Green Common arrives in Singapore: a Plant-based Retail and Culinary Destination

It’s getting easier and more exciting to be vegan in Singapore. Green Monday, the award-winning social venture, has launched Singapore’s first Green Common – a one-stop destination for plant-based retail and sustainable dining. From localised dishes to plant-based snacks and frozen meats, it’s easy to enjoy this unique concept store. David Yeung, Founder and CEO…

ByGITNB19/01/20214 minRead time

IMPACT

Jayden Klinac: on Regeneration, Waste as a Resource & Surrender as a Muscle

Is there really such a thing as the plastic mafia? How can waste truly be a resource? What is the difference between sustainability and regeneration? Big questions that we are deep diving into with Jayden Klinac. We talk about taking on the big food and beverage giants, and why vulnerability is one of the biggest…

ByStephanie Dickson15/01/202121 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP EAT

We need to talk about cell-based meat, because it’s finally here.

Paging from the future... As Jenny Kleeman, author of Sex Robots & Vegan Meat writes, it's the "stuff of science fiction". "Flesh without the blood, meat without murder, and the beginning of the end of the environmental damage caused by intensive animal agriculture." Cell-based meat—as in, real meat, grown from cells of a real animal—is on…

ByTammy Gan14/01/202117 minRead time

BUSINESS

Assaad Razzouk: on Propaganda, the Clean Energy Revolution & Optimism

There have been reports predicting with scary accuracy the amount of CO2 emissions we would have in the atmosphere since the 80s, why were they buried for so long? Why is there so much propaganda around renewable energy, supply chains and batteries that lead people to question the technology which is a huge part of…

ByStephanie Dickson11/01/202118 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Jaded from the state of the world? Here’s how to approach 2021

If you're anything like me, the new year passed with ambivalence. As in, wanting to be optimistic about another year of fresh opportunities for change, but knowing that (a) time is just a construct and the "new year" is really just another day and that (b) the problems that we're facing are at a level…

ByTammy Gan07/01/202111 minRead time

FASHION

Sweat Sustainably: Our Favourite Sustainable Activewear Brands

2020 was a tough year, but one of the many things we learnt is that moving our bodies has never felt so good - even if we had to improvise a little (yoga in the kitchen, anyone?). It's fair to say that we no longer see our exercise clothes as just gear for a weekly…

BySarah Kwong06/01/202120 minRead time

EAT

How Countries Across the World have Embraced Alternative Protein

As COVID-19 continues to dominate the news cycle and permeate every part of our lives, governments everywhere have come to realise the importance of alternative protein through issues such as food security and climate change. Here are just some recent developments of what a handful of countries have done to bring their food…

ByGreen Monday05/01/20217 minRead time

WELLBEING

Chatting Sustainability and Wellness with Yoga Goddess ChauKei Ngai

We visited yoga goddess ChauKei Ngai in her Hong Kong studio to find out about her take on the climate crisis and her hopes for the future. ChauKei Ngai is a superwoman. The Hong Konger is a yoga teacher, a mother (the first to become World Yoga Champion!), an International Yoga Sports Federation Champion, a Certified…

BySarah Kwong04/01/20216 minRead time

IMPACT WELLBEING

Renyung Ho: on systems change, negotiating fear, mindfulness & language

We sat down with Renyung Ho, founder of Matter and second-generation leader at Banyan Tree Hotels, to talk about systems thinking, awakening moments, mortality, deep mindfulness practises, language as the architect of our reality, and her decision to evolve Matter Prints. Renyung Ho is an independent entrepreneur, impact investor, humanitarian and writer. Not only has…

ByStephanie Dickson10/12/202021 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The largest organised strike in the history of the world: what’s happening in India?

You've probably not heard, but the protests going on in India right now constitute history in the making. In fact, with over 5 million marching to Delhi, and another 250 million taking part in strikes, this is the largest organised strike in the history of the world. But why are the Indian farmers protesting, and…

ByTammy Gan09/12/202010 minRead time