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‘The Responsibility To Lead Change Falls To Governments and Business Groups, Not Consumers’ – Q&A w/ Muuse CEO Jonathan…
An interview with Jonathan Tostevin, CEO of Muuse, one of Asia's leading reusable packaging startups on the company's biggest wins, the importance of regulation and the economics of reuse.
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‘Plastics and Climate Change Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin’: Author Matt Simon On The Madness of Microplastics
An interview with Matt Simon, Wired journalist and author of A Poison Like No Other, a new book about the microplastic crisis that is threatening both human and planetary health.
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You’re Already Eating Foods With Ingredients Made Using Precision Fermentation, So Why The Fuss About Animal-Free Dairy?
Precision fermentation has been around for decades, and most of us eat foods that contain ingredients made using the technology on a daily basis. Animal-free dairy makers are now using it to bring you the cheese and milk you love without!-->…
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There Is No Such Thing As Sustainable Dairy
Notes From the Frontlines of the Sustainable Food Movement – a new opinion column by Irina Gerry
Images of happy cows on pasture hide the ugly truth the dairy industry doesn't want you to know: dairy production can never be sustainable.!-->!-->!-->…
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Using Captured CO₂ In Everyday Products Could Help Fight Climate Change, But Do Consumers Want Them?
By: Lucca Henrion, Joe Árvai, Lauren Lutzke & Volker Sick
Would you drink carbonated beverages made with carbon dioxide captured from the smokestack of a factory or power plant? How would you feel if that captured carbon dioxide!-->!-->!-->…
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US, EU & APAC Cultivated Food Associations Announce Major Global Alliance To Boost Industry
For the first time, three leading cultivated food industry associations are hosting a first-of-its-kind meeting this week in Singapore to formalize the launch of a global alliance to advance cultivated foods on the global stage.
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As Humane Slaughter Come to Aquaculture, Is Animal Welfare At a Tipping Point?
Fish deserve a humane death says the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), one of the world's leading farmed seafood organizations, in a move that elevates animal welfare standards to new heights.
The ASC said for the first time that!-->!-->!-->…
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Forget Recent Sales, Widespread Vegan Meat Adoption Is Inevitable, Says Report
New analysis suggests alternative protein and vegan meat is in the early phase of an "S" adoption curve. And by the next decade, there will likely be a tipping point.
The new findings come as plant-based meat sales have waned; a recent!-->!-->!-->…
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The World’s Largest Beef Company Is Breaking Up With Plant-Based Meat. Is It The End of The Category, Or Something Else Entirely?
Notes From the Frontlines of the Sustainable Food Movement – a new opinion column by Irina Gerry
The world’s largest meat company, JBS, has exited its plant-based business in the US. Is this a bad sign for plant-based meat?
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Biden’s Biotech Moonshot Lights the Way for Regulatory Approval of Cultivated Meat
Biotech is a priority for the Biden Administration, as the President signed an executive order earlier this week implementing support for the emergent category. Funding amounts were not disclosed but Biden says biotech holds the potential!-->…
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Can the World’s First City-Wide Ban on Meat Ads Make Locals Give It Up?
In a move aimed at reducing its carbon footprint to help fight the global climate crisis, the Dutch city Haarlem has become the first in the world to ban advertisements in public spaces for meat—a leading producer of greenhouse gas!-->…
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Fossil Fuel Ad Ban In France Has Loopholes, Says Greenpeace
In a move that was heralded as a sign of the times amid dangerous heat waves and flooding across the globe as a result of climate change, France became the first European country to ban fossil fuel ads. But the environmental group!-->…
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Greenwashing In Fashion Is On The Rise, Here’s How To Spot It
Greenwashing in fashion is on the rise. Learn more about what it means and how you can tell the difference and support the conscious one.
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Ivy Farm Opens the Largest Cultivated Meat Factory in Europe
The first cultivated meat pilot plant of its kind in the U.K. is now open. Ivy Farm says its new 18,000-square-foot Oxford cultivated meat plant can produce nearly three tons of cultivated meat per year.
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From Plant Based Kalbi To Tofu Cheese: A Deep Dive On Japan’s Booming Alt Protein Sector
The alternative protein market is taking-off in the land of the rising sun as consumers become more health and sustainability conscious, climate concerns flare up and the government looks to decarbonize.
Between 2019 and 2022 Japan’s!-->!-->!-->…
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Female-Led Fintech SageWealth Secures €500,000 In Pre-Seed Funding for ‘Ethically Minded’ Millennials
With a goal of bringing digital financial advice and sustainable investment opportunities to 'ethical' millennials, the female-led fintech platform SageWealth has announced the recent closing of a €500,000 pre-seed funding round.
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A Meat Tax Is Likely To Happen. Here’s How It Should Work.
By: Cameron Hepburn, University of Oxford, Franziska Funke, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
New research shows a properly implemented meat tax would not have to penalize low-income households or farmers.
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70% of Asia’s Top Food Companies Are Moving to Cage-Free Eggs, New Report Finds
A new report finds that 70 percent of Asian food companies across the world's largest egg market are shifting away from battery cages or caged eggs.
Battery cages for egg-laying hens are on their way out across five Asian countries:!-->!-->!-->…
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Turkey’s Vegan Cheese Ban Is Unconstitutional, Says Lawsuit
Following a crackdown on the labeling of vegan cheese, Turkey has decided to ban the production and sale of dairy-free cheese entirely across the country. Now, activists are suing.
Despite Turkey's longstanding history with a!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Cultivated Meat Companies Pushing For U.S. Launch in 2022
A number of companies are further along in the development process for cultivated meat than ever before. These innovators are leading the charge to gain U.S. regulatory approvals.
Singapore is currently the only country to have granted!-->!-->!-->…
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Vegan Food Gets Protection In India, a Labeling Blow in France
What exactly is vegan food? While France moved last week to ban language commonly used to describe plant-based products such as "steak" or "sausage," India says it is now moving to further clarify the definition of vegan food in order to!-->…
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