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Sally Ho is Green Queen's former resident writer and lead reporter. Passionate about the environment, social issues and health, she is always looking into the latest climate stories in Hong Kong and beyond. A long-time vegan, she also hopes to promote healthy and plant-based lifestyle choices in Asia. Sally has a background in Politics and International Relations from her studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Alt Protein

Spanish Plant-Based Meat Startup Heura Raises €4M In 24 Hours During Crowdfunding Campaign

Sally Ho Jun 3, 2021

Spanish plant-based meat maker Heura has attracted an impressive €4 million (approx. US$4.8 million) within just 24 hours of launching its campaign on the crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The Barcelona-based startup will be using the funds…
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Fashion

Miami Startup NiLuu Is Ditching Cruelty In Luxury Sleepwear With Vegan Silk

Sally Ho Jun 3, 2021

Silk is often the first fabric that people think of when it comes to luxury sleepwear. But behind silk is a production process that isn’t as shiny or soft as it looks, with thousands of silkworms often boiled or gassed alive to obtain…
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Alt Protein

Quorn Owner Monde Nissin Goes Public & Plans Global Alt Protein Expansion

Sally Ho Jun 3, 2021

Quorn’s parent company Monde Nissin has made its debut on the Philippine Stock Exchange, raising a total of ₱48.6 billion pesos (US$1.02 billion), marking the country’s biggest IPO. The proceeds will go towards fuelling the…
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Green Finance

New Data Shows Rampant Greenwashing In Sustainable Finance, With ESG Funds ‘Stuffed’ Full OF Fossil Fuel Stocks

Sally Ho Jun 3, 2021

As sustainable investing gains momentum, more funds touting themselves as “green” are misleading investors. According to a report published by the Economist, some of the world’s biggest ESG funds are “stuffed full of polluters and sin…
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Fashion

H&M Adds Higg Index ‘Sustainability Profiles’ To Clothing & Expands Resale Platform Sellpy To 20 Markets

Sally Ho Jun 3, 2021

H&M has announced it will be adding Higg Index Sustainability Profiles onto its clothing in an effort to provide customers with information about the environmental impact of the product. In addition, the Swedish fashion giant has…
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Fashion

Meet Queen Of Raw, The Blockchain-Powered Marketplace Turning Textile Deadstock Into Dollars

Sally Ho Jun 3, 2021

Every year, 92 million tonnes of textile waste is sent to landfills. That’s one truckload dumped every single second. Growing up, Stephanie Benedetto and Phil Derasmo, whose families were in the fabric and fashion business, saw the reality…
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Alt Protein

SGProtein Partners With Bühler For Singapore’s First Plant-Based Meat Contract Production Facility

Sally Ho Jun 3, 2021

Singapore’s first contract manufacturing facility dedicated to plant-based foods, SGProtein, has announced an agreement with Bühler Group to build its new production line in the city-state. Slated to operate by Q4 this year, the facility…
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Travel

Low-Carbon Hybrid Plane With Floor-To-Ceiling Window View To Take Off By 2025

Sally Ho Jun 2, 2021

Travel by air is increasingly frowned upon as awareness of the climate crisis continues to grow. But soon, conscious travellers might be able to board an alternative flight on a hybrid aircraft that releases 90% less emissions than…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

Over 8 In 10 Consumers Expect Climate Action & Social Justice From Companies, Global Survey Finds

Sally Ho Jun 2, 2021

More than 8 in 10 consumers now expect businesses to help solve global climate and social justice issues, a recent survey has found. Part of a report on the rise of sustainability, the poll also revealed that the majority of shoppers have…
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Cell-Based News

Magic Valley Launches As Australia’s First Cultured Lamb Food Tech

Sally Ho Jun 2, 2021

Australian startup Magic Valley has launched as the first Australian food tech cultivating lamb meat. Based in Melbourne, it wants to be the leading provider of slaughter-free cultured lamb mince, chops, strips and even lamb steaks, grown…
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Circular Economy

