Green Business

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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Latam ridesharing tech firm Cabify has ramped up its climate commitments, this time introducing a new blockchain-powered carbon offsetting solution to its app to ensure full traceability on its carbon-neutral pledge. Users will now be able…
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A group of students from the National Taipei University of Technology have developed a new labelling system that could help slash food waste from supermarkets. Their idea, called Barcodiscount, involves automatically colour-changing…
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When four university students in Hong Kong began noticing how many loaves of bread were being thrown away each day in the city, they started to think about how to save food waste and turn it into something new. They came up with Breer, a…
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In its latest sustainability push, home furnishing giant IKEA has committed to making at least 50% of dishes served at its restaurant section plant-based by 2025. The Swedish company will also be bolstering the number of plant-based…
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No, not the kind that you eat, but a new type of “mushroom ball” that you can place in your garden to help absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Developed by NetZero, which will soon be launching through a Kickstarter campaign, these…
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Gen Zs or “Zillennials” are on track to overtake the famous millennial cohort and are set to transform the way business and investing is done with their flight-shaming, plant-based and zero-alcohol habits. Analysts in a new Bank of America…
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H&M Group has just announced an expansion of its partnership with Swedish textile recycling startup Renewcell as it strives to become more circular. As part of the multi-year agreement, Renewcell will supply the fast fashion giant with…
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Unilever has set a global annual sales target of €1 billion (US$1.19 billion) for its plant-based meat and dairy category within the next five to seven years. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods behemoth says that the new goal will be driven by…
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Earlier this month, the Global Grad Show kicked off in Dubai for the sixth year to showcase 100 graduate projects from around the world that are designed to bring solutions to some of the biggest environmental and socio-economic issues,…
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Stripe, one of the biggest online payment processing providers, has just launched a carbon removal purchase tool to allow any internet business running on its platform to contribute funds towards carbon-friendly projects. Called Stripe…
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Natural Order Acquisition Corp., a new blank check company targeting plant-based foods, has raised US$230 million in its initial public offering, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The company intends…
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British clean energy entrepreneur Dale Vince has announced his brand new venture, Sky Diamonds. Vince and his team claim to have developed lab-grown diamonds made from capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air we breathe in a world’s…
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Some of Europe’s biggest tech companies and major venture capital funds have just joined Leaders for Climate Action (LFCA), an initiative that advocates climate action in the digital industry. By pledging to be a part of the LFCA, tech…
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Bacardi, the world’s biggest family-owned spirits brand famous for its white rum, has announced that it will be replacing its existing plastic packaging for a new 100% biodegradable bottle. Partnering with Danimer Scientific, the developer…
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Unilever has launched its largest refill trial yet in supermarket chain Asda’s Middleton store in the British city of Leeds. The consumer goods giant says that the pilot will see seven of its brands, ranging from beauty and personal care…
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Based in New York, Thousand Fell is a two-year-old sustainable footwear brand that is on a mission to close the loop in the sneaker industry. The brand, self-described as “beyond sustainable” has created the world’s first completely…
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