{"id":5102,"date":"2024-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5102"},"modified":"2024-06-13T17:26:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T09:26:33","slug":"daily-markup-1009-abillions-12-million-users-is-just-the-beginning-of-the-teams-journey-to-make-sustainable-living-a-way-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5102","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #1009: abillion\u2019s 12 million+ users is just the beginning of the team\u2019s journey to make sustainable living a way of life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfpbJpAff0ZAPEBDP0bdBNlQGv3VUDtldkrB31442GBwZjL9tNo3msxXO3qoi5jTTE2_wnHpIusHR6MBpF-Khf9K-3d-wF_ynTN_8Ra_hQRvHad5mDbfkca2ES3P0c5QlAUpPx-uXjyuArVHD2sUEghHf9i?key=G-kk-jOx9tq1qmmPDvWQtg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: abillion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sharing sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can you guess which industry is responsible for approximately 18% of greenhouse gas emissions, is the leading driver of Amazon rainforest deforestation, and uses up a quarter of the Earth\u2019s freshwater resources?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The answer: Livestock agriculture.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That\u2019s not all. Vast amounts of land are used to grow crops that feed livestock instead of people. But if enough people across the globe switched to an entirely or predominantly plant-based diet, we could feed billions more people, and free up 75% of agricultural land!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sg.linkedin.com\/in\/vikas-garg\">Vikas Garg<\/a> founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abillion.com\/\">abillion<\/a>, a 500-backed sustainability platform, to help users find and promote vegan products. But he didn\u2019t use social media himself! \u201cI was amazed by all the misinformation spreading on these platforms and how they were dividing society in the name of likes and clicks. I thought all these platforms should have some form of values or ethics,\u201d he shared.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cI took a pause and thought \u2014 is it possible to design algorithms to create social benefits and spread information that turns mindless scrolling into mindfulness? That was the idea behind abilllion.\u201d he explained.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vikas shared that abillion is the world\u2019s largest consumer-review platform for plant-based products. There are over a million products from around 240,000 businesses, and 130,000 restaurants in 188 countries have been reviewed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cabillion is the world\u2019s first consumer-to-consumer marketplace for all things vegan. Anyone in the world can get on there and list a (vegan) product or service to sell. Our 12.3 million users worldwide can effectively support these small business owners through our marketplace,\u201d he added.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company also rewards users in the form of money to make a donation to a selected charity; users have donated almost US$3M to save animals, feed the poor, and support humanitarian causes to date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What\u2019s next for abillion? \u201cWe want to keep expanding our reach, getting more people involved and creating a positive transformation in society. We still have a long way to go. We want to create an economy within our ecosystem that genuinely makes people want to live more sustainably and make this way of life second nature to them,\u201d he shared.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3KEgdHL\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other stories you may have missed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1005\">Halogen Capital<\/a> launches Shariah-compliant digital asset fund that invests in several large-cap tokens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1006\">Grab<\/a> and OpenAI to develop AI solutions to improve accessibility, customer service, and mapping for Grab users and employees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1007\">Dagangan<\/a> taps into community education and direct partnerships to uplift warung owners in rural Indonesia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1008\">Transcelestial<\/a> overcomes harsh marine conditions to provide reliable and uninterrupted superfast Internet in Taiwan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3xfqDL3\">Chickin<\/a> co-founders selected as Endeavor Entrepreneurs, beating thousands of entrepreneurs from 43 countries to be recognized as one of the most promising to make a positive impact on the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3z0zfpm\">Qarbotech<\/a> is one of three startups revolutionising Malaysia\u2019s agriculture industry with a unique approach &#8211; by helping plants absorb more light to increase plant growth and yield<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Viktl9\">Grab<\/a> unveiled strategic partnership with Carlsberg Asia to transform how consumers enjoy their beer, kicking off with a collaborative Responsible Drinking campaign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/45fPTxb\">Virtualtech Frontier<\/a> announced a partnership with Taylor&#8217;s University to support their new program, Diploma of Digital Design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharing sustainability Other stories you may have missed:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[322],"tags":[476],"class_list":["post-5102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily","tag-abillion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - 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