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Asia CSR Women Heroes: Pat Dwyer of The Purpose Business “You Don’t Get Unless You Ask”
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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5 Reasons Why The Plant-Based Revolution Is Actually Happening In Asia
The US and Europe get all the love in the headlines when it comes to the future of plant-based foods but from where we're sitting, the real vegan revolution is happening in Asia. Below, we share our top five reasons why.
1. Silicon Valley…
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The Complete Plastics Guide: From #1 to #7, What’s Reusable, What’s Recyclable & What To Avoid At All Costs
Hong Kong has one of the worst rates of recycling in general and plastic in particular in the world and believe it or not, recycling rates are actually decreasing every year! Our city landfills are reaching breaking point and yet the…
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Asia CSR Women Heroes: Rebecca Donnellan Got 11,000 People to Go Green Monday
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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New Balinese-Inspired Cafe LCB Express Opens in Causeway Bay w/ Delicious, Healthy Menu
A new healthy food hotspot has opened its doors to serve Hong Kong's health-conscious folks. LCB express has soft opened for lunch, dinner and drinks to the busy HK island crowd. Located off Causeway Bay's lively Lockhart…
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Lee Gardens Launches #GoGreenCWB Campaign w/ 20+ New Vegetarian Restaurant Menus
One of Hong Kong's top luxury shopping destinations is about to go green! Lee Gardens, famed for their premium, upscale business and retail facilities, have teamed up with local social enterprise, Green Monday, to debut a series of green…
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Eaton HK Food Hall Opens Its Door With Health-Forward & Plant-Forward F&B Operators
On track for a Fall 2018 grand opening, contemporary, upscale hotel, Eaton HK, has expanded its conventional F&B offerings to include a marketplace sure to become a hotspot for lunchers in Jordan, Kowloon. Unveiling a new dining…
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Best Takeaway Salad Bars in Central & Sheung Wan
There is nothing like a fresh salad on a hot (and humid) summer day. From the standard classics to innovative chef-driven creations with savory accents, Central is a prime hub for all your salad wants and needs. Featuring summer's best…
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Our Favourite Hong Kong Plant-Based HK Celebs
As the plant-based lifestyle grows, there's never been a better time to go green! All over social media, we see people cutting out meat and dairy from their diets to improve their health, help animals, and protect the planet. Celebrities…
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KURO-Bō Portable Water Filter Is A Game Changer For Eco Travellers
How many of us take for granted the water we consume every single day? In many countries, clean water is not a given. In fact, many of us either filter the Hong Kong tap water or buy bottled water (the ultimate eco NO-NO). Ever popular…
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Local NGO EcoDrive Releases Start Small, Start Now Hong Kong Plastic Crisis Documentary
Right in time for global campaign Plastic Free July, local not-for-profit (NFP) organization, EcoDrive, has released a documentary film about Hong Kong's plastic problem. Start Small, Start Now, directed by London-based Photo Escapes…
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Dining Concepts Launches Impossible Foods Dishes, Including #Plantbased Burgers
Longtime Hong Kong restaurant chain Dining Concepts has jumped on the plant-based wagon and introduced Silicon Valley food startup Impossible Foods' meatless patty to four of their popular restaurant concepts with the launch of…
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Introducing SEED, Sai Kung’s New Bulk Grocery & Zero Waste Lifestyle Shop
The picturesque seaside town of Sai Kung just got greener with the addition of SEED, the newest zero waste shop and bulk food store to arrive in Hong Kong after Edgar and Live Zero. A charming haven for conscious consumers tucked away in…
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Where To Taste Omnipork, Asia’s Brand New #PlantBased ‘Pork’
Menus featuring plant-based pork alternative, Omnipork, have begun sprouting across Hong Kong. Launched earlier this year by Asian foodtech startup, Right Treat (backed by David Yeung & his Green Monday team) the…
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Heirlooms: Global Women Community Camel Assembly & Local Artist Thomas Herron Raise Alarm About Plastic Crisis
Earlier this June, Camel Assembly, an international community of creative female leaders, joined forces with Hong Kong based designer, Thomas Herron to create a series of installations highlighting plastic pollution generated throughout the…
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June 2018 Green Queen Scoop: Headlines You Need To Read
You're busy, we get it. That's why we created the GREEN QUEEN SCOOP. We scour the international headlines from around the globe to find the most important health, wellness & environmental stories so you don't have to!…
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Environmental NGOs WildAid & Sea Shepherd Campaign Starbucks To Push Maxim’s On Shark Fin Ban
A recent undercover investigation by environmental nonprofit organization, WildAid, has led to the discovery of shark fin sales by local food & beverage titan, Maxim's Caterers Limited, who had pledged in 2016 to discontinue serving the…
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Sweden’s Oatly Launches Vegan Oat Milk at 70+ Pacific Coffee HK Locations
In conjunction with World Environment Day, local coffee chain Pacific Coffee has partnered with globally revered oat milk brand, Oatly, to give Hong Kongers sustainable non-dairy alternatives that don't harm the planet's resources in the…
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HK Vegan Ice Cream Shop Guide: Where To Grab a Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert
Peak ice cream season is among us and why should lactose tolerant folks have all the fun?! Thankfully, Hong Kong is home to a slew of the best dairy-free scoops around. From ripe, seasonal ingredients to luxurious, cosmopolitan…
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Hong Kong Startups Changing The World: These Local Entrepreneur Activists Turn Waste into Gold
From plastic packaging to last season's fabrics, we're becoming acutely aware of materials being sent to the landfills. As our environmental resources become scarce, conserving and recovering what we already have is so important. We need to…
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Plant-Based Impossible Burger Launches at Hotel ICON & Other Luxury Hotels in Hong Kong
The first luxury hotel in Hong Kong to launch popular meatless patty, Impossible Burger, outside the United States, Hotel ICON, has debuted to wide fanfare. Serving the famed plant-based 'burger that bleeds' at GREEN, the lobby's sleek…
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