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The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and its technology partner Higg have released the Higg Brand & Retail Module (BRM), a value chain sustainability assessment tool for companies to access their social and environmental impact…
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Have you ever thought about how you could make a positive impact with your money? London-based startup Creed is about to debut its new mobile app aiming to do just that, combining finance with climate impact management. Features on the…
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Ever since the pandemic, many of us have turned to online shopping and other e-commerce services for our daily purchases. Even boomers have gotten more tech-savvy because of the crisis, now officially the fastest-growing category of online…
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Consumers are searching for tech-forward innovations and environmental footprint labels on products to help them adapt to a sustainable lifestyle, a recent survey shows. Among some of the digital solutions cited as helpful include apps…
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Active in 181 countries, Veggly, a global dating app for vegans and vegetarians recently celebrated a million matches on its platform, a 12x growth in just 18 months. Founder Alex Felipelli worked on Veggly for six months before he…
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North Carolina-based biotech company, Pairwise recently secured US$90M funding in its Series B round which will boost its gene-editing creation of new fruit and vegetable varieties and break down barriers to increase consumption of fresh…
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OnTheList, the popular members-only platform bringing consumers discounts for old fashion inventory from retail brands, has launched a brand new app to target food waste with the same business model. Called Phenix by OnTheList App, the new…
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There’s a new tech-for-good app in town. Called Mindtree, this Oslo-based startup has created a meditation app that aligns our own health with the planet’s. For every time a user meditates with Mindtree, the company redirects the majority…
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March 3 2021 Update: This article has been updated to reflect the additional features and new changes available on the revamped FoodForage app. Technology software company Bionix Technologies recently launched its new mobile app…
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A new online tool has been created so that food blogs and websites can add carbon labels to their recipes. Partnering with WP Recipe Maker, a recipe plug-in for web publishing software WordPress, My Emissions automatically calculates the…
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In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Anshuman Bapna met his soon-to-be co-founders online, where they were virtually introduced to each other and found themselves aligned in their passion to come up with climate solutions. What they…
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According to a survey by Veggly, a global dating app for vegans and vegetarians, over half of vegan daters the company surveyed refuse to date meat-eaters. The poll, which surveyed over 7,400 people from across the globe, also revealed…
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Too Good To Go, the Copenhagen-based platform for surplus food, has bagged US$31.1 million in a fresh round of funding to fuel its expansion into the U.S. market, where 40% of food goes to waste. The startup’s app is currently the world’s…
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Latam ridesharing tech firm Cabify has ramped up its climate commitments, this time introducing a new blockchain-powered carbon offsetting solution to its app to ensure full traceability on its carbon-neutral pledge. Users will now be able…
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The vegan culture is on the rise around the world. Recent figures reveal that in South Korea, vegan diet followers have almost tripled while in Europe, more than 3% of the total population now eat plant-based meals. In the year 2019, the…
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While many of us see animal and wildlife conservation as important issues, it’s not always clear what the actionable steps exist to make a difference. Now, a new app is being developed to do exactly that, taking users onto the “frontlines”…
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New research has found that the global mental wellness economy has ballooned to a market worth more than US$120 billion, driven by growing consumer spending in four main segments including sleep, brain-boosting nutraceuticals,…
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Launched earlier this year by Hong Kong-based digital transformation agency Integrated Management Systems (IMS), OrgHive is a new app designed to help consumers in China make healthier food choices while supporting organic brands targeting…
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Bangkok-based startup Yindii has just launched a new mobile app that will help combat food waste in the city. It connects consumers with restaurants and cafés, who will offer “flash sales” on the platform to purchase food that would…
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Belong, an Australian broadband and mobile data provider owned by telecommunications giant Telstra, has recently launched a new app designed to help users track their “carbon thumbprint”. Revealing to users the carbon emissions of mobile…
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As the world continues to battle both the coronavirus pandemic and the climate emergency, many are calling for sustainability to be prioritised in the recovery process, which represents an opportunity for the world to build back better.…
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