Future Green 5 Must Reads Hey there sustainable food advocates – as it’s Valentine’s Day, we should mention Hong Kong’s love affair with seafood. Consumption is twice the world average at 71.2 kilos annually, says WWF. We won’t wean consumers off the stuff, but the food service sector can and should offer sustainable varieties. We share what we learned from our invited experts at Tuesday’s (11th Feb) Members Monthly Meetup. As we gear up for UnConference 3.0 Our Food, Our Future on 21st March...
26 days ago • 3 min read
Future Green 5 Must Reads Hey there sustainable food advocates – people need to know where they’ve come from, to understand where they’re going to. This edition features a look back at key moments of our 2024 work in the global sustainability drive, and how new technology and communication routes are helping to amplify our effort this year and beyond. Exciting, eh?! 🤖 AI – we used ChatGPT to write the headline and summary for our first story below, about how we’re using tech to do more and...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, What if the future of food could be shaped by YOU?What if innovative solutions to the world’s biggest food challenges are already within reach? Unconference 3.0 - Our Food, Our Future: Innovative Solutions in Action is here and it’s going to be unlike anything you’ve experienced before. Think less theory, more action. This is where bold ideas meet real-world solutions that will drive the sustainability transformation of the food industry. Here’s what we’ve got in store: Two...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Future Green 5 Must Reads Hey there sustainable food advocates – this edition is about conclusions and exciting beginnings! Before I get to the 5 Must-Reads we’ve selected for you this week, just a quick reminder about the upcoming free training I’m hosting next week. More about the training here! Now back to the newsletter. Here’s the last 2024 newsletter (back in January 2025). Also starting in January, is our very own set of super Tuesdays via my Train-the-Trainer course in Carbon Literacy...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Future Green 5 Must Reads Hey there sustainable food advocates – as the need for action on food systems and climate only grows stronger, we’re maximising the reach of our thought-leadership work, by moving our meetups online in 2025. Stay tuned! I’m also writing a book about the first five years of Future Green Global! Next week I’ll be speaking to an audience drawn from 37 countries and regions about HK’s food sector sustainability push. You are the heroes that make this change happen daily!...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Future Green 5 Must Reads Hey there sustainable food advocates – I’ve often spoken about the importance of avoiding ‘silo’ thinking when it comes to sustainability. At Eco Expo Asia 2024 I had a great platform to talk about Hong Kong success stories we help to shape between food-sector tenants and landlords. Read on for more! 🍚 160 grammes: CO2-equivalent emissions from just 100 grammes of Asian rice shipped and eaten overseas, according to some data. It all adds up! 📚 3x3 = 3 secrets (via my...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Future Green 5 Must Reads Hey there sustainable food advocates – the year may be winding down, but our work is only ramping up! I recently led a sustainability workshop for International Culinary Institute students. You can check out the reel here. Special Announcement! ‘Sprint Green’ – our new office in Amsterdam, leading the European race in sustainability work via the Netherlands! 🍲 32 recipes for you to try, brought to HK by refugees from around the world. Learn more at our Members...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Future Green 5 Must Reads Hey there sustainable food advocates – if you can pinpoint a sustainability challenge or problem, you’re on the path to meeting or solving it. 🎤 Join me at a panel talk for Eco Expo Asia on 1st November to hear my take on best practice for food waste intervention design. 🍲 44%: the reduction in food waste over 12 weeks via a project offering diners smaller portions and displaying leftovers. 🔪 Green Kitchen Initiative: a tremendous sustainability starting point for...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Future Green 5 Must Reads Hey there sustainable food advocates – for ‘food waste’ think ‘food surplus’. What matters is how all of us rise to the challenge of ensuring the surplus isn’t written off entirely. 🥙 3,300 tonnes of food buried in HK landfills daily, contributing to methane emissions. 🐔 Many people switch from eating beef to chicken to reduce their carbon footprint. But emissions don’t tell the whole story. 🍲 UK NGO data: 60% food waste in the home. On-farm waste 15%; food makers...
5 months ago • 2 min read