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Leading APAC Companies Struggled With 2020 Sustainability Performance Reporting Due To Pandemic, Says New Study
The findings of a recent study conducted by CSRone show that leading firms in several parts of the Asia-Pacific region regressed in terms of reporting their sustainability performances in 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic.
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42% Of Global Consumers Are Flexitarians & Driving Mainstream Plant-Based Shift, New Report Says
The rise of vegan and vegetarian food around the world is being driven by the surge in flexitarianism all over the world, a new report highlights. With more than two-fifths of global consumers actively reducing their meat consumption, many!-->…
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Aussie Shelf-Stable Plant-Based Meat Startup Deliciou Bags Seed Funding To Fuel Global Expansion
Deliciou has raised seed funding to continue expanding global distribution of its line of shelf-stable plant-based meat alternatives to Europe, the U.S. and Asia. The round, which makes Deliciou the first Australia-based startup to join!-->…
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Nopal FTW: These 8 Cactus Leather Must-Haves Will Make Your Plant-Based Fashion Dreams Come True
Cactus leather, the vegan-friendly and sustainable alternative developed by Mexican startup Desserto, has turned heads lately in the textile world, from landing a partnership with industry giant H&M to packing a punch in boxing gloves!-->…
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Smateria: These Recycled Plastic Vegan Handbags Made By Artisan Khmer Women Help Prevent Carbon Emissions
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Smateria, a Cambodia-based ethical women-founded fashion label, has launched its newest sustainable collection, this time made from a new recycled plastic manufacturing technology. Handmade!-->!-->!-->…
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Animal-Free Fats Startup Nourish Ingredients Bags US$11M In Li Ka-Shing Backed Round
Canberra-based Nourish Ingredients has closed a US$11 million financing round co-led by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Horizons Ventures and Main Sequence Ventures, the manager of the Australian government’s CSIRO Innovation Fund.!-->…
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Y Combinator Backs Orbillion Bio In First Cell-Cultured Red Meat Investment
Orbillion Bio has become the latest startup to join the Y Combinator, becoming the prestigious accelerator’s first cell-cultured red meat investment. The female-founded food tech is laser-focused on developing slaughter-free and!-->…
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Burger King Canada To Launch Impossible Whopper Nationwide
Burger King Canada has announced the launch of the Impossible Whopper across its chains nationwide, starting next month. Rolling out initially across outlets in Ontario, the fast food chain’s meat-free version of the iconic Whopper will be!-->…
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Veg’d: Chef Matthew Kenney To Open Vegan ‘Fast Food’ Drive-Thru In California
U.S.-based Michelin-rated celebrity chef, entrepreneur and author Matthew Kenney who specializes in plant-based cuisine, is set to open Veg’d, a fast-food restaurant in Costa Mesa, California with a vegan drive-thru in early May.
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Nativ Cascara: Nestlé Australia Launches Sustainable Upcycled Coffee Husk Drink Termed ‘Social Beverage’
In a move to keep up with conscious consumerism, Nestlé Australia has debuted a brand new line of upcycled drinks. Made from upcycled coffee berry husks, the caffeinated “social beverage” Nescafé Nativ Cascara uses up the discards from!-->…
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Seafood Fraud: 40% Of 9,000 Fish Products From Restaurants To Fishmongers Are Mislabelled, Guardian Analysis Finds
A Guardian Seascape analysis of 44 recent studies that consisted of over 9,000 seafood samples from various suppliers in more than 30 countries has revealed that 36% were mislabelled, thus exposing the massive fraud that is occurring on a!-->…
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Stray Dog Capital’s Lisa Feria: ‘We’re Looking For Founder Teams Thinking In Trillions’
Lisa Feria is CEO and General Partner at Stray Dog Capital, an impact venture capital firm investing in startups innovating healthier, sustainable and ethical solutions across the food and protein supply chain. After working at big firms!-->…
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Big Idea Ventures Partners With AAK To Push Alternative Protein Ingredient Innovation
New York and Singapore-based venture capital firm Big Idea Ventures (BIV) and AAK, the Swedish-Danish specialty oils and fats giant, has forged a new partnership to speed up the development of alternative protein ingredient solutions.!-->…
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New Interactive ‘Pathways’ Tool To Drive Talent Into Australian Cellular Agriculture Industry
A newly launched interactive tool will help students and those looking to switch careers to “break into” the field of cellular agriculture. Designed to drive talent into the emerging industry, the Pathways tool outlines the areas where!-->…
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Australian Plant-Based Meat Industry ‘Grew Exponentially’ In 2020, New Report Reveals
Australia’s plant-based meat industry thrived despite the economic downturn amid the pandemic, according to data published in a new report from regional alternative protein think tank Food Frontier. From surging retail sales to impressive!-->…
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Hermès X MycoWorks: Duo Unveils Mushroom Leather Travel Bag Created From ‘Fine Mycelium’
High-end French fashion brand Hermès recently joined forces with Californian mycelium-based material startup MycoWorks to unveil a mushroom-based 'leather' travel bag made from fine mycelium. The recent collaboration saw the very first bag!-->…
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Better Nature: Tempeh Startup Teams Up With Mindful Chef To Launch Plant-Based Recipe Kits
Better Nature, the British tempeh brand whose mission is to popularise the traditional Indonesian fermented protein, has announced a new collaboration with Mindful Chef to bring new plant-based options to the healthy recipe box platform’s!-->…
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Food Safety & Nutrition Top Motivators For Chinese Consumers To Adopt Cell-Based Meat, Study Finds
Food safety concerns and nutrition will be the key drivers Chinese consumers to adopt cell-based products, a new consumer attitudes survey finds. Ethical and environmental advantages of cultured meats, on the other hand, fare lower on the!-->…
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Australia To Open Its First-Ever Vegan Preschool With Plant-Based Offerings For Kids, From Syllabus To Food
According to Vegan Australia, a non-profit organization, Australia will soon get its first-ever vegan preschool, Sustainable Play, to encourage eco-practices among children like following plant-based diets and visits to local farms and!-->…
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Australian Brand Debuts Certified Vegan Infant Formula For Newborns Made From 100% Organic Ingredients
Queensland-based company Sprout Organic has debuted a new line of baby formula made from certified organic plant-based ingredients including rice starch and slated to land on retail shelves in the country in May this year. While the firm!-->…
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Wildfire Energy: Australian Cleantech Startup Turns Waste Into Renewables
Wildfire Energy, an Australian cleantech startup whose gasification technology enables waste to turn into renewable energy, has been chosen as the first startup of its kind to join Brinc, a Hong Kong-headquartered venture capital and!-->…
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