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Take Me to Foreverland: Q&A with Italy’s New Cocoa-Free Chocolate Maker
Based in Southern Italy, Foreverland is the latest cocoa-free producer making a sustainable alternative to chocolate. Its co-founder Giuseppe D’Alessandro speaks to Green Queen about its Freecao chocolate, what sets it apart from other!-->…
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Climate Activists Attempt to Block Brazilian Meat Giant JBS’s IPO in the US
Environmental groups are urging the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to halt Brazilian meat giant JBS's planned US IPO, citing its failure to adhere to climate and corporate governance pledges. The activists call it the "biggest!-->…
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In a US First, Youth Climate Activists Sued the State of Montana – and Gained a Precedent-Setting Win
Young climate activists in Montana gained a landmark legal victory on Monday when a judge ruled that the state's fossil fuel policy was violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment. The victory in the!-->…
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Child Labor Accusations Hit the U.S. Meat Industry
Allegations made against a Wisconsin cleaning company say it employed more than two dozen minors to clean dangerous meatpacking plants for JBS, the world's largest meat company.
Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI), a specialized!-->!-->!-->…
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The E.U. Bans Imports on Products Linked to Deforestation
Earlier this month, the European Union announced a new law that will prevent the sale of products including beef, soy, and coffee linked to deforestation.
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The ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund Breakthrough Offers Hope, But COP27’s Overall Outcome Remains Inadequate
By: Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
For 30 years, developing nations have fought to establish an international fund to pay for the “loss and damage” they suffer as a result of!-->!-->!-->…
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Court Denies Habeas Corpus Plea for Bronx Zoo’s Happy The Elephant
Happy, an elephant housed at the Bronx Zoo in New York since 1977, has been deemed intelligent and worthy of compassionate care, but not entitled to freedom. The decision came from New York’s top court after the Nonhuman Rights Project!-->…
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New Lawsuit Seeks To Make Accommodation Of Vegan Students A Human Right In Turkey
The Vegan Association of Turkey has taken aim at the Turkish Council of Higher Education. The former has launched a lawsuit claiming that the latter has systematically overlooked vegan university students’ right to source nutritious and!-->…
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John Oliver Takes On Environmental Racism
Known for his ability to take complex topics and turn them into crib notes for widespread understanding, John Oliver has done it again. Employing his usual brand of humour, he took on the serious issue of environmental racism on the Last!-->…
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More Than Half Of Global Industrial Fishing Offences Linked To Chinese Vessels, New Study Claims
A new study has revealed that one-third of all fishery offences are connected to industrial interests. Of that third, more than half (59 percent) are connected to Chinese interests. 450 commercial fishing vessels are implicated,!-->…
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Can Blockchain Fix the Chocolate Industry’s Labor Issues?
Transparency is coming to the chocolate industry via blockchain technology, and it could help to mitigate longstanding human rights and labor issues.
Despite commitments from the world's largest chocolate producers, including Nestlé,!-->!-->!-->…
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#IWD2022: 10 Women Changing The Future Of Impact In Asia
International Women’s Day is internationally recognised on the March 8th every year, and represents a focal point for women’s rights and is a celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. At times, it!-->…
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Chef José Andrés Sets Up World Central Kitchen Pop-Ups To Feed Refugees Fleeing From Ukraine
Good Meat board member and plant-forward chef José Andrés has mobilised his non-profit World Central Kitchen (WCK) platform. Setting up on the Ukraine-Poland border, the organisation is primed to make and distribute countless meals to!-->…
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Climate Migrants Might Be The Answer To A Clean Economy
By Alex Robinson.
The coral atoll of Tarawa in Kiribati is a 29-kilometre-long triangle of white sandy beaches in the central Pacific Ocean. But it isn’t paradise for many residents, who are on the front lines of the climate crisis.
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How Black American Farmers Are Reclaiming Their Agricultural Power
After a century of land loss, there’s now a rising movement of young Black Americans reclaiming their agricultural power and ownership of farmland. It combines the dismantling of racism and marginalisation amid the social justice movement!-->…
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The Truth About Your Fairtrade Chocolate Bar: Q&A w/ Fairafric Founder Hendrik Reimers
In 2016, Hendrik Reimers founded Fairafric, a social enterprise that brings delicious organic chocolate bars to the world, sourced, produced and wrapped in Ghana. Unlike many Fairtrade certified brands, where the most impact isn’t really!-->…
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Open Letter: Dear Gen-Z, Shein Is Using You
As an aging millennial in a world of Gen-Zers/Zoomers, I need to say something. You have GOT to stop shopping on Shein. And when I say that, I include all fast fashion companies, whether they hide their environmental disregard or not. Yes!-->…
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A Tale Of Two Climate Migrants: What Global Warming Does To Weather Refugees
By: Jeremy Deaton
The United States has done more to fuel climate migration than any other country on Earth, but it does not always welcome climate migrants.
Climate change is fueling longer dry spells, bigger floods and more violent!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Starbucks Dropping Its Plant Milk Surcharge Was A Spoof But Dietary Racism Is Not
The nonprofit Switch4Good pranked Starbucks in early December. Together with the Yes Men, they issued a fake press release on behalf of the coffee conglomerate. The release claimed that Starbucks would be dropping its plant milk surcharge!-->…
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Does Your Eyeshadow Shimmer With Child Labor? New Documentary Reveals the Truth About Mica Mining
Scooping the Sustainable Development Goals award at the Japan Prize 2021 ceremony, The Ugly Side Of Beauty has shone a light on the dark side of the cosmetics industry. Calculating the human cost of mica mining, demystifying supply chain!-->…
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Germany’s QOA Raises $6M In Seed Funding For Cocoa-Free Fermented Chocolate Production
Cocoa-free fermented chocolate maker QOA has raised $6 million in seed funding to build out a pilot production facility.
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