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Greenpeace East Asia Response to Toyota’s Leadership Change
As Toyota announces Kenta Kon as its incoming CEO, Greenpeace calls for more ambitious decarbonization efforts.
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Long distance trucking at the core of China’s e-commerce emissions: Greenpeace report
The majority of emissions in China’s ecommerce delivery industry comes from longdistance trucking, an analysis by Greenpeace East Asia shows, while current low-carbonpolicies from local governments and the industry focus…
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Turning a New Page on Borrow and Return Cup Initiative: The 6 participating coffee shops in Sheung Wan and Why they care?
Six coffee shops joined the launch of Greenpeace's Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program in Hong Kong in July 2022. Supported by a mobile app, the Program showcases the replacement of disposable tableware with reusable ones as a feasible practice. Hongkongers are consuming 400 million takeaway disposable coffee cups daily; the reusable cup scheme…
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Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program Gives the Earth a Coffee Break
Let’s give the Earth a time out from the overwhelming plastic pollution problem. In collaboration with a local start-up, Greenpeace launched the Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program in July 2022. Reusable cup ware is introduced to the Hong Kong community through a mobile app. In the first phase, 6 coffee shops offer returnable…
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Plastic-free Simple Life Festival: Naked Shopping Across Generations
Greenpeace and loop store jointly opened a pop-up packaging-free grocery store at the Simple Life Festival, with a shared vision to promote naked shopping culture. Customers were encouraged to bring their own containers and enjoy self-help shopping at the pop-up store. The two-day Greenpeace event on June 4 to 5 attracted over 2,000 registration. Families…
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Will Hong Kong be on par with the world? Coca-Cola committed to making 25% packaging reusable by 2030
Coca-Cola, the leading multinational beverage company that produces over 120 billion plastic bottles per year, announced recently that they aim to make at least 25% of their product packaging reusable by 2030. We continue to aim high and advocate Coca-Cola to double its target to having 50% reusable packaging by 2030. In Hong Kong, Greenpeace…
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Eco-farming for sustainability: Plastic-free campaigner Leanne Tam shares her weekend farming practice
Plastic-free Campaigner Leanne Tam has joined Greenpeace for nearly a year, the time when the Hong Kong Government finally kicked off the public consultations on policies addressing single-use plastics issue after years of advocacy. Leanne has devoted her full-time work to various roles at Greenpeace, from standing front at plastic-free advocacy, scientific research, to community…
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Plastic-free campaign 6 years on, positive changes we’ve made together
Since the launch of the Plastic-free campaign in 2016 in Hong Kong, Greenpeace has initiated plastics source reduction incentives among stakeholders from individuals, communities to corporates and the government. What changes have you accomplished with Greenpeace? Let’s wind back to 6 years from now.
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Greenpeace Global Review 2021: 50-Year Green Initiatives for Better Future
Pandemic and uncertainty have swept the world throughout the year 2021, yet Greenpeace has spared no seconds holding back its move in adverse conditions. Experience of this turbulent year shows…
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Let’s Talk About Climate Change: Who cares about COP26? 4 Young Climate Activists in Hong Kong Tell You More
Friday is the day when we are planning for weekend activities. Four teens aged from 8 to 15 however persistently spend their Fridays to spread the messages of climate crisis via their #FridaysForFuture actions. It has been 3 years since two of the teens have joined the cause. Have you ever realized you could help…
