Marriott Hotels Ditches Single-Use Plastic Amenities Across All 7,000 Global Locations By 2020
Following their 2018 initiative to reduce single-use plastics, Marriott International has just announced their plans to eliminate mini disposable toiletries from all their hotels globally by 2020. Replacing the single-use amenities in!-->…
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Green Queen UN SDG Dinner Series: An Evening of Community Highlighting Ethiopian Cuisine & The Global Fight Against Poverty
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 Travels: Where To Eat Vegan Food In Dubai
Dubai is exploding with plant-based eateries and vegan options! Tons of restaurants are getting on board with the vegan trend, making the UAE capital bustling a truly vibing vegan food scene. Below are Green Queen's top picks not to be!-->…
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INTERVIEW: Christina Dean Of The R Collective On Reducing Fashion Waste, Being A Fashion Citizen & Finding Your Forever Purpose
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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Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Auctions Off 126 Guitars For $21 Million To Fight Climate Change
We all need some good news sometimes: iconic guitarist and songwriter David Gilmour of Pink Floyd recently auctioned off 126 of his guitars in June and donated the profits to fight climate change. If you’re having a bad day, this should!-->…
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Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat Vegan Food In Jakarta
Vegans rejoice! Green Queen has you covered again. Jakarta is home to some delicious plant-based offerings, from veggie nasi goreng to raw vegan burgers. Here is a list that we've compiled of some of the best plant-based dining that!-->…
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Global Race For Plant Food Innovation As Consumer Demand Continues To Skyrocket
Consumer demand for plant-based proteins has accelerated, and manufacturers are now racing to compete in what is quickly becoming a highly competitive market. There is little sign of slowdown: companies are focused on innovating quality!-->…
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New Harvard Study Says You Don’t Need Meat, Plant-Based Diet Provides Complete Nutrition
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers confirmed that all our nutritional needs can be satisfied without eating meat. In addition to being nutritionally sound, choosing plant-based alternatives would be more!-->…
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8 Things You Can Do To Help Save The Amazon Rainforest
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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Q: Why Is The Amazon Burning? A: Because We’re Addicted To Meat.
In Brazil, wildfires are deliberately started by farmers to make room for more animal agriculture, which dominates the Brazilian export industry. This has caused an alarming increase in deforestation rates, which contributes directly to!-->…
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Hong Kong & The Amazon: City Imports More Brazilian Beef Than Anywhere Else
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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Health Effects Of Microplastics Unknown, More Research Needed Urgently Says WHO
In a new assessment, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says microplastics are increasingly present in drinking water and that more research desperately needs to be conducted to learn more about potential adverse health effects. Given!-->…
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Starbucks & Co: It’s Time To Scrap Your Plant-Based Milk Tax
A spokesperson for global campaign Veganuary described the surcharge for customers ordering coffee with plant-based milks in many cafés a “vegan tax”, and that it should be removed to encourage people to try vegan options. Given that Asia!-->…
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Ecosia: The Tree-Planting Search Engine Fighting Climate Change That Doesn’t Sell Your Data
It’s time to say goodbye to Google. Welcome Ecosia, a greener search engine that actually plants trees while you search for web results. The free search engine uses the revenue generated from advertisements as well as a promised 80% of its!-->…
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Hong Kong Government Plastic-Free Schemes: It’s Just Not Good Enough
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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Beyond Amazonia: Southeast Asia Is On Fire- Why Aren’t You Talking About It?
Ever since the hashtag #prayforamazonia became a global Twitter trend this week, there has been a renewed interest in and awareness of the deforestation of the Amazon in relation to climate change. Commentators from all over are suddenly!-->…
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Clean Beauty Monthly: Where To Find The Best Non-Toxic Nail Polish Brands – Safe, Eco & Vegan
Is there such a thing as natural nail polish?
So far no one has managed to create a nail polish that stays on without any artificial chemicals. So, a completely natural nail polish is still in development…and if you want to stay away!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Toxic Everyday Products You Need To Quit Right Now
There are many everyday products that are dangerous to our health and the environment, but most of us aren’t even aware of it. It’s time to get educated! Find out which daily “healthy” and “harmless” habits you practice are actually toxic!-->…
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Asian Health & Fitness Market Growth Continues, With Regional Wellness Brands Riding The Wave
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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5 Corporate Bonding Activities To Make Hong Kong A Better Place
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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Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat Vegan Food In Kuala Lumpur
Eating plant-based and doing some traveling? We got you covered. Kuala Lumpur is home to some seriously delicious plant-based food (hello laksa, rendang and lemang!) and many veggie restaurants, but we're here to save you time and make it!-->…
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