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Amazon Executive Resigns Over Firings Of Employee Activists Against Poor Working Conditions
Tim Bray, an engineer and vice-president at Amazon’s Web Services arm, has made a high-profile exit from the e-commerce giant. In a post explaining his resignation, Bray said he was “in dismay” over the company’s firing of employee!-->…
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Hong Kong Regulators Launch Sustainable Finance Steering Group
Initiated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the newly established Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group aims to coordinate between different sectors to push the!-->…
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5 Signs Plant-Based Food Tech Investment Is Heating Up Amid Covid-19 Supply Shock
Startups working on plant-based substitutes for animal products are now raking in capital as investor sentiment for the conventional meat industry goes awry. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of industrial meat, from!-->…
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Global Opinion Sees Climate Crisis As Serious As Covid-19, New Survey Finds
New polling conducted by global market research and public opinion firm Ipsos finds that the general public believe that in the long-term, climate change is as serious a crisis as the current coronavirus pandemic. The survey was conducted!-->…
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VIDEO Q&A: David Yeung On Bringing Beyond Meat To Asia & The IPO That Changed The World
Has it really been one year since the Beyond Meat IPO that rocked the world, breaking records as the year's second most successful listing and the most successful vegan one of all time? In many ways, it feels like only yesterday. In!-->…
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Coronavirus Vocabulary: 8 Slang Words You Need To Know During The Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has led to the emergence of a number of new words. You might have already heard a few of the new words popping up in conversation lately with the more scientific terms like social distancing and flattening the!-->…
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‘Rebel Alliance’ Bookshop Emerges As Antidote To Amazon Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Over the past years, bookstores owners across the world have suffered from the rise of Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer. Now, just like almost every business sector, bookstores are facing another round of devastation with!-->…
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Green 50: Top Business Moves That Helped The Planet From Patagonia To Unilever
By: Adria Vasil Laura Väyrynen & Toby Heaps
In the 50 years since Earth Day was launched, which companies stepped up to deliver green solutions?
It’s been 50 years since the first Earth Day in 1970, when 10 million people took to!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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KFC Partners With Cargill To Launch Plant-Based Fried Chicken In China
International fast food giant KFC is slated to roll out plant-based fried chicken in locations across China for the first time this month. The chain’s operating group Yum China partnered with global agribusiness corporation Cargill to!-->…
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OPINION: Netflix’s Tiger King Epitomises Our Blatant Disrespect For Animals
In the thick of a global pandemic, millions have been finding distraction in the new Netflix series Tiger King. The documentary series follows the life of zookeeper Joe Exotic and the trade that saw endangered species as money-making!-->…
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Covid-19 Pandemic Strengthening Asian Interest In Sustainable Investment
Rich investors in Asia are displaying growing interest in sustainable investments as the coronavirus shifts mindsets towards concerns about public health and the environment, according to UBS. The Swiss multinational investment firm’s!-->…
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Coronavirus: New Eco Antimicrobial Tool Hygiene Hand Helps You Avoid Touching Shared Surfaces
New York-based tactical gear company StatGear recently launched a new Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming product Hygiene Hand. The product is designed to be used on public shared surfaces such as lift buttons, door handles and ATM!-->…
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Vegan Women’s Leadership Network: A New Global Ethical Community For Plant-Based Female Leaders
A new membership platform, The Vegan Women's Leadership Network, will be launching in the next months to create a global ethical leadership community for vegan and plant-based women. It will be launched by Katrina Fox, an Australia-based!-->…
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10 Bedtime Stories Read Virtually By Celebrities During The Pandemic
Many parents are now juggling work, homeschooling and parenting at the same time as the world stays home to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. To try to relieve some of the stress from parents, several Hollywood A-listers will!-->…
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Young Consumers Willing To Spend More On Meat-Free & Sustainably-Packaged Products, New Survey Shows
A new survey by German sustainable development company Utopia confirms that younger consumers are more willing to spend on eco-friendly products and are becoming increasingly critical of unsustainable mass consumption. With the majority of!-->…
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Is Plastic-Free Food Delivery A Solution To Our Wasteful Convenience Culture?
Tap into a food delivery app on your phone or laptop, choose a restaurant, pick your dish, and relax. Within minutes, you can expect your hot food order delivered straight to your door by a rider. But is it just food that gets delivered?!-->…
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Consumers Turn To Vegan Meat Amid Coronavirus With Sales Soaring By 280%
The coronavirus, which is believed to be linked to a live wild animal and seafood market in Wuhan, has renewed global attention on the public health dangers of meat consumption. A new report by market data firm Nielsen shows that consumer!-->…
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Green Queen: 10 Things I Hope Will Change After The Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe has completely changed our daily reality. According to the latest data, two billion people on the planet are now on lock-down. Which means they have to work from home, are isolated from!-->…
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Coronavirus Socialising: 5 Apps To Connect With Others Remotely
Most of us are practicing social distancing, or may be self-quarantining or isolating due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is changing how we interact with others, and has transformed the importance of online tools to help us keep!-->…
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Business Trends: My 10 Predictions For A Post Corona World By Green Queen
I've already shared with you my hopes for a better world. But I have also been thinking about how the coronavirus is affecting/will affect all kinds of industries. At the moment we have no idea how much longer this crisis will last and we!-->…
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Umiki, The World’s First Ocean Fused Sustainable Whisky From Japan
Umiki Whisky, the world’s first ocean fused whisky brand has recently been added to the portfolio of Japan’s leading premium alcohol exporter Yoshino Spirits Co. Made from pure ocean water in the blending process and finished in local!-->…
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