Michelin transforms itself to become global benchmark for the art of living
The Michelin Guide has announced the discontinuation of the Green Star award, which recognized restaurants for their environmental efforts. This decision may disappoint chefs who worked hard to achieve this recognition. A new initiative called Mindful Voices will spotlight chefs who prioritize sustainability without being an official award.
- ▪The Green Star award, created in 2020, is being phased out by the Michelin Guide.
- ▪Only about 100 chefs in France and 650 worldwide received the Green Star.
- ▪The new Mindful Voices initiative will feature profiles of chefs who inspire sustainable practices.
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The Michelin France and Monaco stars ceremony took place on March 16, 2026, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. PASCAL AVENET/ABACA The Green Star is no more. The Michelin Guide and its international director, Gwendal Poullennec, officially announced on Monday, May 18, the gradual discontinuation of this award, created in 2020, which recognized restaurants striving to reduce their environmental impact. This announcement is likely to disappoint the most committed chefs in the industry, who invested heavily to earn it (by setting up local supply chains, composting waste, eliminating plastic and more), even though it was only ever awarded to about 100 chefs in France (and 650 worldwide). A new initiative has been introduced: Mindful Voices.
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