Green Business

Food delivery giant Foodpanda recently announced a partnership with Baguio iRecycle, a waste management company to promote recycling of plastics in food delivery through Baguio iRecycle’s free door-to-door recycling service. Foodpanda…
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Tesla founder and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk recently announced that he will award a US$100 million prize for the development of technology that can most effectively capture carbon dioxide emissions. Breaking the news on his…
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Developed by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) in partnership with the H&M Foundation, the hydrothermal separation system (The Green Machine) will manufacture garments for one of H&M'S brands Monki,…
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Coral Vita, a company that grows corals to restore dying reefs recently raised US$2 million in a seed round in order to modernize both coral restoration techniques and the economy surrounding them. Co-founded by friends Sam Teicher and…
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Jay and Katja Wilde of Bradley Nook Farm in the U.K. have recently launched a new oat milk subscription service, ditching their traditional dairy farm operations to produce the ethical and sustainable plant-based alternative. Working with…
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A new sustainable vegan accessories manufacturer has just opened up in China, the world’s largest textile producer and exporter, to transform the industry’s wasteful and polluting practices. Launched in the southern city of Guangzhou,…
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Too Good To Go, the Copenhagen-based platform for surplus food, has bagged US$31.1 million in a fresh round of funding to fuel its expansion into the U.S. market, where 40% of food goes to waste. The startup’s app is currently the world’s…
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Just Salad, the healthy fast casual restaurant chain, has launched a new meal kit brand billed as the first-ever no-subscription, zero-prep and plastic-free option of its kind. Named Housemade, Just Salad describes it as the “next…
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Aveda, the globally present cruelty-free haircare brand, has announced that it is removing beeswax from its products, and in doing so, reformulated more than 500 products, strengthening the brands’ commitment to offering only 100% vegan…
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It's that time of the year again, a new dawn, or in 2021's case, a better dawn, because hey, what can be worse than 2020? New year = new set of Green Queen trend predictions (proud to share that we still haven't been wrong yet). This year,…
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Adidas has committed to growing its plant-based range and increasing the use of sustainable materials across its entire product portfolio in its latest slew of sustainability goals set for 2021. In addition to making 60% of all its…
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Ernst & Young China and Hong Kong-based group Green Monday have signed a new cooperation agreement to bolster the big four firm’s corporate environmental responsibility as a part of its long-term carbon neutral commitments. To launch…
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It’s clear that the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted the global focus towards sustainability. Realising the link between human and planetary health and the urgent need to prevent the rise of future zoonotic pandemics, the world has renewed…
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Love or hate them, big brands and corporations are not about to disappear. Since we're facing a major climate crisis, we need big companies to be better. And H&M, basically the face of fast fashion and a huge part of the problem, is…
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From startups to big food companies, brands are now dishing out snacks that aren’t just marketed as delicious, but actually good for the planet. In a bid to keep up with the conscious consumerism trend, the latest thing to make its way to…
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Lapidary Limited, a Hong Kong-based impact venture building platform has announced the launch of its first wholly-incubated eco clothing brand. Called AndAll, the new e-commerce label will offer a collection of gender-free, sustainable…
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GrabFood, the food delivery arm of Singaporean cab-hailing app firm Grab, has just partnered with barePack to begin using reusable food packaging for its deliveries. Starting this week, customers on the platform will be able to choose to…
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TIPA, an Israeli startup developing sustainable packaging solutions, has just raised US$4 million from the Millennium Food-Tech, a Tel Aviv-listed investment vehicle. The company’s breakthrough material innovation technology offers a…
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Chicago-based startup ShoppingGives, a social impact e-commerce platform, has announced that it has received investment from Serena Ventures, the venture capital firm launched by tennis champion Serena Williams. Described as a platform…
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Nestlé has doubled down on its sustainability commitments, pledging to invest a total of CHF 3.2 billion (US$3.59 billion) over the next five years as part of its long-term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. The Swiss food giant…
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Launched by Vegan Business Tribe, a new online course aims to help plant-based businesses and startups scale-up by improving their marketing skills. Called the Marketing Viploma, the affordable program is packed with video resources,…
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