Bic Releases First Carbon Neutral Refillable Bamboo Razor In Sweden

Sally Ho Jun 2, 2021

Disposable consumer products giant Bic has launched a new carbon neutral bamboo razor, as demand for sustainable alternatives continues to grow. The new eco-friendly razor has debuted in Sweden, packaged in plastic-free paper and comes…
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Cell-Based News

Biomilq Says It Has Successfully Produced World’s First Cell-Cultured Human Breast Milk

Sally Ho Jun 1, 2021

Mammalian milk food tech startup Biomilq has announced that it has moved from the proof-of-concept stage into proof-of-complexity, producing what it says is the “world’s first cell-cultured human milk outside of the breast”. This puts the…
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Interviews

Puris CEO Tyler Lorenzen On Protein, Biodiversity & Health: ‘Peas Are A Great Solution For Sustainability & Environmental Stewardship’

Sally Ho Jun 1, 2021

Based out of Minneapolis in the U.S. Midwest, Puris is the largest pea protein producer in North America, supplying famed plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat and backed by major food giants like Cargill. We recently had the chance to…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Aqua Cultured Foods Debuts Microbial Fermentation Whole-Muscle Cut Seafood Alternative

Sally Ho Jun 1, 2021

Chicago-based food tech Aqua Cultured Foods is launching what it claims is the world’s first whole-muscle cut seafood analogue developed using microbial fermentation. Looking to become a first mover in the category, much like Beyond Meat…
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Alt Protein

These 8 Brinc Startups Are Disrupting Food From Algae Milk To Mycelium Pet Food

Sally Ho Jun 1, 2021

Brinc, the Hong Kong-headquartered accelerator and venture capital dedicated to investing in over 1,000 climate-conscious firms within five years, has recently welcomed a new batch of startups joining its Spring 2021 Food Technology…
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Zero Waste

SAVRpak Bags US$3.5M Series A Led By Mark Cuban After Cold Email Pitch To Disrupt Food Waste

Sally Ho Jun 1, 2021

California-based anti-food waste startup SAVRpak has closed US$3.5 million in its Series A financing led by celebrity investor Mark Cuban, after co-founder Greg Maselli’s took a shot with an email pitch. Formerly known as Soggy Food Sucks,…
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Eco Packaging

Manila Agritech Fortuna Cools Bags Funding For Plastic-Free Upcycled Coconut Coolers

Sally Ho May 31, 2021

Fortuna Cools, a Philippines-based agritech startup making sustainable coolers out of coconut fibre, has closed its round of seed funding. The company is backed by ADB Ventures, the impact investment arm of Asian Development Bank, and will…
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Cell-Based News

British Startup Ivy Farm Says It Plans To Bring Cell-Based Pork Sausages To Market By 2023

Sally Ho May 31, 2021

Ivy Farm Technologies, a spinout of Oxford University, wants to become the first British firm to commercialise cultured meat and says it will debut its cell-based pork sausages by 2023. Currently raising funds for its pilot R&D…
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Renewables

Prometheus Fuels Turns CO2 From Air Into Net-Zero Gasoline

Sally Ho May 31, 2021

In the race to get to net-zero emissions, clean tech innovators are looking at direct air capture as a solution to not only reduce our current footprint, but potentially even reverse the decades of damage we have done to the planet.…
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Alt Protein

Canadian Dairy Giant Saputo Acquires Vegan ‘Sheese’ Brand Owner Bute Island Foods

Sally Ho May 31, 2021

Montreal-headquartered dairy company Saputo has acquired Bute Island Foods, the Scottish firm behind the legacy vegan cheese brand Sheese. As the plant-based trend continues to gain momentum, Saputo says it remains committed to “expand our…
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Alt Protein

Unilever Partners With Mycoprotein Startup ‘Enough’ To Expand Plant-Based Meat Portfolio

Sally Ho May 28, 2021

Unilever has announced a new partnership with food tech Enough, formerly known as 3F Bio, to launch new plant-based meat products and keep up with the “explosive growth” of alternative proteins. Enough uses zero-waste fermentation…
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