‘Greenest Year Ever’: EU Renewables Electricity Generation Surpassed Fossil Fuels In 2020, Says New Report
In a new report by think tanks Ember and Agora Energiewende, in 2020, Europe recorded its greenest electricity year ever with renewables overtaking fossil fuels as the European Union’s main source of electricity with the launch of new!-->…
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Mumbai-Based Startup Blue Tribe Foods Debuts Plant-Based Chicken Nuggets
Mumbai based startup Blue Tribe Foods recently launched plant-based ‘chicken’ nuggets that claim to replicate the taste, texture, and look of real chicken nuggets in an effort to provide Indian consumers with guilt-free foods while!-->…
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Starbucks Indonesia Chooses Local Alt Protein Startup Green Rebel Foods For Plant-Based Menu Collab Across 50 Locations
Indonesian homegrown plant-based startup Green Rebel Foods (formerly known as Green Butcher) has announced that it will be debuting its vegan-friendly beef across Starbucks Indonesia this month. The startup, which was founded by the!-->…
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Trophic Is Using Seaweed To Develop The Planet’s Most Sustainable Protein
Right now, soy dominates the planet as the most widely available and productive source of protein. Trophic is now on a mission to change that. The Berkeley, California-based startup believes that seaweed holds the key – not just because!-->…
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Russian Nonprofit To Launch Country’s First Animal-Free Food Tech Accelerator With ProVeg
The newly-established nonprofit Association of Alternative Food Producers (AAFPP) has teamed up with ProVeg Incubator to launch Russia’s first-ever food tech accelerator. The partnership will see the two organisations work together to!-->…
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Alt Protein Startup Karana Launches Jackfruit ‘Pork’ Across Restaurants In Singapore
Singapore food tech Karana is launching its first product, a whole food plant-based pork alternative made from young jackfruit, across six restaurants in Singapore. Unlike many plant-based meat brands on the market, the startup uses!-->…
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‘Far Too Little Action’: Hong Kong Scores ‘C’ Grade In New Paris Watch Climate Report
Hong Kong has been handed a “C” grade in its latest climate action report released by local environmental NGO CarbonCare InnoLab (CCIL). The report, which tracks the city’s progress on climate action and alignment with the Paris agreement!-->…
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FoodForage: Mobile App Aims To Make Vegan Purchases Simpler With Find & Share Features
March 3 2021 Update: This article has been updated to reflect the additional features and new changes available on the revamped FoodForage app.
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Plant-Based High-Carb Diet Does Not Lead To Weight Gain, NIH Study Finds
A new study from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) finds that contrary to popular belief, high-carb and low-fat plant-based diets do not necessarily lead to any weight gain. While the study was only conducted on a small-scale,!-->…
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‘Slowood: One Zero Waste Step At A Time’ – Exclusive Extract From New GAIA Book
In an excerpt from a new book 'BUSINESS UNUSUAL: Enterprises paving the way to Zero Waste,' Margaux Ortiz Fabreag tells the story about how an eco-minded couple in Hong Kong embraced a zero waste way of life and created the Slowood!-->…
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Swedish ‘Zebra’ Pea Milk Startup Sproud Bags US$6.5M As Investment Pours Into Alt Dairy
Sproud, the Swedish pea-based vegan milk brand known for its bold zebra-esque packaging, has raised £4.8 million (US$6.57 million) in its latest round of funding. The news comes amid a high for the alternative dairy sector, with investors!-->…
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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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World’s Largest ‘Climate Vote’ Sees Majority Of Global Public Back Urgent Action
Nearly two-thirds of the global population say that climate change is an emergency that must be addressed, in what is the world’s largest public opinion poll on climate change to date. The U.N. survey, organised with the University of!-->…
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New Plant Protein Brand Longève Debuts Clean Label & Shelf Stable Crumbles
Longève, a new plant-based brand based in Los Angeles, has debuted its line of shelf stable, clean labelled vegan crumbles made from pea protein. Described as a product “designed for the flexitarian”, the new convenient plant-based!-->…
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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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Meet The Brinc Startups Who Are Solving Food, From Vegan Bacon To Cell-Based Pork To Human Breast Milk Infant Formula
Brinc, the Hong Kong-headquartered accelerator and venture capital that has committed to invest in over 1,000 climate-conscious firms over the next five years, just hosted its Virtual Demo Day today (January 28), which showcased the latest!-->…
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Watching Nature On TV & VR Boosts Your Wellbeing, According To New Study
According to a new study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, researchers found that watching high-quality nature programmes on TV can help boost people’s moods and reduce negative feelings that result from boredom while!-->…
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Boeing Commits To Fly All Planes On Sustainable Fuels By 2030
Aviation giant, Boeing recently announced that it will be working to fulfill its commitment towards making all its planes fly on sustainable fuels created from vegetable oil and non-recyclable household waste, among other sources by 2030.
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Dutch Supermarket Pieter Pot Promotes Zero Waste Grocery Shopping Through Refillable Pot System
Dutch startup Pieter Pot, a circular supermarket in the Netherlands, is pioneering a new way to shop for groceries by allowing its consumers to purchase groceries without producing any waste through its deposits and delivery system by!-->…
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Hungry Planet Partners With Post As Food Giants Tap Into Plant-Based Boom
Plant-based brand Hungry Planet has announced a partnership with CPG major Post Holdings, a move that indicates the strong demand for alternative proteins from mainstream shoppers. The partnership will see Hungry Planet “work closely” with!-->…
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