Brenda Haitema | Mill Sales Manager, Threads International
For her work creating fair wage opportunities in developing countries to turn trash into high quality fabric. Brenda is in charge of Asian operations at Thread from making sure their supply chain partners share the same values and ensuring that all of their
Paul Zimmerman | Chairman, Drinks Without Waste
For his work advocating greener design and less waste. Paul Zimmerman is a Dutch-born Hong Kong environmentalist, politician and businessmn. He is a co-founder and CEO of Designing Hong Kong, a group that advocates better urban design. Paul is also an
Tze Wei U | Head of Product and Business Development, Mango Materials
Making fabric from thin air For transforming methane from landfills into textiles Imagine a world without plastic pollution. Tze Wei is Head of Product and Business Development at Mango Materials, a company developing an award-winning technology that turns waste greenhouse gases into
Emily Lam Ho | Co-founder, EcoDrive Hong Kong
Giving with a green heart For her work promoting awareness about environmental issues and reducing the use of single-use plastic Emily is the co-founder and interim CEO of EcoDrive Hong Kong, a NGO dedicated to promote the awareness and reduction of single-use
The Conscious Scoop: EU to Ban Single-Use Plastics & Pairing Chicken with Wine in Fashion
The EU parliament voted to ban single-use plastics by 2021 - that means 28 member states are going plastic-free. And also, micro-plastics can be found in our poop. Yes, we're eating plastic. And have you ever thought of pairing chicken
World Vegan Month in Singapore & 7 Reasons Why You Should Care
Yep you heard us! World Vegan Day is right around the corner on November 1st and all over the world the vegan-hype is enhanced, social media is lit up with all manner of pro-vegan content, and whilst it can divide
Judee Tan’s Big Break-up…with Plastic! #RecyclemoreWasteless
Singapore throws an estimated 2.2 million straws away every single day. That's more than enough plastic to circle our entire island
Cristina McLauchlan | Founder, The Vibe Tribe
Global Citizen, Earth Warrior, Human Do-ing For Conscious Public Relations and founding Conscious Cinema in Hong Kong With a passion for storytelling and co-creating, Cristina has merged 20 years of hospitality, brand and event management with holistic business and lifestyle design, aligning
Meet the Musicians who’ll be jamming at The Conscious Festival 2018
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -Plato It's no secret that we love music, and that our musicians are an integral part of The Conscious Festival, year after year.
Olivia Choong | President & Co-Founder of Green Drinks Singapore
For her work raising awareness about environmental issues Green Drinks Singapore, a non-profit environment-focused society that raises awareness on pertinent local and global environmental issues, and connects businesses, government agencies, academia, media, NGOs and individuals for knowledge sharing and meaningful collaboration
The Conscious Scoop: You Are Probably Eating Plastic & Unilever Bans Animal-testing
From eating plastic to beating plastic, our environmental problems are worsening; but more people are finally waking up to face reality. Check out the hottest news in sustainability in this week's round up of the region and the world's environmental news! 1.
I Quorn(‘t) Believe It’s Not Meat- Mycoprotein for the Win
"The beautiful thing about mycoprotein is that it doesn't need to be defrosted." Truly, more beautiful words have yet to be spoken. We all love food. Food is love, food is life. But who really enjoys cooking? All that waiting around
