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The World’s Biggest Shark Fin Importer, Hong Kong, Sees Demand Dip In Favor of Conservation
Hong Kong is the world's biggest shark fin importer. But that's changing. A ten-year study found conservation interest is on the rise.
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Where To Eat (Plants) This June: New Vegan Restaurant Openings, Menus and Food News
We take you through new vegan restaurants joining Hong Kong's scene, green menu revamps at our favourite cafés this June.
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Breaking: Green Monday Food Tech OmniFoods Debuts OmniSeafood Plant-Based Fish Range With Fillet, Tuna, Crab Cakes & Salmon
Just over a year after launching its groundbreaking vegan “spam” analogue OmniPork Luncheon, Green Monday is expanding its OmniFoods range with a brand new line of plant-based seafood alternatives. Announced today (June 8) on World Oceans!-->…
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1% Pledge To Restore The Planet: Zero Foodprint Asia Launches Hong Kong Restaurant Program To Capture Carbon
Led by Hong Kong's very own acclaimed plant-based chef Peggy Chan and her sustainable food consultancy Grassroots Initiatives, and in partnership with non-profit climate organization Zero Foodprint, Zero Foodprint Asia has officially!-->…
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Hong Kong’s Plastic Bottle Bill Looks Set For Failure, Here Are 8 Reasons Why
By: Aaron Kent
Aaron Kent is the founder of Please Drink Sustainably, a Hong Kong-based company providing reusable custom branded cups to businesses switching away from disposables.
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Singapore Food Tech Next Gen Brings TiNDLE Plant-Based Chicken To Hong Kong, Macau & Kuala Lumpur
Singapore food tech Next Gen is bringing its plant-based chicken brand Tindle into new markets, launching in Hong Kong, Macau and Kuala Lumpur simultaneously next month. Partnering with distributor Classic Fine Foods, Tindle will make its!-->…
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Hong Kong-Based Board Game LOOP Promotes SDG 12 Sustainable Consumption & Suggests Alternatives To Materialism
Educational board game LOOP: Life Of Ordinary People uses the concept of serious gaming as a channel for change, with the aim of questioning people's unsustainable consumption behaviours and consumers are taking the bait. The young company!-->…
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Redress Opens Permanent Secondhand Clothing Shop In Hong Kong’s Trendy Sham Shui Po ‘Hood
After ten years of organising secondhand pop-ups and setting up a permanent headquarters in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, back in June of last year, environmental charity Redress has converted the space into a permanent curated secondhand!-->…
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Whole Food Plant-Based Jackfruit Startup Karana Launches Its Alt Meat Across Restaurants In Hong Kong
Following the launch of food tech Karana's whole food plant-based pork alternative created out of young jackfruit across six restaurants in Singapore, the startup has now partnered with restaurants in Hong Kong and a delivery brand to!-->…
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Green Finance: Hongkong Land Signs HKD$6.85B Sustainability-Linked Loans
Property investment and development group Hongkong Land recently announced that it signed sustainability-linked loans worth HKD$6.85B (approx. US$882M) in alignment with its commitment to sustainability.
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Earth Day 2021: Green Monday Launches ESG Coalition To Bring Together Businesses For A Sustainable Future
In celebration of their 9th anniversary, Asia’s leading alternative protein company and social movement Green Monday recently launched an alliance called the 'Green Monday ESG Coalition’ to unify businesses with plant-based solutions in!-->…
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Hong Kong-Based Adventure Clean Up Challenge Launches Hiking Trail Trash Collection Challenge
Adventure Clean up Challenge, Asia's first multi-discipline sports event, is collaborating with Hong Kong-based conservation app Trailwatch, to launch the Adventure Clean up Challenge Trails on April 24 in an effort to bring about outdoor!-->…
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Oatly Could Seek Hong Kong Public Listing After Planned US$10 Billion Nasdaq IPO
Swedish oat milk giant Oatly has indicated it could be seeking a public listing in Hong Kong, shortly after registering its planned IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The!-->…
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Hong Kongers Uses 100 Million Disposable Plastic Takeaway Items Every Week & This NGO Wants To Change That
The rise of food takeaways during the pandemic is fuelling the use of more than 100 million disposable plastic items every single week in Hong Kong during the pandemic, a study has found. From plastic cutlery, food containers, bags and!-->…
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‘Will The Real Environmentalist Please Stand Up?’ Why Hong Kong’s 5 Cent Bottle Recycling Rebate Is A Joke
By: Rachel Pang
This article originally appeared on Water For Free, a project launched by Hong Kong non-profit Go Green. Read the original article here.
I read the opinion piece “Why a 5 cent bottle recycling rebate makes more sense!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Deliveroo Hong Kong Records 160% Increase In Plant-Based Food Orders
Food delivery giant Deliveroo has reported surging demand for plant-based food in Hong Kong, with vegan and vegetarian orders growing by 160% over a 12-month period in its latest figures. In response, partner restaurants have been ramping!-->…
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‘Diet Change Not Climate Change’: Chinese King of Pop Wang Leehom Joins Green Monday’s Movement As Ambassador
Singer, actor, producer & public welfare advocate Wang Leehom has joined Green Monday's Earth Month campaign 2021, dubbed 'Diet Change Not Climate Change', as an official ambassador to promote plant-based cuisines around the world.!-->…
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Hong Kong: An Illicit Wildlife Trade Hub ‘Fuelling Global Biodiversity Crisis’, New Report Reveals
Hong Kong remains one of the largest hubs for the illegal wildlife trafficking industry, with wildlife seizures at record-breaking levels, a report has revealed. According to newly published data, pangolin trafficking is still prevalent at!-->…
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New ‘Advancing Net Zero’ Competition Launches In Hong Kong To Drive Carbon Neutral Building Innovation
Advancing Net Zero, a new competition for ideas on how to move Hong Kong’s building industry towards carbon neutrality, has been launched by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and Swire Properties. Open to designers, academics,!-->…
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Where To Eat (Plants) This March: New Vegan Restaurant Openings, Menus & Food News
It’s the roundup you’ve been waiting for – the most comprehensive list of vegan bites and eateries to try out across Hong Kong. For our March 2021 edition, we’ve put together yet again another impressive rundown of new plant-based!-->…
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170 Hong Kong Restaurants Launch Plant-Based Impossible Dishes For Earth Month, With ParknShop Debuting Ready Meals
170 restaurant outlets in Hong Kong and the city’s supermarket giant ParknShop will be expanding their plant-based offerings with Impossible Foods as part of Earth Month this April. Marking the second campaign launched by the Silicon!-->…
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