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UN Endorses Call for a Global Shift to a Plant-Based Diet
A report released ahead of the UN climate conferences in 2021 urges world leaders to shift away from the “cheaper food paradigm” and toward encouraging plant-based diets.
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Plant-Based Diet Beats Out Mediterranean Diet for Weight Loss, Study Finds
While the Mediterranean diet is often lauded for its weight-loss benefits, researchers find that a low-fat plant-based diet is the one that delivers results.
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Olympic Committee Urged to Drop Dairy Industry Advertising
A letter written by silver medalist Dotsie Bausch—which was published as a full-page ad in several newspapers—calls upon the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee to end its unhealthy promotion of dairy products to athletes.
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Unilever CEO: “Every Single Country” Is Shifting Towards Plant-Based Diets
Alan Jope—CEO of multinational brand Unilever—says consumers worldwide are increasingly moving toward plant-based diets.
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The Ugly Truth Behind Nike’s Kangaroo Leather Shoes Exposed in One-Minute Film
A film focusing on Nike’s use of kangaroo leather in soccer shoes is part of a global campaign to end the slaughter of wildlife for sports.
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World’s First Dairy-Identical Vegan Ice Cream Launches at 5,000 Stores
Innovative new brand Brave Robot relies on technology, not cows, to make its dairy-identical vegan ice cream.
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Cory Booker Becomes First Vegan Senator on the Senate Agriculture Committee
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker—who is working to dismantle factory farming—will be the first vegan to serve on the Agriculture Committee.
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Beyond Meat to Move into Massive LEED-Certified Vegan Headquarters
Vegan company Beyond Meat is relocating its headquarters into a 300,000-square-foot facility that is being built to the highest sustainability standards.
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Priyanka Chopra Just Launched a $6 Vegan Shampoo Line at Target
New brand Anomaly—created by actress Priyanka Chopra—features a variety of hair care products made without animal products and packaged in sustainable bottles.
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Starbucks Launches Vegan Beef Across Indonesia
Starbucks locations in Jakarta and Bali now offer three vegetarian menu items made with vegan beefless chunks.
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Ben & Jerry’s Just Put Up a Huge Mural Dedicated to Colin Kaepernick
Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s mural project features its new vegan Change the Whirled flavor and supports Colin Kaepernick’s fight for racial justice.
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All Future MINI Car Models to Go Leather-Free
British car company MINI is ditching leather interiors to become more sustainable.