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Robert Downey Jr. Launches Venture Fund To ‘Catalyse’ Sustainable Tech Investment
Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. has formed a new venture fund focused on sustainable technology. Launched on AngelList, the new rolling fund FootPrint Coalition Ventures aims to “catalyse more capital” to multiply the impact of…
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ReNature Raises Seed Round To Scale Regenerative Agroforestry Model, Partners With Nestlé & Lush
Netherlands-based company reNature recently raised US$670k in a Series Seed funding to expand its existing network of farmers and corporations, to venture capitalists, who want to work towards the long-term gains of regenerative…
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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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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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Foodpanda Hong Kong Partners With Baguio iRecycle To Recycle Food Delivery Plastic Packaging
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.
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Elon Musk To Award US$100 M Prize For ‘Best’ Carbon Capture Tech
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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Circular Fashion: HKRITA, H&M Set Up Green Machine To Produce Garments Out of Recycled Polyester
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 Raises US$2M To Expand Its Coral Reef Restoration Technology
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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Dairy Farmers Ditch Cows To Make Oat Milk Delivered In Reusable Bottles
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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Sustainable & Vegan: Veshin Looks To ‘Rewrite’ Fashion Industry In China With New Ethical Factory
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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Anti-Food Waste Startup Too Good To Go Bags US$31.1M To Fuel U.S. Expansion
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 Debuts New Plastic-Free Anti-Food Waste Meal Kit Brand
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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Beauty & Haircare Brand Aveda Removes Beeswax From Products, Goes 100% Vegan
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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Top 10 Sustainability Trends: Our 2021 Eco Wellness Predictions
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 To Grow Plant-Based Leather Range, Commits To Sustainable Materials For 60% Of All Products In 2021
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 Goes Green Monday: 22,000 Employees Encouraged To Eat Plant-Based Once A Week
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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Best News Of The Year: The Top 10 Sustainability Headlines Of 2020
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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10 Ways H&M Is Trying To Be Better For The Planet
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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Carbon-Neutral Snacks Are Coming To A Supermarket Shelf Near You – The Rise Of Climate Positive Food
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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Inclusive & Sustainable: New Label AndAll Debuts Gender-Free Apparel Made From Biodegradable Fabric
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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