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Cleaning up before Chinese New Year? Here's where to donate your unwanted books, clothing and other items in Hong Kong and help those in need!

Juliana Lam, founder of Innotier, shares her sustainability journey and the silver ion technology behind her reusable cloth masks.

Preparing to celebrate Chinese New Year? These eight simple tips will help everyone realise that it's easier than you think to go green, no matter the occasion!

Craving cruelty-free fried chicken? Enter Shroomi, Hong Kong's first vegan fried chicken delivery service.

Looking for things to do during lockdown? These eco-friendly kids' activities are entertaining and educational, while saving the planet!

As we go through another lockdown, here are 10 clean and green takeaway options to stay healthy and nourished.

Are you thinking of double masking to protect against Omicron? Our 8Shades x Innotier mask is just the thing you need for planet-friendly protection.

Great news for divers and ocean-lovers! The new coral reef discovery off the Tahitian coast is surprisingly untouched by coral bleaching and remains to be pristine.

Looking for vegan or plant-based options for Chinese New Year? We've got you covered with these eight spots to get your puddings and poon chois!

Ordering takeout and delivery meals more thanks to the latest lockdown? Here are three simple ways to be more eco-friendly while doing so.

Jane Goodall, the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees shares her decades of experience and scientific studies on our closest relatives. Here are the best seven books.

For this week’s edition of ‘8Shades Of’, we’re talking to Janice Leung-Hayes – one of Hong Kong’s leading food writers (you may know her better as @e_ting!)

You can have your cheese and eat it too with these creative and tasty vegan cheese alternatives in Hong Kong.

Prada continues to make good on its eco-friendly promise with the adidas for Prada Re-Nylon collection, featuring 21 pieces of sleek, sustainable sportswear.

Whether you’re treating yourself to a “new year, new me” moment or sharing the festive spirit with a dear friend, here are some of 8Shades’ favourite handbags that are both sustainable and chic.

Impact Kommons is the first accelerator of its kind in Asia that works with tech startups on solutions that fulfil the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The TX2 initiative aimed to double the global wild tiger population by 2022, the lunar Year of the Tiger – did it succeed?

A true plant-based pioneer, Treehouse's Christian Mongendre chats with us about the changes he’s seen in Hong Kong’s vegan and plant-based landscape over the last decade.

Discover about David Attenborough and his best nature documentaries. Here you can read about the most pressing environmental issues.

From personal values to aesthetics, people get tattoos for all sorts of reasons. Read about sustainable and ethical tattooing here.