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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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Hong Kong-based EcoMatcher allows companies to plant trees in different forests around the world and see progress virtually through their technology platform. The aim of the program is to offer full transparency with tree-planting…
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Global charity Oxfam has recently launched their #SecondHandSeptember campaign, calling on people to join the pledge to say no to new clothing for 30 days. Having been reusing and reselling clothes since 1948, the NGO has declared that…
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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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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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12 Popular Reusable Bamboo Fibre Coffee Cup Brands Found To Contain Toxic Melamine Looks like another popular zero waste accessory may bite the dust. That reusable bamboo fibre coffee cup that everyone is using and has become ubiquitous…
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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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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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Starbucks has recently launched Teavana-forward outlets in Hong Kong this summer, featuring open designs, botanical touches and brand new flavours. This comes alongside a number of green initiatives that the coffee-chain giant have also…
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You’ve surely seen the rise in fibre bowls. Light in weight, brown in colour, and clearly marked as compostable, biodegradable, plant-based - these have sprouted all over town in cafés and restaurants, replacing styrofoam or wax-lined…
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Spanish retail group Inditex, who owns a number of fast-fashion brands such as Zara, Pull & Bear and Bershka, have pledged to use only recycled, sustainable and organic materials by 2025. Responding to consumer demand for businesses to…
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Anglo-Dutch multinational company Unilever shows that it is serious about sustainability in recent statements by CEO Alan Jope warning shareholders that it will sell off brands that do not positively contribute to the planet and…
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International hotel chains are now joining the global movement to tackle plastic pollution by introducing sweeping measures to ditch mini toiletry disposables. The InterContinental Hotels Group, which owns Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Six…
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Our new columnist Rebecca Walker Chan, founder of SouthPaw Sustainability Consulting is one of Hong Kong's foremost sustainability experts, advising some of the city's biggest MNCs, as well as startups and SMEs, on ESG reporting and how to…
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In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies. What is your full title and where do you work? I am the Sustainability…
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In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies. What is your full title and where do you work? I am Head of Sustainability at New…
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In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies. What is your full title and where do you work? I am the Founder & Director…
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In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies.  What is your full title and where do you work? I’m Director of Sustainability at MGM…
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