Diet Change, Not Climate Change

Green Monday, David Yeung, Founder and CEO

David Yeung
It starts with advocating for the public to go plant-based one day a week - but it doesn’t need to end with food.
  • With a vision to be a global change maker for sustainable common good, Green Monday Group aims to build a global future food ecosystem and ESG best-practice to combat climate change, food insecurity, public health, planetary devastation and animal suffering 1.
  • Since establishment in 2012, the Green Monday team has been working tirelessly to inspire, empower and influence global citizens to adopt a plant-centric diet for the good of the planet, animals and health.
  • To date Green Monday movement has reached 30+ countries, 20 market coverage with 40,000+ point of sales.
  • In addition to the one-stop retail and dining solutions, the group work with F&B businesses and retailers including McDonald’s, KFC, Starbucks, Taco Bell, White Castle, as well as supermarket chains and convenience groups like 7-Eleven, ALDI, Carrefour, to name a few, to further expand plant-based options and accelerate change.
  • Growing up in a Buddhist-philanthropist family, David Yeung, an engineer and Founder and CEO of Green Monday, was raised and inspired to contribute to society selflessly. He has been a 20-year vegetarian out of compassion for animals, an environmental activist and movement maker on sustainability and plant-based diet.
  • David has spoken at the World Economic Forum, Milken Institute Asia Summit, TEDx Talk and other global conferences to draw awareness to sustainable food and alternative protein development. Green Monday and David are featured by international media to share insights on how to solve the most urgent problems on the planet, with coverage and appearances on Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Financial Times and Time.

Green Monday work towards these UN Sustainable Development Goals:

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