Archive for April 2023
Green Century Secures Commitments with Five Semiconductor Companies to Create Climate Transition Plans
Media Contacts: Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocate, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-349-2813; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 860-822-3887 BOSTON, April 26, 2023 – After filing shareholder proposals with each company, Green Century° successfully secured commitments with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,* Intel Corporation,* NVIDIA Corporation,* ON Semiconductor Corporation,* and Texas Instruments, Inc.* requesting they publish climate transition plans. Climate transition plans detail…
Read MoreNotable 43% of Bloomin’ Brands Shareholders Support Green Century Proposal to Address Climate Change and Deforestation
Media Contacts: Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@greencentury.com 617-482-0800 Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 860-822-3887 Boston, April 25, 2023 – A notable 43% of restaurant company Bloomin’ Brands* shareholders voted in favor of Green Century Capital Management’s° shareholder proposal urging the company to set greenhouse gas reduction targets encompassing its supply chain emissions. Green Century…
Read MoreExxonMobil Reveals Plans to Stay out of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Response to Green Century Shareholder Proposal
Media Contacts: Annie Sanders, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, asanders@greencentury.com, 773-272-6691; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 860-822-3887 Boston, April 24, 2023 – In time to celebrate Earth Month, Green Century° withdrew a shareholder proposal asking ExxonMobil*, the largest oil and gas company in the U.S., to refrain from drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In…
Read MoreSTATEMENT: SEC approves Amazon’s request to block Green Century and Amalgamated proposal from 2023 shareholder ballot
Media Contacts: Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocate, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-349-2813 Pam Podger, Director of Communications, ppodger@greencentury.com, 860-822-3887 Boston, April 20, 2023 — On April 10th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) upheld Amazon.com Inc.’s request to block a Green Century° and Amalgamated Bank shareholder proposal from its 2023 proxy ballot. The proposal seeks full disclosure of…
Read MoreKeurig Dr. Pepper steps up efforts to address single-use plastics in response to Green Century proposal
Media Contacts: Annie Sanders, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, asanders@greencentury.com, 773-272-6691; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 860-822-3887 Boston, April 18, 2023 – Keurig Dr. Pepper*, a leading global beverage company with brands from Snapple to 7Up, will boost efforts to cut single-use plastic by expanding its “reuse and refill” options across the country. In exchange…
Read MoreColgate-Palmolive ramps up efforts to address plastic pollution in response to Green Century Funds shareholder proposal
Media Contacts: Annie Sanders, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, asanders@greencentury.com, 773-272-6691; Pam Podger, Director of Communications, ppodger@greencentury.com, 860-822-3887 Boston, April 17, 2023 – Colgate-Palmolive*, a leading global consumer products company, will enhance its efforts to reduce plastic packaging and scale up reuse models that cut down on single-use plastic. In exchange for this heightened focus on…
Read MoreGreen Century Funds President Named to Prestigious Barron’s List
Leslie Samuelrich, President of Green Century Funds, was named to Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance, joining the ranks of prominent women including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other notable names in finance. Samuelrich has been an articulate and powerful voice in promoting environmentally and sustainable investing for the past 10 years at…
Read MoreWhat ESG is and What it isn’t
ESG, which stands for environmental, social and governance, is quite possibly the most celebrated, attacked and misunderstood tool for asset managers in the last decade. What really is ESG and why should you care? ESG or ESG data can measure how a company is managing the material, environmental, social, and governance risk factors facing a…
Read MoreGreen Century files shareholder proposal with General Motors seeking deeper commitment to supply chain sustainability; new report confirms GM commitments lacking
Media Contacts: Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocate, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-349-2813 Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 860-822-3887 Boston, April 11, 2023 – A coalition of nonprofits released the Lead the Charge Leaderboard report in early March, which ranks global automotive manufacturers, including General Motors (GM), on the sustainability of their steel and aluminum supply chains. The report evaluates…
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