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Plant Forward
2025
Promoting sustainable consumption across Asia
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Plant Forward. The only regional campaign of its kind.
Plant Forward is an annual two-week festival that celebrates the benefits of a plant-based diet and raises awareness surrounding sustainable fashion and eco-friendly, cruelty-free living.
Organised by ACTAsia’s Compassionate Choices Network (CCN), Plant Forward helps people in Asia learn that the food we eat, and the choices we make in our daily lives, all have an impact on animals, people and the environment.
#PlantForward2025
The Plant Forward campaign is celebrating its fourth year of plant-based and sustainable solutions across Asia.
This year SEVEN countries joined Plant Forward events with a range of exciting and engaging activities both online and offline. Activities were hosted by CCN member organisations in their own country to promote sustainable consumption and included online competitions, games, and meal-swap challenges; community events (offline); and webinars from health professionals and guest speakers.
Online Activities
Online games and challenges gave people a chance to win exciting prizes!
China
Plant Forward Bingo Challenge on WeChat and Little Red Book! Complete 3 sustainable lifestyle actions for your chance to win prizes! Hosted by ACTAsia.
India
The Bingo Health Challenge! Learn how to supercharge your health with a whole foods plant-based diet, designed by nutritionists and doctors. Hosted by SHARAN India.
Singapore
Join the ACRES’ wildlife rescue team as they explore Singapore’s vibrant plant-based food scene. Follow their vlogs for easy-to-find delicious plant-based eats! You can also take part by posting your own plant-based discoveries and hashtag us – top 3 posts to win exciting prizes! Hosted by ACRES. More info on Facebook and Instagram.
Korea
The 10-day Vegan challenge returns for the 3rd year! The challenge was to discover new food and other products from KVCS (Korean Vegan Certification Services) that are great for your health, beauty and the environment.
Philippines
The 10-day Meal Swap Challenge returned! Participants made it plant-based just one meal a day for their chance to win prizes ! Hosted by PAWS.
Vietnam
The Recipe Competition! People shared their best plant-based recipes for a chance to win prizes and have the recipe featured in the Plant Forward recipe book! Hosted by Vive.
Online Webinars
Plant Forward offers a webinar series each year featuring an exciting line-up of guest speakers to inspire us on our journey. Learn about the health and environmental benefits of plant-based living from health professionals and more!
China
25 May
The power of plants: the millennium-old health-preserving wisdom of plant – based diets with Dr. Mei, a senior TCM practitioner from Caishu TCM Clinic. 3:30-4:30pm.
28 May
A nutritional awakening movement transcending languages with Ms. Hailey, the project manager of Dr. Michael Greger’s NutritionFacts Chinese translation team. 8–9pm.
China
21 May
Searching for a breakthrough in the plight of eco-farms. Time TBC.
31 May
Exploring China’s approach to integrating healthy vegetable oils into the daily diet. Time TBC.
Indonesia
17 May
GF Talk on IG live: The benefits of a plant-based diet for health and the environment with Keluarga Nabati. 4pm – 5pm Western Indonesian Time Zone
Philippines
29 May
Reversing Chronic Diseases Through a Plant-Based Diet with Dr. Johann Kim T. Mañez, MD, DiplIBLM, DPCLM, FPCLM, FACLM. 6pm via Zoom – Register here
Offline Events
Want to meet like-minded people? Enjoy delicious plant-based food? Or even roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty cooking? This year, Plant Forward hosted over 40 events across 6 countries.
China
Hosted by ACTAsia and partners
ACTAsia partnered with schools, restaurants, cafes, vet clinics and other organisations to bring you more than 25 Plant Forward events across China.
India
Hosted by SHARAN
Documentary film screening of “Reversing Diabetes: Real Science, Real Stories” with live Q&A session with Dr Rupa Shah (producer) & Dr Nandita Shah (author: Reversing Diabetes in 21 Days).
Indonesia
Hosted by Greeneration Foundation
From Garden to Table Workshop at Kebun Hanif (Permaculture Garden).
Tuvalu
Hosted by Tuvalu Climate Action Network (TuCAN)
Tuvalu Cultural Cooking Competition.
Join us
Be a part of #Plant Forward2025 and get your exclusive recipe book featuring fantastic plant-based recipes from across Asia. Download yours today!
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Our Ambassadors
Chen Long
Actor
Jill Xu
Actor
Yang Hao
Olympic Gold Medallist
Jerry Huang
Actor
Our Partners
Plant Forward is organised by ACTAsia’s Compassionate Choices Network (CCN) and contributes towards the achievement of TEN United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The CCN has 11 member organisations across 9 Asian countries and work to drive sustainability, animal welfare and social equality in the region. We promote Education for Compassionate Action.
See our previous Plant Forward campaigns
