climate…
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Climate Change

HackSummit: The Climate Conference You Can’t Miss

Sonalie Figueiras May 24, 2023

Green Queen's founder shares her take on HackSummit, the must-attend yearly climate and food tech event that just took place in Lausanne, Switzerland. Should climate activists travel to conferences? It’s a tough question to answer.…
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Alt Dairy

Miyoko’s Creamery: Plant-Based Dairy Founder And Company She Started Agree To Resolve All Lawsuits And Withdraw Legal Claims

Sonalie Figueiras May 19, 2023

Three months after the vegan dairy company filed a lawsuit against its founder and former CEO, both parties say they have resolved all disputes and withdrawn all legal claims. In social media post published by both Miyoko Schinner and…
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Interviews

WWF’s Peter McFeely On Planet-Based Diets: No Global Change Without Localized Food Systems

Sonalie Figueiras May 8, 2023

The World Wildlife Federation (WWF)'s Global Head of Communications, Food Practice, Peter McFeely, talks to Green Queen's Sonalie Figueiras about the organization's new Planet-Based Diets Calculator tool, why local change is crucial for…
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Alt Protein

Is Using Insects for Protein A Terrible Idea? Here’s What You Need to Know

Sonalie Figueiras May 6, 2023

Using insects as a source of protein has gained attention in recent years with enthusiasts presenting the idea as a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional protein sources. However, the use of insects for protein is a…
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Alt Protein

Thai Union’s Alt Protein MD Talks Sustainable Seafood Solutions, Cultivated Meat And The Future Of Plant-Based

Sonalie Figueiras May 4, 2023

Global seafood company Thai Union has made alternative proteins a key part of its future business strategy. Not only has the company launched multiple lines of plant-based seafood alternatives including vegan tuna under its flagship John…
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Alt Protein

Shack Shack Vegan Burger Patty Debuts On US Menu Nationwide

Sonalie Figueiras May 3, 2023

Fast casual burger chain Shake Shack has introduced its first-ever stateside vegan burger patty in a new vegetarian burger addition dubbed Veggie Shack. Fast casual burger chain Shake Shack has debuted its first-ever vegan burger patty.…
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Alt Protein

Steakholder Foods and Umami Meats Debut World’s First 3D-Printed Cultivated Grouper Fish

Sonalie Figueiras May 2, 2023

In a global first, Israel's Steakholder Fodos and Singapore's Umami Meats showcase a 3-D printed grouper fish created using cellular agriculture. Steakholder Foods, a Nasdaq-listed company and a leader in the cultivated meat industry…
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Alt Protein

Vegan Meat Company Fenn Foods Becomes Australia’s First Carbon-Neutral Food Producer

Sonalie Figueiras May 1, 2023

Queensland-based plant-based foods production company Fënn Foods has become the first certified carbon-neutral food producer in Australia, as certified by carbon consulting company the Carbon Reduction Institute (CRI). Fënn Foods was…
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Alt Dairy

Israel’s Remilk Is Rethinking Dairy: “We Are Operating in A Space Of Oxymorons. We Are Making Animal Proteins Without Animals.”

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 21, 2023

Green Queen’s Sonalie Figueiras talks to the Remilk team about precision fermentation nomenclature, the challenges of being a B2B company, why production facility availability is key, and working with conventional dairy companies. …
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Alt Protein

It’s The Land, Stupid! This Earth Day, Land-Light Farming Is The Climate Solution We All Need To Get Behind

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 20, 2023

Farming with up to 90% less land? Precision fermentation is the climate solution to get behind to 'Restore Our Earth'. A few weeks ago, I went to 7-Eleven in Hong Kong and got myself a single-size cup of velvety cookies and cream ice…
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Alt Dairy

Cult Ice Cream Brand Coolhaus Debuts Animal-Free Dairy Range Across Hong Kong

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 20, 2023

Cult Californian artisan ice cream maker Coolhaus launched its animal-free dairy pints range yesterday in Hong Kong at Wellcome supermarkets after a limited release across 7-Eleven stores in March. The range features five flavors…
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Alt Protein

“The Data Shows That Consumers Are Committed To Incorporating Plant-Based Meat Into Their Diets,” PBFA’s Julie Emmett Talks Industry…

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 13, 2023

An interview with PBFA's Vice President of Marketplace Development about the data from their latest report, the evolution of the US plant-based foods industry and where things are going next. US industry group the Plant Based Foods…
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Alt Protein

Babybel Maker Backs AI-Powered Climax Foods To Make Develop Game-Changing Plant-Based Cheese

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 12, 2023

French cheese giant the Bel Groups is investing in and partnering with Californian biotech startup Climax Foods to develop AI-powered plant-based, sustainable and nutritious cheese products. French global food plater the Bel Group,…
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Alt Protein

Vow Founder On That Mammoth Meatball: “We Needed To Do Something So Outrageous That It Would Break Through Into Mainstream Media.

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 31, 2023

Green Queen's Sonalie Figueiras shares her reservations about Vow's global headline-grabbing cultivated mammoth meatball event with company founder and CEO George Peppou in this exclusive interview. "We created the mammoth meatball to…
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Alt Protein

Because Animals Sells Off “Discontinued” Products To Former Co-Founder To Accelerate Cultivated Pet Food Technology

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 29, 2023

Cultivated meat innovation company CULT Food Science says it has acquired consumer brand assets and product formulations from cultivated pet food startup Because Animals. Because CEO Shannon Falconer says the company sold "discontinued"…
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