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Asia Responsible For 50% Of Global Food Waste: Businesses Gear Up To Fight Crisis
Asia is embroiled in a food waste crisis. While food waste is a global problem, it is particularly prevalent here, with the region accounting for more than half of the world’s disposed food. While household food waste is part and parcel of!-->…
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Eco Events Not To Miss: Hong Kong’s Best Upcoming Dinners, Panels & Talks
We are excited to be seeing more events popping up in Hong Kong on important environmental issues and sustainable living. To keep you up to date with the eco-events scene, we’ve compiled a list of the top events that you shouldn’t miss out!-->…
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You’ve Probably Eaten Shark Meat & Other Shocking Shark Facts You Need To Know
Most of us have no idea how important sharks are to the health of our oceans. This may explain why many of us don't spend any time thinking about the fact that hundreds of millions of these majestic creatures are killed by humans every!-->…
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Hong Kong’s Conscious Retailers Win Big At Inside Retail Top 50 Awards
For the third year, Inside Retail Hong Kong has chosen the top 50 people leading retail innovation in the city and this year, there was a marked jump in the number of conscious companies chosen by Inside Retail’s panel of judges, with a!-->…
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Gender Equality: We Can’t Solve Climate Change Without Empowering Women
We are already seeing some of the destructive impacts of climate change, with many of these events hitting the Asia-Pacific region the hardest. As it stands, we are losing the fight against climate change by lagging behind on Paris!-->…
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Goodbye JustGreen: Pioneer Of Hong Kong’s Healthy & Organic Retail Industry Shuts Down All Stores
In a surprise announcement, JustGreen, Hong Kong’s first health & wellness retail chain celebrating healthy lifestyles, organic produce and wellbeing products, has closed down all stores effective immediately. Since opening their first!-->…
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B-Corp EcoMatcher’s Global Forest Program Lets Companies Plant Trees To Fight Climate Change
Hong Kong-based EcoMatcher allows companies to plant trees in different forests around the world and see progress virtually through their technology platform. The aim of the program is to offer full transparency with tree-planting!-->…
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INTERVIEW: LUSH Director Annabelle Baker On Naked Beauty “Zero Waste Is The Ideal To Drive Towards”
We sat down with Director of LUSH Asia Annabelle Baker at the new LUSH Naked shop that opened its doors in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay shopping district. As excessive packaging remains a widespread practice for the beauty and cosmetics!-->…
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7 Things You Didn’t Know About Swedish Teenage Climate Activist Greta Thunberg
It has been over a year since Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg made headlines when she staged her first school strike for climate change outside the Stockholm parliament building. The young climate activist has now become a global!-->…
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Second Hand Fashion Is Taking Over The World, From Thrift To Preloved Luxury
Global charity Oxfam has recently launched their #SecondHandSeptember campaign, calling on people to join the pledge to say no to new clothing for 30 days. Having been reusing and reselling clothes since 1948, the NGO has declared that!-->…
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Gucci Plants Enough Trees To Make Operations & Supply Chain Carbon Neutral
Gucci has just announced that their entire supply chain and operations have become completely carbon-neutral. The luxury fashion brand has achieved this by offsetting all remaining greenhouse gas emissions through supporting forest!-->…
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Your Daily Cup Of Coffee Is An Eco Minefield, Here’s What To Do About It
Most of us might start our day with a fresh cup of coffee. The bad news for us coffee lovers is that the popular drink is pretty problematic when it comes to its social, ethical and environmental impact. Below we talk through the four!-->…
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HELP: Hong Kong Dolphin Tours Days Away From Closing Down Due To Low Tourism
Due to the recent drop in tourist numbers, the number of people going on pink dolphin sightseeing tours organised by The Hong Kong Dolphinwatch has plumetted, and the ecological tour operator is now only days away from going out of!-->…
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Bulk Buy: Asia’s Best Zero Waste Packaging-Free Grocery Shops
It's seriously time to break up with packaging. It's unnecessary, wasteful and there are now so many packaging-free shops that you actually can live without it. When we realised how many zero-waste bulk buy shops had popped up across Asia,!-->…
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Urban Eco-Wellness Retreat elu. Spa Opens In Central Hong Kong
A new urban eco-spa, elu. Spa, has recently opened its doors in the heart of Hong Kong’s Soho district in Central. The boutique spa will serve city residents who are in need of a dose of restoration, rejuvenation and escape from the!-->…
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Love Them Or Hate Them, There’s No Denying: Mooncakes Are Seriously Wasteful
Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays of the Chinese calendar, and at the center of this special time is the gifting of the mooncake. In Chinese culture, mooncakes are enjoyed between families and friends, and presented!-->…
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Hong Kong & China Feminine Care Startup LUÜNA Launches Organic Sanitary Product Subscription, Menstrual Cup
Hong Kong & Shanghai-based menstrual care brand LUÜNA announced the launch of their organic cotton sanitary products subscription services and menstrual cup this month. The female-led company aims to empower women in Hong Kong with!-->…
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INTERVIEW: Heura Plant-Based Chicken Co-Founder Bernat Añaños Martinez On Vegan Revolution “There Is No Stopping Us”
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Bernat Añaños Martinez, CMO of Spanish plant-based startup Heura by Foods For Tomorrow. The 30-strong team, who call themselves “rebels with a cause” at Foods For Tomorrow, have recently!-->…
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2019 Redress Design Awards Highlights: The Future Of Fashion Is Sustainable
Environmental charity pioneer Redress, who can be credited with launching the sustainable fashion movement in Asia over ten years ago, recently presented the 2019 Redress Design Award Show, the ninth edition of what has become the world’s!-->…
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K11 MUSEA To Green Hong Kong’s Harbourside w/ Biodiversity Museum & Sustainability Education Park
K11 MUSEA officially opens this month as Hong Kong’s first urban biodiversity museum and sustainability education park, called the Nature Discovery Park. Part of Victoria Dockside, a New World Development backed decade-long regeneration!-->…
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5 Ways To Reduce Food Waste At Home From Feeding Hong Kong’s Founder
As the founder of Hong Kong's first globally affiliated food bank, Feeding Hong Kong, Gabrielle Kirstein knows a thing or two about food waste. Feeding Hong Kong has to-date provided over 7.3 million meals to Hong Kong's hungriest. While!-->…
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