Fueling the heart through food For creating the biggest plant-based fast-casual restaurant chain Christian Mongendre is widely recognised in Hong Kong and beyond as one of the visionaries behind the plant-based movement in Hong Kong. He successfully co-founded and opened well-loved restaurants such as Mana! and subsequently Mana! Raw and Mana! Café. From there,…

Making naked great again   For freeing us of beauty packaging and liberating animals from suffering From a young age, Annabelle has been passionate about the protection of the environment and animals. She discovered LUSH in 1998 when she was 16, starting her career there as a part-time sales assistant in the third ever shop on…

Old tape, new tricks   For upcycling old cassettes and videos into textile fabrics - MusicCloth® J.J. Chuan, the founder of Rehyphen®, graduated from Parsons The New School of Design in New York. She is a multi-local who has worked and lived in Singapore, Malaysia, New York and Shanghai. J.J. founded Rehyphen® studio with the mission to…

Saving all animals great and small   For inspiring us to end animal suffering and fight against climate change Rebecca Cappelli decided to quit a successful career to work in the non-profit sector. Now a public speaker and award-winning filmmaker, her work aims to help people adopt a healthy and responsible lifestyle. A French citizen and Mandarin…

Waving goodbye to fast fashion   For making luxury fashion sustainable and accessible through rental. Ming Bridges is a singer/songwriter and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Rentadella; a sustainable disruptive fashion rental experience in Singapore carrying garments from sizes UK2-UK18. Ming’s dream of having a sustainable fashion business started from young, she drafted…

Brilliantly bonkers for bamboo   For starting meaningful, serious conversations in a light-hearted way through the simple bamboo straw. Melissa Lam, better known as Bamboo Straw Girl, runs a social enterprise by the same name. She aims to start difficult conversations about the urgency of environmental action through the simple bamboo straw. To date, Bamboo Straw Girl…