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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.

Alt Protein

You Can Now Buy OmniPork, Asia’s Most Popular Vegan Meat, At 200 US Whole Foods Stores

Sonalie Figueiras Aug 5, 2021
OmniPork, Asia's vegan pork meat sensation, has just made its US retail debut at 200 Whole Foods in 16 states across the country.
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Alt Protein

Oatly v. Glebe: Is The Now Public Alt Milk Pioneer Being Unreasonable? An IP Lawyer Answers All Your Questions

Sonalie Figueiras Jul 12, 2021
Oatly, the oat milk pioneer that recently went public on the U.S. stock market and now boasts a market cap of over US$14 billion, is being hung to dry because of its trademark infringement lawsuit against small-time oat milk producer Glebe…
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Interviews

The Biggest Obstacle In The Climate Fight? Not Enough Women Leaders – Q&A w/ She Changes Climate Co-Founder Bianca Pitt

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 27, 2021
She Changes Climate was founded in 2020 by Bianca Pitt, Antoinette Vermilye and Elise Buckle, with a mission to bring diversity into the COP international climate negotiations. Right now, the organisation is laser focused on broadening…
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Interviews

Food System Change: ‘Who’s Making Decisions, Who’s Benefiting, Who’s Gaining The Wealth?’ Errol Schweizer’s Got…

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 16, 2021
Errol Schweizer has spent decades in the food industry, over 25 years in fact. He has held down many positions, from grill cook to stock clerk to purchasing manager. A native of New York's the Bronx who studied biology and got his…
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Cell-Based News

GOOD MEAT: Eat Just’s Cultivated Meat Division Raises US$170M, As Famed Singapore Restaurant Replaces All Chicken With Cultured Version

Sonalie Figueiras May 19, 2021
In another record-breaking turn, Eat Just, the San Francisco-based food tech company whose plant-based mung bean alternative has sold 100 million vegan eggs across the globe including in mainland China, where it just debuted a JUST egg…
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Alt Protein

Animal-Free Dairy Is Here. But Is It Vegan?

Sonalie Figueiras May 4, 2021
The food on your plate is changing. And it's not just the advent of plant-based eating, which is suddenly everywhere, from Michelin-Starred tables to fast-food chains. We are entering a brand new era of slaughter-free menus and products,…
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Interviews

Exclusive: Sea Shepherd Founder Captain Paul Watson ‘Whether It’s 2048 Or 2078, Fish Stocks Are Going To Crash’

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 26, 2021
From rising sea temperatures to overfishing and plastic pollution, the state of our oceans has never been more dire. In the latest ocean assessment released by the U.N. on Earth Day (April 22), experts warn that our human activities are…
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Animal Rights

Environmental Graphic Artist Weiyuan Wei: ‘I Want My Work To Educate, Inspire & Excite’

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 7, 2021
Originally from China and now based in the United Kingdom, graphic designer and illustrator Weiyena Wei is passionate about using art and design to 'encourage new behaviours in a visually engaging way. Over the past few years she has…
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Alt Protein

Seaspiracy Response: Here’s What NGOs & Other Organizations Are Saying About The Documentary, Plus Our Take

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 6, 2021
Seaspiracy premiered on Netflix less than two weeks ago. Just four days after it was released, it had already made it to the Top 10 lists on Netflix in more than 32 countries, including the U.K. and the U.S. Netflix does not release…
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Climate Change

Netflix Seaspiracy Review: If You Can Still Eat Fish After Watching This Film, We’re Not Made The Same

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 25, 2021
Director Ali Tabrizi's documentary film, backed by Cowspiracy's executive producer Kip Anderson, is shocking, terrifying and an unsparing indictment of the commercial fishing industry. Let's hope everyone on the planet watches it so our…
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Alt Protein

Green Monday Announces Omni Luncheon Menu Debut at McDonald’s Shanghai, Guangzhou & Shenzhen

