Archive for September 2023
Google’s Chromebook Extension Is a Win in the Fight Against E-Waste
Media Contacts: Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@greencentury.com, (617) 482-0800 (Boston, MA, 2023) – Following shareholder engagement by Green Century°, Alphabet* announced that it plans to extend software updates for Chromebooks for up to ten years starting in 2024, and that no existing Chromebooks will expire in the next two…
Read MoreFive-Year Anniversary of Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge
The Green Century Funds and others, including Chelsea Clinton and Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, will celebrate the five-year anniversary of the Tobacco Free Finance Pledge at a United Nations event in mid-September. The Funds joined other financial firms on May 31 by renewing its commitment to the Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge…
Read MoreShould we embrace nuclear energy to solve the climate crisis?
Even though I knew for months that an ESG firm was thinking about removing its exclusion on nuclear power producers, I was taken aback when I read their press release. Why would they revert their position and turn to nuclear when investing in renewable energy has grown so dramatically? In reading their statement, I didn’t…
Read MoreApple Announces Support for Right to Repair Bill in California
Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@greencentury.com, (617) 482-0800 (Boston, MA, 2023) In a reversal of its stance, Apple Inc.* announced Wednesday that it now supports the Right to Repair Act progressing through the California Legislature despite past opposition to giving consumers and repair shops the tools they need to…
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