Centre for a Responsible Future and Green Monday partnership
Singapore's Veganuary campaign 2021 is being directed in partnership by the Centre for a Responsible Future and Green Monday. Bringing 50+ restaurants, retailers, hawkers, plant-based company supporters to you during the month of January.
We are delighted to welcome Budhaveg as our new business member
Influenced by the teachings of Buddhism, Budhaveg believes that each ingredient should be respected for its history, character, and purpose when used in a dish.
Singapore’s first online vegan grocer to open its first retail store on World Vegan Day
Everyday Vegan started as a vegan lifestyle store focused on vegan fashion and accessories. Their mission is to make vegan products accessible and affordable for everyone.
Centre for a Responsible Future unveils a fresh new look
We are always looking for ways to improve and make sure our members and ecosystem have an enjoyable, intuitive and memorable experience with us. We designed the website to make it easier for you to get involved with our different programmes and make the most impact.
It’s Getting Easier To Eat a ‘Climate Cooling’ Diet
Fortunately, we in Singapore are already well on our way to changing our diets to a climate cooling one. Alternatives to dairy made from soy, oats, coconut, and other plants are readily available. Plus, in the past year, meat alternatives have multiplied on the menus of many eateries, as well as at supermarkets.
Veganism Supports Feminism
International Women’s Day, the world celebrates feminism and equality and we look forward to the day when equality between all genders is achieved in the world and that oppression of women will be a thing of the past. However, the largest scale exploitation of the female carries on right beneath our noses – the dairy industry and the egg industry. In this article, we focus on the dairy industry and discuss how supporting the dairy industry is inconsistent with the cause of feminism.
Vegetarian Goes Modern
In Singapore, when most people picture vegetarian food, what comes to mind? Probably, a stall in a hawker centre, staffed by middle-age people whose education level and science knowledge are not so high, and who sometimes prefer to speak dialect rather than Mandarin or English.
Meat the new disruptors: Alternative protein takes on the trillion-dollar animal meat industry
With the development of alternative protein only at its infancy stage, there are tremendous opportunities for innovators to shape the future of meat. Both plant-based and cultured meat is projected to take a substantial size of global meat consumption. According to consultancy firm A.T. Kearney, their market share have the potential to surpass conventional animal meat in the next 30 years due to improvements in taste and production systems.
Making responsible living a hit - The behavioral science way
Taking milk as an example, winning ads often encompass a feel-good theme centered on the familial nature of dairy, and sends a reassuring message about responsible production. Other top performers are sensory evocative, or appeal to mothers’ desire in providing healthy nutrition for their kids. Such emotional triggers for milk could also be applied to campaigns of plant-based milk alternatives.
DISRUPTION IN FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT 2019 PRESS SUMMARY
In its second edition, the Disruption in Food and Sustainability Summit (DFSS) aims to raise awareness and foster the growth of sustainable Plant-Based, Alternative Protein, Clean Meat, and non-food (packaging) across the value chain with innovation, partnerships, and technology as enablers. The Summit’s key objective is to showcase what is happening in Singapore and the region and to provide a platform for organisations looking to form partnerships and launch or expand their businesses in the plant-based and sustainable space.