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Chinese Hybrid EV Startup Li Auto Raises US$1.1B In Nasdaq IPO

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Li Auto is the second Chinese EV startup to list in the U.S. after Nio’s 2018 IPO While trade tensions between the U.S. and China have been intensifying, and various instances of fraud by Chinese companies listed in the U.S. have come to light, Chinese startups have not been deterred in their ambitions to list […]

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Li Auto is the second Chinese EV startup to list in the U.S. after Nio’s 2018 IPO While trade tensions between the U.S. and China have been intensifying, and various instances of fraud by Chinese companies listed in the U.S. have come to light, Chinese startups have not been deterred in their ambitions to list

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Stayin’ Alive: How Corporate Innovation Keeps Companies Relevant

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Ben Wong from Eureka Nova, and Lukas Petrikas from HKEX share insights at the Lifestyle Tech Conference If pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus expounded on his popular philosophy of Panta Rhei today, the world of business would have found it to be a mere truism. Panta Rhei was Heraclitus’ way of saying that change is the

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Ben Wong from Eureka Nova, and Lukas Petrikas from HKEX share insights at the Lifestyle Tech Conference If pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus expounded on his popular philosophy of Panta Rhei today, the world of business would have found it to be a mere truism. Panta Rhei was Heraclitus’ way of saying that change is the

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Hunger for Progress

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How foodtech is disrupting the way we consume and manufacture food In a world where the possibilities seem to increase every day, the future of food has never looked more favorable. The foodtech industry is now on a rapid rise, rife with innovators’ inspired attempts to dovetail the latest technological developments and people’s palettes and

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How foodtech is disrupting the way we consume and manufacture food In a world where the possibilities seem to increase every day, the future of food has never looked more favorable. The foodtech industry is now on a rapid rise, rife with innovators’ inspired attempts to dovetail the latest technological developments and people’s palettes and

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5 Sustainability-Focused Startups Showcased at Impact Kommons’ First Demo Day 

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By Sanika Kulkarni  The corporate innovation program is focusing on increasing innovation while considering CSR goals and impact.  Last week, Eureka Nova hosted its first Impact Kommons Digital Hybrid Demo Day in association with the New World Group, DBS, and other partners. Eureka Nova, the innovation wing of Hong Kong conglomerate New World Group, launched

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By Sanika Kulkarni  The corporate innovation program is focusing on increasing innovation while considering CSR goals and impact.  Last week, Eureka Nova hosted its first Impact Kommons Digital Hybrid Demo Day in association with the New World Group, DBS, and other partners. Eureka Nova, the innovation wing of Hong Kong conglomerate New World Group, launched

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Youth entrepreneurs from 13 start-ups showcase innovative sustainability solutions at YSI SEA and Temasek Foundation’s Virtual Demo Day 2020

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Singapore, 23 July 2020 – 23 youth entrepreneurs from 13 start-ups from Singapore and the region showcase their innovative solutions to address pressing sustainability challenges, at Youth Sustainable Impact Southeast Asia (YSI SEA) and Temasek Foundation’s Virtual Demo Day 2020 on 23 July 2020. The entrepreneurs will pitch to an online audience comprising more than

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Singapore, 23 July 2020 – 23 youth entrepreneurs from 13 start-ups from Singapore and the region showcase their innovative solutions to address pressing sustainability challenges, at Youth Sustainable Impact Southeast Asia (YSI SEA) and Temasek Foundation’s Virtual Demo Day 2020 on 23 July 2020. The entrepreneurs will pitch to an online audience comprising more than

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Chinese Tesla Rival Xpeng Motors Bags US$500M Series C+

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With the latest investment, Xpeng’s total funding now stands at US$2.2 billion Chinese smart electric vehicles (EV) startup Xpeng Motors has raised US$500 million in a Series C+ round of financing from a group of investors including Aspex Management, Coatue Management, Hillhouse Capital and Sequoia Capital China, the startup announced in a press release yesterday.

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With the latest investment, Xpeng’s total funding now stands at US$2.2 billion Chinese smart electric vehicles (EV) startup Xpeng Motors has raised US$500 million in a Series C+ round of financing from a group of investors including Aspex Management, Coatue Management, Hillhouse Capital and Sequoia Capital China, the startup announced in a press release yesterday.

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Underwear Matters: Why You Should Get a New Pair More Often Than You Think

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Believe it or not, there are things you may not know about your own underwear On the occasions that consumers buy themselves a new pair of underwear, when they should be throwing it out is probably not a question they ask themselves. In fact, the thought to dispose of or replace their underwear after a

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Believe it or not, there are things you may not know about your own underwear On the occasions that consumers buy themselves a new pair of underwear, when they should be throwing it out is probably not a question they ask themselves. In fact, the thought to dispose of or replace their underwear after a

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Hong Kong-based Lever VC announces RMB 200M Alternative Protein Fund

Hong Kong-based Lever VC announces RMB 200M Alternative Protein Fund

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The Lever China Alternative Protein Fund will also provide an accelerator program run by Brinc Lever VC, a U.S. and Hong Kong-based alternative protein venture capital fund, has launched an RMB 200 million (approximately US$28 million) joint investment fund and accelerator, to fund Chinese plant-based and cell-cultivated meat and dairy companies, the firm announced in

