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Oil-Rich Norway To Divest
Norway is divesting. This month, the Norwegian parliament voted to divest $13 billion from the fossil fuel industry.
Read MoreGreen Century Endorses the California Deforestation Free Procurement Act
Green Century is proud to endorse the California Deforestation Free Procurement Act (AB 572), which would require all companies contracting with California to demonstrate “deforestation-free” supply chains for any products – such as palm oil, soy, cattle, rubber, paper or pulp, and timber – linked to deforestation.
Read MoreCompanies Held in Green Century Funds Are Recipients of New ESG Loans
Financiers such as ING have started providing loans to companies, including some held in the Green Century Funds, that are contingent on their sustainability performance.
Read MoreGreen Century Withdraws Proposal After Vertex Pharmaceuticals* Commits to Setting First GHG Reduction Goal
Green Century has withdrawn its shareholder proposal with Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., after it committed to setting its first company-wide goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2019.
Read MoreKroger* to Adopt Deforestation Policy, Following Green Century Engagement
Green Century is pleased to announce that Kroger, the largest grocery chain in the U.S., will develop and implement a no-deforestation policy that will cover its private label products.
Read MoreTips for Financial Literacy Month
In honor of Financial Literacy Month, here are a few tips that may help you avoid the most common financial pitfalls.
Read More4 Earth Month Tips to Reduce Your Personal Environmental Impact
April is Earth Month, so it’s a great time to take stock of how you’re impacting the planet. Here are a few simple ways you can reduce your personal environmental impact: Use fewer single-use plastics – and skip the straw! Single-use plastics, such as plastic bags and coffee cups, are not sustainable. They litter our…
Read MoreBetter Late Than Never: Darden* Finally Announces Policy to Reduce Antibiotic Misuse in Its Supply Chain
Following a multi-year engagement with Green Century, Darden Restaurants, Inc., the largest casual dining operator in the U.S., yesterday announced that it was adopting a policy to phase out the use of medically important antibiotics in its chicken supply chain by 2023.
Read MoreHow Green Century Does Shareholder Advocacy – Strengthening RSPO Standards on Sustainability
In Malaysia, Green Century Shareholder Advocate Jessye Waxman attended the 15th Annual General Assembly of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the world’s largest third-party certifier for sustainable palm oil. It was an important meeting as the RSPO was poised to consider enhanced certification standards.
Read MoreHow Green Century Does Shareholder Advocacy – Engaging Indonesian and Malaysian Palm Oil Producers
Green Century has been working to end the needless deforestation caused by unsustainable palm oil production since 2012 – and we’ve had a lot of success. We’ve helped secure zero-deforestation commitments from key purchasers. Engaging producers directly about the expectations of international markets is another way to put pressure on producers to adopt No Deforestation, No Peat, and No Exploitation (NDPE) practices.
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