National Vegetarian Week runs from 16 – 22nd May 2022 and is an annual event to educate people about the benefits of a meat-free diet. During National Vegetarian Week, we encourage trying to go meat-free for just one week. With many vibrant and exciting vegetarian recipes being promoted and shared, it’s easy to get involved. Organised by the Vegetarian Society, this week is all about the Veggie 123 challenge. The week is all about showing people that vegetarian food doesn’t need to be bland or boring.  The main focus of the week is proving that it is easy to make...

We have partnered with RePurpose to tackle plastic pollution. They collect 14 million 1bs of plastic in 5 different countries annually. Plastic pollution One of the RePurpose projects in India is Anant Pranay. In Hindi, Anant Pranay means endless love and there are 27 workers in this female-owned business. Set up to solve plastic pollution by the collection and ethical processing of low-value, soft plastic. If not collected, this is dumped and often obstructs drainage systems. Otherwise it’s burnt illegally. One of the problems with soft plastics is that, compared to hard plastic, it’s harder to recycle and that makes it less...

From the 31st October to 12th November 2021 the COP26 summit in Glasgow will bring together parties to accelerate action towards to the goals of the Paris agreement and the UN targets on climate change. Many believe this event is the world’s best last chance to get climate change back under control. COP stands for ‘Conference of the Parties’ and these conferences have been taking place for nearly three decades. This year being the 26th annual summit.  In that time the climate crisis has gone from being on the edge of general awareness to a global priority. Why is it so important? The...

What does it look like to have an environmentally friendly product? It is a lot more complicated then just reducing the amount of plastic used. Read on to see how Quinola is doing compared to other products and why quinoa over rice may be the best environmentally friendly option.