Posts by GreenCenturyFunds
Green Century Applauds New Palm Oil Certification Standards from the RSPO
KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, November 26, 2018 – Green Century commends the RSPO, the world’s largest third-party certifier for sustainable palm oil, for ratifying and adopting enhanced certification standards at its 15th Annual General Assembly. Palm oil is found in an estimated 50% of all packaged goods and its production is a leading driver of deforestation.
Read MoreGreen Century Applauds Starbucks* for Reaching its’ Responsible Antibiotic Use Commitment Ahead of Schedule
Green Century applauds Starbucks Corporation for fulfilling its commitment – two years ahead of schedule – to only serve chicken and turkey raised without the use of antibiotics in all of its U.S. company-operated stores.
Read MoreGreen Century Sponsored Report Finds Sustainable Investing Has Surged to $12.0 Trillion in the U.S.
The 2018 biennial “Trends Report,” sponsored by Green Century and released this week from the US SIF Foundation, found that sustainable, responsible, and impact investing (SRI) assets now account for $12.0 trillion—or one in four dollars—of the $46.6 trillion in total assets under professional management in the U.S.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to invest fossil fuel free?
What does it mean to invest fossil fuel free? And how do you begin to divest? This post will attempt to clarify the definition of fossil fuel free investing, and to distinguish between fossil fuel free and low carbon strategies. What does it mean to invest fossil fuel free? For Green Century, and for many…
Read MoreEarth Day 2018: Celebrating a Victory for Pollinators
In honor of Earth Day, Green Century is celebrating a victory for some of our planet’s most important and threatened creatures: wild pollinators. From almonds to vanilla, nearly three quarters of the worlds food crops rely on wild pollinators such as bees, birds, and butterflies for production. Representing a value of hundreds of billions of…
Read MoreSteady Your Financial Nerves
We’ve all heard that diversification in investing is important, but why is that? As 2018 has reminded us, markets are rarely predictable. During the recent nine year bull market upswing, it was easy to get lulled into a feeling of complacency. And while not everything that goes up must come down, these past few months…
Read MoreInstitutional Share Class of No Load Equity Fund Now Open
Green Century Capital Management today announced the launch of an institutional share class for one of its flagship mutual funds, the Green Century Equity Fund
Read MoreSEC Sides with Amazon.com, Inc.* in Omitting Shareholder Proposal
The SEC has blocked a shareholder proposal from Green Century, asking Amazon to issue a report on company-wide efforts to manage food waste.
Read MoreFollowing Development of Sustainable Agriculture Policy, Green Century Withdraws from Dr Pepper Snapple*
Contact: Jared Fernandez, Green Century Capital Management, jfernandez@greencentury.com, 617-482-0800 BOSTON, April 23, 2018 –The Green Century Equity Fund (Green Century) has withdrawn its shareholder proposal with Dr Pepper Snapple after the company released its first Sustainable Agriculture Policy that will reduce the use of pesticides by the company. Dr. Pepper Snapple will work with suppliers…
Read MoreThe Embedded Impacts of Food Waste
Many conscientious shoppers are familiar with the headline statistics surrounding food waste: 40 percent of all food produced in the United States is never consumed, a staggering total equivalent to 400 pounds of food wasted per person every year. That wasted food takes up more than one-fifth of landfill space in the United States and…
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