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 24, 2021
Green Monday, the alternative protein leader based headquartered in Hong Kong, is celebrating the launch of a new menu featuring the group's plant-based spam equivalent, Omni Luncheon Meat, with QSR giant McDonald's in three Chinese…
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Health

‘Sperm Counts Could Reach Zero By 2045’: ‘Everywhere’ Plastic Toxins Behind Fertility Crisis That Threatens Human Survival

Sally Ho Mar 23, 2021
Declining sperm counts and changing reproductive development are leading to a fertility crisis that could endanger human life, says leading epidemiologist Dr. Shanna Swan. Driving the trend is our growing exposure to “everywhere chemicals”…
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Alt Protein

Latin America: Plant-Based Meat Startups & Brands To Watch

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 9, 2021
The Latin American alt protein market is exploding. We recently did an overview of the space, in which we highlighted that 90% of the population want to eat more plant-based foods, according to an Ingredion survey. We recently spoke to…
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Alt Protein

Interview: Quinoa Marketing’s Emmanuel Besserve ‘LatAm Vegan Businesses Will See Demand Rising Aggressively This Year’

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 5, 2021
Frenchman Emmanuel Besserve been living in Panama for the past 13 years. He is the co-founder of Oops Vegan, an educational vegan blog and online community, and Quinoa Marketing, a marketing agency for plant-based and sustainable…
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Interviews

The Interview – Anna Lappé of Diet for A Hot Planet: “The Real Power Comes From Collectivising Our Voice”

Sonalie Figueiras Jan 14, 2021
Anna Lappé and her mother Francis Moore Lappé were decades ahead of their time with their activism, research, books, grant funds and education-giving about sustainable food systems. Lappé (daughter)'s book Diet for a Hot Planet…
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Climate Change

Top 10 Sustainability Trends: Our 2021 Eco Wellness Predictions

Sonalie Figueiras Jan 9, 2021
It's that time of the year again, a new dawn, or in 2021's case, a better dawn, because hey, what can be worse than 2020? New year = new set of Green Queen trend predictions (proud to share that we still haven't been wrong yet). This year,…
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Alt Protein

Top 13 Alt Protein Trends: Our 2021 Industry Predictions

Sonalie Figueiras Jan 5, 2021
2020 was a challenging and unexpected year, and most of the world was brought to its knees by the Covid-19 pandemic. It's been almost 12 months of bad, sad news and traumatic moments. But for the alt protein industry, 2020 has been an…
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Alt Protein

Green Common Shanghai: Green Monday Celebrates First Mainland China Store Milestone

Sonalie Figueiras Dec 22, 2020
Hong Kong-based plant-based pioneer Green Monday has announced the opening of their tenth retail store in Asia and the first-ever retail location in mainland China, welcoming diners and shoppers alike at the new Green Common Shanghai in…
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Interviews

Change Foods Welcomes Irina Gerry: Why This Danone Senior Brand Manager Chose To Become CMO Of An Alt Dairy Startup

Sonalie Figueiras Dec 10, 2020
Formerly Senior Brand Manager for plant-based brands at Danone and the the force behind major recent launches at Silk and So Delicious, Irina Gerry has recently joined the management team at U.S.-Australian food tech Change Foods, which…
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Eco Packaging

Forget Your CV: Lucy Dearing Got Her Dream Vegan Job By Doing THIS

Sonalie Figueiras Nov 27, 2020
Recessions, pandemics, robots taking over...Getting a job these days is not easy. Not to mention that millennials wants jobs with purpose and zillennials (AKA Gen Z) want to save the world with their career. And if you are vegan, it's even…
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Alt Protein

Exclusive: APAC Alt Protein Startups Raised More Than US$230 Million In Past 12 Months

Sonalie Figueiras Nov 18, 2020
It's hard to overstate what a record breaking year it has been for the alternative protein industry over the past 12 months, most especially in Asia where Green Queen Media is based. Just a couple of years ago, there were less than on…
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