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Green Century Commends Vertex* for Exceeding First GHG Reduction Goals, Following Engagement
Green Century commends Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,* for meeting and exceeding its company-wide goal to reduce operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the end of 2019.
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter
Green Century has joined with its nonprofit owners, which have a long history of affecting change through the support of grassroots organizing, to create the Emergency Fund for Community Action.
Read MoreToo Soon to Praise BlackRock*
It’s too soon to praise BlackRock. Its recent support for climate-related shareholder proposals at Exxon* and Chevron* represent progress of a sort, but the rest of its voting record is a black box.
Read MoreGreen Century Shareholder Proposal to be Considered at Bloomin’ Brands* Annual Meeting
A Green Century shareholder proposal, calling for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and the adoption of a no-deforestation policy, with Bloomin’ is being considered at its annual meeting.
Read More20×2020: Green Century Is Pressing 20 Corporations to Fulfill No-Deforestation Commitments By 2020
Green Century recently identified 20 key commodity traders and corporations that have pledged to end deforestation in their supply chains and have provided insufficient disclosure of progress and launched an effort to press them to fulfill their commitments by the 2020 deadline.
Read MoreGeneral Mills* Agrees to Pesticide Reduction Strategy, Following Multi-Year Engagement with Green Century and As You Sow
General Mills has shared its strategy and intention to reduce pesticides in its supply chain, following a multi-year engagement with Green Century.
Read MoreGreen Century Laments Amazon Fires as Preventable, Man-Made Tragedy
The devastating fires ravaging the Amazon are an entirely preventable, man-made tragedy. Green Century has spent years working to end deforestation and is committed to continuing that fight. Pressuring companies that trade or buy soy and cattle is our best hope to prevent further catastrophe.
Read MoreGreen Century Squeezes Kraft Heinz* To Diversify Its Protein Products
Green Century has filed a shareholder proposal with Kraft Heinz, regarding the company’s failure to adopt a long-term strategy to diversify its protein products.
Read MoreGreen Century Mobilizes Investors with $400 billion in AUM in Support of California Deforestation Free Procurement Act
Green Century recently mobilized investors with $400 billion in assets under management (AUM) in support of the California Deforestation Free Procurement Act.
Read MoreAttending International Sustainability Week in the Netherlands
Green Century’s shareholder advocate for tropical forest protection recently traveled to Utrecht, the Netherlands to attend International Sustainability Week, which was focused on deforestation-free supply chains and corporate operations.
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