Posts by Annie Sanders
New study from ADM leads to protections for wild lands in South America
Media Contacts: Annie Sanders, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, asanders@greencentury.com, 773-272-6691 Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, April 22, 2024 – Archer-Daniels-Midland Company* (ADM), one of the largest agricultural companies in the world, has released a study that informed a new policy to enhance protections for South American ecosystems key to global biodiversity and…
Read MoreChemours, Major Retailers Reject Proposal to Permanently Protect Okefenokee
Media Contacts: Annie Sanders, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, asanders@greencentury.com, 773-272-6691 Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, March 27, 2024 – The Securities and Exchange Commission has ruled that shareholder proposals seeking protections for the Okefenokee swamp from a titanium mine can be excluded from voting at the 2024 annual meetings of The Chemours…
Read MoreKellanova to Report Biodiversity and Nature Impacts
Media Contacts: Andrew Shalit, Shareholder Advocate, ashalit@greencentury.com, 617-747-4439; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, March 21, 2024 – Kellanova, the international snack and convenience foods company formerly known as Kellogg, has become one of the first U.S. food companies to commit to conducting a comprehensive assessment of its impacts on the natural world.…
Read MoreLowe’s to Increase Disclosure of Climate Emissions Data
Media Contacts: Andrew Shalit, Shareholder Advocate, ashalit@greencentury.com, 617-747-4439 Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, March 14, 2024 – Is your gas-powered leaf blower contributing to wildfires in Colorado, flooding in California and other extreme weather? Lowe’s*, the world’s second-largest home improvement retailer, signed a pledge this week to increase disclosure of climate emissions…
Read More11.6% of Independent Tyson Shareholders Support Green Century Deforestation Proposal
Media Contacts: Pam Podger, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495; Annie Sanders, asanders@greencentury.com, 773-272-6691 Boston, February 14, 2024 – A noteworthy 11.6% of independent Tyson Foods* shareholders voted in favor of a Green Century° shareholder proposal urging the company to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains by 2025. Independent shareholders include all shares that are not held by Tyson…
Read MoreHome Depot Issues New Sustainable Forestry Report 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, 802-299-9495 Boston, February 5, 2024 – The Home Depot*, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, issued a new sustainable forestry report nearly two years after a related shareholder proposal from Green Century°, an environmentally responsible mutual fund based in…
Read MoreGreen Century Files Shareholder Proposal with Home Depot* to Protect Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from Mining
Media Contacts: Annie Sanders, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, asanders@greencentury.com, 773-272-6691 Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, November 30, 2023 – Green Century Capital Management° has filed a shareholder proposal at The Home Depot asking the company to address risks associated with potential titanium mining along the eastern boundary of Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp. Headquartered in…
Read MoreGreen Century Files Shareholder Proposals with Chemours and Sherwin-Williams* to Protect Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from Mining
Media Contacts: Annie Sanders, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, asanders@greencentury.com, 773-272-6691; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, November 9, 2023 – Green Century Capital Management° has filed shareholder proposals at The Chemours Company and Sherwin-Williams asking each company to address risks associated with potential titanium mining along the eastern boundary of Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp. Chemours,…
Read MoreKraft Heinz Sets Global Policy to Eliminate Deforestation in Response to Green Century Shareholder Proposal
Media Contacts: Annie Sanders, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, asanders@greencentury.com, 773-272-6691 Pam Podger, Director of Communications, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, June 28, 2023 – Kraft Heinz,* one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, announced a first-ever Global Deforestation- and Conversion-Free Policy in response to a Green Century Funds° shareholder proposal asking the…
Read MoreShareholders to Vote on Green Century Resolution Urging General Motors* to Cut Emissions and Deforestation from its Supply Chains
Media Contacts: Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocacy, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-349-2813; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, June 14, 2023 –The shareholders of the General Motors Company will vote Tuesday, June 20 on a Green Century° shareholder proposal asking the company to improve the sustainability of its aluminum, steel, rubber, and leather supply chains. “While GM has…
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