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Hidden animal products – from Fashion to Fuel

By Victoria Johnsen Aviation, Climate Change, Energy, Fast Fashion, Features, Plant-based June 7, 2023

Go Vegan graffiti on a wall covered with stickers

We all know a plant-based diet is good for the planet – in fact it’s one of the most impactful actions you can take as an individual (alongside greening your finances, and cutting out flying). BUT true veganism is more than just a diet.

For some areas of our lives this is easy – maybe you even already buy vegan cleaning products, and cruelty-free cosmetics. However, did you know you might be using animal products without even knowing about it? Read on to find out more…

It turns out, animal products are used in everything from Aviation to Zinfandel! (Yep, sorry to be the one to break it to you, but that glass of wine you’re drinking probably isn’t vegan…)

Beyond Veganuary: How climate change is affecting our food supply, and what we can do about it.

By Juliet Dunstone Biodiversity, Farming, Food Waste, Plant-based January 11, 2023

an aerial photo of two harvester machines moving across a wheat field

It is well documented that our addiction to meat and dairy is harming the planet, emitting nearly 15% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Campaigns like Veganuary encourage us to switch to plant-based diets in order to reduce our impact on the climate. Because of this, veganism is on the rise and many of us, especially in January, are thinking more consciously…

Moooove over meat and dairy, plant based diets are the future says IPCC

By Al Genova Plant-based August 15, 2019

What’s Going On Here? A major and long-awaited report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said that the way we produce and consume food is no longer cutting it. Scary stuff…but governments and businesses are already making big changes (more below). What Does This Mean? The benefits of a meat and dairy-free diet have been gaining momentum for a…

Moo-ve over cows milk, hello vegan milk delivery

By Martyn Lowder Plant-based July 18, 2019

What’s Going On Here? Bristol is set to become the home of a new vegan milk delivery service. Yes, that’s right, that perfectly smooth, creamy beverage delivered right to your door. What Does This Mean? Milk experts Elspeth and Joe Edwards from New Milk are serving up frothy oat milk and creamy coconut milk to the city’s “non-dairy drinkers”, as an alternative to their ‘cow-heavy’…

The vegan food offering making Wall Street traders drool

By Char Cross Plant-based May 9, 2019

What’s Going On Here? Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat, creators of the Beyond Burger, went public on Thursday 2nd May sending Wall Street into a feeding frenzy with its first stock trade at 84% above its IPO. What Does This Mean? Ethan Brown, vegan tech entrepreneur (let’s hope that’s his tinder bio strapline), who set up Beyond Meat back in 2009, received early…

McDonald’s Norway is trialling vegan nuggets

By Paul Davies Plant-based March 21, 2019

What’s Going On Here? Fast food giants, McDonalds, have announced that they are trialling Vegan Nuggets, (sorry, McNuggets) across restaurants in Norway. Do People Want To Eat Vegan Nuggets? If the reaction is anything similar to the vegan sausage roll that Greggs launched for Veganuary in then yes. A third of British people have now stopped or reduced their meat eating, according to the supermarket Waitrose.…

Veganuary Booms as Greggs launches Vegan Sausage Roll

By Conrad Langridge Plant-based January 3, 2019

What’s Going On Here? Record numbers of curious.earthlings have signed up for “Veganuary”, and the ease at which the switch is made has become even easier as Greggs launches its latest bakey snack: The Vegan Sausage Roll. What Does This Mean? Veganuary – the act of giving up animal products (often just food) for January, has seen 250,000 people sign up in over…