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The Lever China Alternative Protein Fund will also provide an accelerator program run by Brinc Lever VC, a U.S. and Hong Kong-based alternative protein venture capital fund, has launched an RMB 200 million (approximately US$28 million) joint investment fund and accelerator, to fund Chinese plant-based and cell-cultivated meat and dairy companies, the firm announced in

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Planned Obsolescence, and Other Open Secrets of the Fashion Industry

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Murky fast fashion ‘trends’ like planned obsolescence point to questionable practices within the industry Today’s fashion industry is both high velocity and high waste, characterized by practices used for the sole purpose of driving the bottom line. Vogue’s poor workplace practices that led to its chief Anna Wintour publicly apologizing for racism within the company,

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Murky fast fashion ‘trends’ like planned obsolescence point to questionable practices within the industry Today’s fashion industry is both high velocity and high waste, characterized by practices used for the sole purpose of driving the bottom line. Vogue’s poor workplace practices that led to its chief Anna Wintour publicly apologizing for racism within the company,

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Solar Developer Cleantech Solar Receives APAC’s Largest Green Loan at US$75M

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Cleantech Solar plans to build over 500MW of solar power projects across Southeast Asia Singapore-based Cleantech Solar, one of the largest commercial and industrial (C&I) focused solar photovoltaic (PV) developers in Asia, has secured a US$75 million green loan from ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch (ING), according to a press release issued today. This is

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Cleantech Solar plans to build over 500MW of solar power projects across Southeast Asia Singapore-based Cleantech Solar, one of the largest commercial and industrial (C&I) focused solar photovoltaic (PV) developers in Asia, has secured a US$75 million green loan from ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch (ING), according to a press release issued today. This is

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Slow Fashion

The Fast Rise of Slow Fashion

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Normalizing the fashion rental and resale markets in the age of conscious consumerism  In the not-so-distant past, the fashion industry was rather slow-moving. The long process of sourcing wool, weaving textiles, and hand-sewing garments made clothing a costly investment. While prices were driven down by the invention of the sewing machine during the Industrial Revolution

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Normalizing the fashion rental and resale markets in the age of conscious consumerism  In the not-so-distant past, the fashion industry was rather slow-moving. The long process of sourcing wool, weaving textiles, and hand-sewing garments made clothing a costly investment. While prices were driven down by the invention of the sewing machine during the Industrial Revolution

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Success

Redefining Success for a Better World

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Redefining success for a more sustainable future   By Lina Bodestad   The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits.” Those ten words were both the sentiment and the very title of a famous New York Times article by economist Milton Friedman in 1970. As history goes, Friedman would later be awarded the

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Redefining success for a more sustainable future   By Lina Bodestad   The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits.” Those ten words were both the sentiment and the very title of a famous New York Times article by economist Milton Friedman in 1970. As history goes, Friedman would later be awarded the

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Experiential Travel

What is ‘Experiential Travel’?

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Experiential travel is bringing unprecedented changes in the travel industry In the past couple of decades, travel trends have been revolutionized by the evolving priorities of vacationers. An increasing number of tourists are choosing to bid adieu to ‘traditional’ sightseeing, which often takes the form of days spent hopping on and off buses to pose

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Experiential travel is bringing unprecedented changes in the travel industry In the past couple of decades, travel trends have been revolutionized by the evolving priorities of vacationers. An increasing number of tourists are choosing to bid adieu to ‘traditional’ sightseeing, which often takes the form of days spent hopping on and off buses to pose

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The Comprehensive Guide to Sustainability in Fashion

The Comprehensive Guide to Sustainability in Fashion

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Both companies and consumers have to move towards sustainable fashion in order to maintain the ecological balance When eyeing your favourite pair of jeans or dress, you seldom think about the tons of water that were used to produce those clothes, or the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) used in their dyes, or the small hands of

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Both companies and consumers have to move towards sustainable fashion in order to maintain the ecological balance When eyeing your favourite pair of jeans or dress, you seldom think about the tons of water that were used to produce those clothes, or the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) used in their dyes, or the small hands of

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Why Competition-Driven Sustainability Will Be Key to Post-Covid Hotel Sector

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The hospitality industry should build back better to create genuine sustainability. The tools, partnerships and platforms are available and mostly free, say experts   A better, more sustainable travel industry is likely to emerge once Covid-19 disruption recedes. It should be an industry continuously improving through competition. But it should be one that listens more

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The hospitality industry should build back better to create genuine sustainability. The tools, partnerships and platforms are available and mostly free, say experts   A better, more sustainable travel industry is likely to emerge once Covid-19 disruption recedes. It should be an industry continuously improving through competition. But it should be one that listens more

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Zilingo

Zilingo: Anatomy of an Almost-Unicorn

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Charting Zilingo’s meteoric growth from pre-seed to global titan  When Ankiti Bose and Dhruv Kapoor first met at a house party in Bengaluru in 2015, they had no idea that they were starting down the path to building one of the most talked-about companies in the retail and fashion space.  Bose, fresh from a visit

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Charting Zilingo’s meteoric growth from pre-seed to global titan  When Ankiti Bose and Dhruv Kapoor first met at a house party in Bengaluru in 2015, they had no idea that they were starting down the path to building one of the most talked-about companies in the retail and fashion space.  Bose, fresh from a visit

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