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London Startup Raises $5 Million To Progress ‘Transparency Tech’ In Fight Against Greenwashing
Provenance, a sustainability marketing tech outfit based in London, has announced the closure of a $5 million investment round. Led by Working Capital Innovation Fund and NordicEye, other participants included musician Peter Gabriel, The!-->…
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Vegan Startup Growth & Investment Platform Vevolution Secures $330,000 For Fintech Improvements And Expansion
London-based Vevolution has bagged $330,000 in a seed raise. The round was led by Capital V, Kale United and CULT Food Science. Funding has been earmarked for tech improvements, portfolio expansion and continued support of the plant-based!-->…
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Vegan Chicken Brand Earns an ‘A’ Eco Impact Grade, Calls On Meat Industry To Share Its Results
Vegan fried chick*n brand VFC has announced its eco impact figures and issued a challenge to the meat industry to “come clean and then clean up”. Following its grading by Foundation Earth, the startup was independently found to outperform!-->…
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Amazon Launches Eco ‘Aware’ Brand As New Report Flags Its Emissions Misrepresentation
Amazon dives into its sustainability commitments with a new range of eco products, Amazon Aware. But just how "aware" is it?
"People want to shop more consciously, and at Amazon we know we can make that easier," e-giant Amazon said in a!-->!-->!-->…
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Green Talent Is In Demand But A Skills Shortage Means Recruitment Is Tough, New Research Says
LinkedIn has released its inaugural Global Green Skills Report. Claimed to be a first of its kind, it has used real-time data sourced from its 800 million platform users, over a six-year period, to gain insight into vacancies and skills!-->…
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Ovolo Hotels’ 2nd Meat-Free Year: ‘We Have Decided to Go the Full 100 Percent’
Ovolo Hotels is making a menu change. Across its chain of 12 hotels throughout Hong Kong, Bali, and Australia, it's removing meat from its restaurant menus for the second year in a row.
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What’s An Ethical Recruiter? Q&A w/ Citizen Kind’s Emma Osborne, Global Sustainability Talent Expert
The world around is changing. Because, the climate crisis. Throw in a two-year and counting pandemic and well, we're not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy. From extreme weather patterns to supply chain disruptions to green energy transitions to!-->…
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IKEA Is Making 3D Printed Vegan Meatballs To Attract Sustainable Tech Hires
Swedish furniture giant IKEA is hiring. And it's employing a unique recruitment approach. The chain is offering qualified applicants an opportunity to try 3D-printed vegan versions of its iconic Swedish meatballs.
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Carbon Farming Could Make Agriculture More Climate Positive But Only If There Are Defined Terms
As the effects of climate change intensify and paths for limiting global warming narrow, politicians, media and environmental advocates have rallied behind “carbon farming” as a mutually beneficial strategy for society, the!-->…
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Carbon Neutral Oat Milk Maker Nude Bags $5 Million Series A To Expand Across Latin America
Latin America’s (LATAM) first carbon-neutral food company, Nude, has closed a Series A funding round. $5 million was raised by multiple investors, led by Vox Capital and Lever VC. Other notable participants include Endeavor Scale-Up!-->…
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Greenwashing Fashion Brands Under Fire As UK Regulation Comes In
Misleading eco claims from U.K. fashion brands are set to be punished. Those found flouting consumer protection law will be liable for revised advertising costs and potential court action. The move is being made to prevent inaccurate and!-->…
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‘1000 Trees’: Shanghai Reveals Visionary New Eco-Lifestyle Mall That Mimics A Mountain
Tian An China Investments has completed construction on a new green mall in Shanghai. The building sits snugly amidst the city’s art district. Called ‘1000 Trees’, it is covered with greenery, cascading over various levels, to resemble a!-->…
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To Make the UK’s Food Supply More Sustainable, Lidl Helps Farmers Go Eco
In an effort to make the UK's food supply more sustainable, leading supermarket chain Lidl says it's working with produce suppliers to achieve eco-certification by the end of 2023.
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Regenerative Meal Delivery? Scratch Kitchen Is On A Mission To ‘Green-Up’ The Restaurant Industry
Regenerative meal delivery? This is what Colorado’s Scratch Kitchen is aiming for. The young company claims it has achieved carbon neutrality on all orders. On top of sourcing local, working with organic farmers and managing 75%!-->…
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New VeganNation App Aims To Bring Strong Economics And Ethics Together In One Community
It was only a matter of time before vegans carved out a space on the blockchain universe. New blockchain app VeganNation is creating an online global community complete with its own economy that gives users access to vegan business!-->…
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Vegan Women Summit Reveals Increase In Bias Faced By Female-Identifying Company Founders
The 2021 Women Founder Report, compiled by the Vegan Women’s Summit (VWS), highlights concerning trends facing female-identifying leaders. Despite the plant-based business world experiencing vast growth, attitudes towards non-male figures!-->…
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Moving Conferences Online Can Save Up To 94% Of Event Carbon Footprints New Study Finds
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts.
A new study found that moving conferences online can reduce the carbon footprint by 94% and energy use by 90%. It also found that hybrid events, in which some participants attend in person while others!-->!-->!-->…
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The 6 Most Exciting Packaging Startups Helping Solve The Plastic Waste Crisis
We zone in on six packaging startups from all over the world who are at the forefront of fighting plastic waste with their solutions.
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These 9 Sustainable Startups Are Fixing Our Food System
Who's leading the way forward in fixing our food system? These nine startups are making big progress.
Last year during the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit, nine exciting Asia-based startups pitched their sustainable!-->!-->!-->…
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Using Food Waste to Feed the Highest Urban Farm in Hong Kong
One of DBS Bank's offices in Hong Kong is taking action on food waste, turning it into compost to grow fresh produce at its urban farm.
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Vintage Resale Fashion Leader Depop Becomes Climate Neutral
Depop, the resale platform popular for vintage clothing and unique fashion items, is now climate neutral. The company is now certified by South Pole, a World Economic Forum-backed decarbonisation social enterprise, and says it will!-->…
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