Hong Kong

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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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 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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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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Sustainable fashion is on the rise in Asia, with global sustainability initiative Fashion For Good revealing a new investment fund at the 2019 Hong Kong Fashion Summit to encourage the development of lower impact fashion throughout the…
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On the weekend of the 21st - 22nd September, Hong Kong’s largest outdoor fitness and wellness festival IRIS will return to Central Harbourfront to showcase more than 80 activities and experiences. In addition to ticketed talks, meditation…
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Beauty mavens have been waiting for Sephora's new ifc store opening with bated breath, and it's finally open! We checked out the cosmetic giant's new flagship to suss out what brands made the Green Queen cut. Containing no toxic…
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We recently visited the three-day Natural & Organic Asia (NOA) fair, which was held from 3rd - 5th September at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre in Wanchai. The fair is the region's official sourcing and trading…
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We sat down with Diane van Zwanenberg, founder of plastic-free natural and vegan beauty brand Coconut Matter who is making strides in promoting low-waste living in Asia and beyond. Diane has led the alternative beauty and cosmetics…
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New mobile app Switch & Co offers users on-demand booking for wellbeing and fitness activities is launching today in Hong Kong. With over 1,000 activities available on the platform, the company hopes to target the city’s wellness…
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Now in its sixth year, the Natural & Organic Asia (NOA) trade show fair took place this week at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wanchai, showcasing over 250 brands from around the world. The trade show is…
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You might be surprised at the slew of vegan and vegetarian restaurants and cafés located in the New Territories - in fact, there's plenty of great plant-based hotspots to discover. If you're feeling like a local Chinese takeaway or dim sum…
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Tomorrow marks the start of the three-day Natural & Organic Asia (NOA) fair, to be held from 3rd - 5th September at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wanchai. The trade show is the region’s most established…
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As the planet's temperatures continue to rise, and climate extremes abound due to global warming, our addiction to air conditioning is one habit that demands further review. While the world gets hotter, we get even more dependent on air…
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Green Queen hosted the second edition of our United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) #PlantBased Dinner Series, bringing our community together at Africa Coffee & Tea, Hong Kong's resident Ethiopian restaurant, and featuring…
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Green Queen recently sat down with Christina Dean, a sustainable fashion hero and the founder of charity Redress and The R Collective who is on a mission to reduce waste in the fashion industry. Dean has changed the landscape of fashion in…
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As the raging wildfires continue to blacken skies across the Amazon region, enraged commentators have had little to say about what actions people can take beyond retweeting. There are actionable measures that we can all take right now to…
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How Is Hong Kong Linked To Amazon Deforestation? Because We Can't Stop Eating Meat While it might come as a surprise to some, as a major importer of Brazilian meat products, Hong Kong is directly implicated in the Amazon forest-burning…
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The second phase of the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department’s (EPD) plastic-free campaign targeting single-use takeaway dishware and cutlery claims that it has saved 1.2 million disposables from ending up in the city’s landfills…
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Asia's health and fitness industry has shown steady growth in recent years. Sales of fitness and wellness businesses and health-oriented companies have increased year on year as Asian consumers become increasingly attuned to healthy…
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Team work makes the dream work right? Team-building activities are becoming more and more popular in many companies. But while colleagues are getting to know each other better, they might as well also be working together for a bigger…
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