Interviews

Has it really been one year since the Beyond Meat IPO that rocked the world, breaking records as the year's second most successful listing and the most successful vegan one of all time? In many ways, it feels like only yesterday. In…
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Jasmine Nunns founded Kembali to re-wild city-dwellers and connect them back to nature. As Hong Kong’s first certified Nature & Forestry Therapy Guide, she knows a thing or two about why our connection to earth, animals and community…
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As part of our special Covering Climate Now partnership, we're featuring a week of Climate Solutions coverage ahead of Earth Day's 50th anniversary. Reducing meat and dairy consumption is the most impactful action consumers can take to…
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We recently had the opportunity to speak to Jenny Quinton, the founder and project designer of Ark Eden, an organisation in Lantau whose mission is to protect the natural environment of Hong Kong. Throughout the year, Ark Eden hosts…
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We recently had the opportunity to chat with the co-founder of UK-based premium tea brand Teapigs Louise Cheadle. Founded in 2006, Teapigs was launched by Louise and Nick Kilby with the aim to make high quality teas popular amongst 21st…
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Twenty years ago, Eric Brent presciently founded HappyCow, a free online service that lists sources of vegan and vegetarian food all over the world including restaurant, grocery stores and all other type of vegan-friendly businesses and…
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We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Arturo Elizondo, the CEO and co-founder of Clara Foods, a San Francisco-based food technology company that is making eggs without chickens. Founded in 2014 with David Anchel, Clara Foods is…
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In this interview, we chat to Stefano Passarello, a serial entrepreneur known to some as the "Greater Bay Area Bio-Hacker." Stefano is also the founder and CEO of Kapuhala Retreat, Koh Samui's newest eco-wellness paradise that he hopes…
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Former director of the Hong Kong Observatory Chiu-ying Lam is an expert conservationist and meteorologist, and we recently had the opportunity to interview him on Hong Kong’s environmental issues. Since retiring from the chief position at…
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We had the fantastic opportunity to sit down with children’s book author Valentina Giannella, who recently penned We Are All Greta. First published in Italian last April, it has since been translated into 13 languages, with the translated…
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Bruce Friedrich, the executive director and co-founder of the Good Food Institute (GFI) is responsible for some of the most iconic plant-based startups that have disrupted the global understanding and perception of vegan meat. A former…
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We recently sat down with Emily Au-Young, co-founder of menstrual care charity Reemi. Based in New Zealand, the organisation has developed the world's first self-disinfecting period reusable underwear product, which will see 100% of the…
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We recently had the great opportunity to sit down with Dr Katriona Bradley, better known as Dr Tiger, a veterinarian who co-founded the Tai Wai Small Animal & Exotic Hospital in 1997, which has since expanded in 2016 to an additional…
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A New Hope: Hong Kong's Answer To Greta Thunberg . Lance Lau Believes The Future Is Worth Fighting For.
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We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Cole Orobetz, the co-founder and COO of Los Angeles-based startup Alpha Foods that has developed plant-based meat alternatives from “beefy” burrito ready-meals to “chicken” nuggets all made…
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We sat down with the CEO of Hong Kong-based startup Urban Spring, Ada Yip, who is on a mission to fight plastic pollution in the city. Hong Kongers buying more than 1.5 million disposable plastic bottles of water per day, an addiction Ada…
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Hong Konger Tamsin Soolin Thornburrow opened the city's first zero-waste bulk grocery store Live Zero in 2018, offering avid green-minded consumers a fully-fledged solution to the city's shocking waste-crisis: a place to buy everyday…
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We recently had the insider opportunity to sit down with Christina Ventura, who is at the forefront of the sustainable fashion movement right here in Asia. After leading roles at Prada and Apple, Ventura went onto become the Chief Catalyst…
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We recently spoke to Didier Onraita, CEO and co-founder of the first bulk foods concept in France, Day by Day. In this interview, Didier shares the inspiration behind his packaging-free concept and the challenges of his broader mission to…
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We recently sat down with the Andrea Richey, Education Director of the Hong Kong Shark Foundation (HKSF), fondly known as the city’s “Shark Lady”. Richey has been at the forefront of leading shark conservation in Hong Kong, and inspiring…
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We recently had the opportunity to speak to Lorenzo Albrighi, the co-founder and CEO of blockchain-powered circular fashion platform Lablaco. As half of the duo behind the first company to apply blockchain technology to fashion, Lorenzo…
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