Young Filipino innovators showcased the skills and creativity behind their new inventions during the BPI-DOST Innovation Awards 2022 held October 28 at the Holiday Inn, Makati City. The Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI), in partnership with the BPI Foundation Inc, had named the top three inventions that could help solve pressing issues […]
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On November 11, totallyveganbuzz.com reported that plant- and fungi-based vegan meat creations from Beyond Meat, Meati, and MyForest Foods made it to Time Magazine’s “Best Inventions of 2022” list. Photo credit: Screenshot of Time.com Excerpts from the story: “Beyond Meat’s new vegan steak won Time’s praise for being a healthier alternative to its animal-derived counterpart. ‘Beyond Steak
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The BMW Group is upping its purchasing activities in anticipation of future growth in e-mobility and setting new standards for sustainability. The expansion of e-mobility makes value creation in the supplier network more important than ever in addressing CO2 emissions and sourcing critical raw materials, such as those needed for producing battery cells. “We believe
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On November 14, The Vegan Society released a report, titled “What’s in a name? An analysis of vegan and ‘plant based’ labels;” the first in a series exploring whether the term “plant-based” is a help or hindrance to the vegan movement. Photo credit: Polina Tankilevitch Excerpts from the story: “The United Kingdom’s leading vegan charity
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Bolstering its climate action initiatives, San Miguel Corp power subsidiary SMC Global Power Holdings Corp (SMCGP) reported the successful planting and growing of over 5 million new trees and mangroves from 2019 to date, under its multi-year, nationwide forestation and carbon capture program. The company said it is also expanding the scope of the project
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In October 2021, the Cargo Owner for Zero Emission Vessels (coZEV) was launched. coZEV, facilitated by the Aspen Institute, has been seen as a platform for multinational companies to come together to initiate high-impact programs accelerating the maritime industry’s transition to emissions free shipping. And now, coZEV has begun demonstrating the feasibility of scalable zero-emission
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On November 13, The Vegan Society revealed the result of a new survey showing 48% of non-vegans “agree” and 42% “agree somewhat” that farmed animals can experience similar emotions to animal companions. Photo credit: Cottonbro Studio Excerpts from the story: “(The online survey), conducted ahead of World Kindness Day (13 November), means, in total, 9
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The ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE) and the Asian Federation of EV Associations (AFEVA) conducted a policy dialogue focusing on electric vehicles at the 10th Philippine EV Summit at the SMX Convention Center Mall of Asia in Pasay City on October 21, 2022. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) supported the policy dialogue as part
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Photo credit: Vincent MA Janssen On November 8, vegnews.com quoted vegan climate activist Greta Thunberg as saying in a recent speech, “The COPs are mainly used as an opportunity for leaders and people in power to get attention, using many different kinds of greenwashing.” Excerpts from the story: “Leaders and activists from around the world gathered in Sharm
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Photo credit: Pixabay On November 8, plantbasednews.org reported that a University of Exeter graduate had recently discovered a cruelty free method for creating cells similar to human brain neurons for use in scientific research, effectively making tests on mice brains unnecessary, saving animal lives and removing ethical issues from research projects. Excerpts from the story: “Emily Rose-Martin
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