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Mango Materials: This Startup Turns Methane Into Bioplastic To Fight Both Climate & Waste
Founded by three female scientists, this biotech believes that we can take a problem that environmentalists see as a problem into an opportunity, and potentially, even a solution. Based in California, Mango Materials has come up with a way!-->…
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Singapore: 300,000 Bags Saved Every Month Thanks To Plastic Bag Charging Scheme
According to World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Singapore, since the plastic bag fee came into effect in the country, each month, retailers are saving over 300,000 bags thus contributing to lesser waste and taking the citizens further!-->…
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Climate First Bank Opens In Florida With ESG-Forward Principles & Community Values-Based Services
A new values-based financial institution, Climate First Bank (In Organisation), will soon be opening its doors in Florida this year. The bank will support the community through ESG-forward principles, offering customers all the!-->…
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H&M x Lee: Duo Debuts Sustainable And Size-Inclusive 90s Denim Collection Made From Waste
Clothing giant H&M has partnered with iconic 1990s jeans brand Lee to launch a sustainable and size-inclusive denim collection that will include recycled cotton jeans made out of 80% post-industrial waste and leather-free backpacks!-->…
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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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What Is The Most Vegan Way To Die? Welcome To A Human Compost Funeral Home
While it's not the most pleasant of subjects to discuss, most people may be surprised to learn that traditional burials are fairly toxic and harmful to the environment. As such, there has been an increase in individuals around the world!-->…
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Mindtree: Every Time You Meditate, This New App Plants A Tree In A Reforestation Project
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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Robert Downey Jr. Launches Venture Fund To ‘Catalyse’ Sustainable Tech Investment
Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. has formed a new venture fund focused on sustainable technology. Launched on AngelList, the new rolling fund FootPrint Coalition Ventures aims to “catalyse more capital” to multiply the impact of!-->…
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ReNature Raises Seed Round To Scale Regenerative Agroforestry Model, Partners With Nestlé & Lush
Netherlands-based company reNature recently raised US$670k in a Series Seed funding to expand its existing network of farmers and corporations, to venture capitalists, who want to work towards the long-term gains of regenerative!-->…
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L’Occitane Hong Kong Opens First Sustainability Concept Store Featuring Refill & Reusable Packaging
L’Occitane en Provence, the French beauty and skincare brand, has recently opened its first eco-friendly themed storefront in Hong Kong. Located in Pacific Place mall, the store caters to the city’s rising group of conscious consumers,!-->…
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Ynvisible Collaborates With Innoscentia For New Food Waste Label Innovation
Sensor technology firm, Innoscentia, recently collaborated with Ynvisible Interactive to enable real-time quality monitoring of food by providing a dynamic expiry date label for food packaging thus reducing the overall food waste.
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Kering, Stella McCartney Partner With Apparel Impact Institute To Make Italian Fashion More Sustainable
The Apparel Impact Institute recently announced a project, informally called ‘The Italy Project’ in partnership with Stella McCartney, Burberry, and French luxury fashion group Kering with the aim of improving the environmental footprint!-->…
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Foodpanda Hong Kong Partners With Baguio iRecycle To Recycle Food Delivery Plastic Packaging
Food delivery giant Foodpanda recently announced a partnership with Baguio iRecycle, a waste management company to promote recycling of plastics in food delivery through Baguio iRecycle’s free door-to-door recycling service.
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Elon Musk To Award US$100 M Prize For ‘Best’ Carbon Capture Tech
Tesla founder and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk recently announced that he will award a US$100 million prize for the development of technology that can most effectively capture carbon dioxide emissions.
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Circular Fashion: HKRITA, H&M Set Up Green Machine To Produce Garments Out of Recycled Polyester
Developed by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) in partnership with the H&M Foundation, the hydrothermal separation system (The Green Machine) will manufacture garments for one of H&M'S brands Monki,!-->…
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Coral Vita Raises US$2M To Expand Its Coral Reef Restoration Technology
Coral Vita, a company that grows corals to restore dying reefs recently raised US$2 million in a seed round in order to modernize both coral restoration techniques and the economy surrounding them.
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Dairy Farmers Ditch Cows To Make Oat Milk Delivered In Reusable Bottles
Jay and Katja Wilde of Bradley Nook Farm in the U.K. have recently launched a new oat milk subscription service, ditching their traditional dairy farm operations to produce the ethical and sustainable plant-based alternative. Working with!-->…
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Sustainable & Vegan: Veshin Looks To ‘Rewrite’ Fashion Industry In China With New Ethical Factory
A new sustainable vegan accessories manufacturer has just opened up in China, the world’s largest textile producer and exporter, to transform the industry’s wasteful and polluting practices. Launched in the southern city of Guangzhou,!-->…
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Anti-Food Waste Startup Too Good To Go Bags US$31.1M To Fuel U.S. Expansion
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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Just Salad Debuts New Plastic-Free Anti-Food Waste Meal Kit Brand
Just Salad, the healthy fast casual restaurant chain, has launched a new meal kit brand billed as the first-ever no-subscription, zero-prep and plastic-free option of its kind. Named Housemade, Just Salad describes it as the “next!-->…
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Beauty & Haircare Brand Aveda Removes Beeswax From Products, Goes 100% Vegan
Aveda, the globally present cruelty-free haircare brand, has announced that it is removing beeswax from its products, and in doing so, reformulated more than 500 products, strengthening the brands’ commitment to offering only 100% vegan!-->…
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