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Dashboard.Earth Launches Plant-Based Dining Month to Inspire Climate Action In Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA – November 4, 2024 – Dashboard.Earth, the only app dedicated to rewarding Angelenos for meaningful climate action, is excited to announce the launch of its first Plant-Based Dining Month campaign in partnership with the Plant-Based Treaty, an international movement working to put food systems at the heart of combating the climate crisis, and plant-based restaurants across the city. Throughout the month of November, Dashboard.Earth will spotlight plant-forward Los Angeles restaurant partners, including Crossroads Kitchen, Pura Vita, Kusaki, Beewali’s, and the Vegan Joint, incentivizing users to embrace sustainable dining choices. Dashboard.Earth will be giving away gift certificates to plant-based establishments and participating restaurants will offer exclusive discounts, such as complimentary appetizers or meal percentage reductions, for those who present their Dashboard.Earth app profile in-store.
“At Dashboard.Earth, we believe that small, everyday actions — like choosing a plant-based meal — contribute to significant, collective impact," said Gayatri Roshan, founder and CEO of Dashboard.Earth. "With Plant-Based Dining Month, we’re thrilled to align with the vibrant culinary community in Los Angeles, offering Angelenos delicious ways to engage in climate action while being rewarded for their efforts.”
According to the United Nations, switching to all plant-based meals can reduce an individual’s annual emissions by up to 2.1 tons and up to 1.5 tons for vegetarians. But even reducing one’s consumption of meat a few times a week has an impact; eating less than 1.7 ounces of meat per day is equivalent to taking eight million cars off the road per year.
"Dashboard.Earth is such a great app to help users take action and to be more mindful of our daily consumption habits,” says Samantha Lau, a Los Angeles-based campaigner for the Plant Based Treaty. “A simple tool to remind ourselves that we have the power to be more sustainable, especially with what we choose to eat 3 times per day!"
The campaign will feature a curated selection of restaurants, showcasing the city’s best plant-forward dining options. Confirmed participants include:
“We’re so excited to participate in Dashboard.Earth’s Plant-Based Dining Month campaign to help Angelenos meet their climate goals,” says Crossroads founder and head chef, Tal Ronnen. “Crossroads Kitchen exists to prove no one has to choose between delicious food and doing good.”
“We’re thrilled to join the Dashboard.Earth Vegan Month campaign,” says Tara Punzone, founder of Pura Vita. “I started Pura Vita to give Los Angeles a destination for authentic Italian food that is comforting, cruelty free, environmentally conscious and of course, delicious. We’re so thrilled to support Angelenos who are making plant-based meals part of their daily climate actions.”
“Kusaki is so excited to be part of the Vegan Restaurant Month campaign with Dashboard.Earth,” says owner and head chef Pearl Steffie. “As stewards of this planet, we believe in leaving the smallest yet most compassionate footprint possible.”
Each week in November, participating restaurants will be highlighted through the Dashboard.Earth app, offering exclusive deals to users who prove their participation in the platform's climate action program.
“This campaign is about creating a win-win — supporting local businesses committed to sustainable practices while rewarding Angelenos who make conscious, climate-friendly choices,” added Roshan. “We aim to demonstrate that impactful change doesn’t have to feel like a sacrifice; it can be delicious and exciting, too.”