Commentary
Protecting the Bees that Play a Vital Role as Pollinators
Green Century protects the world’s pollinators by pressing home improvement retailers – Home Depot*, Lowes*, and Tractor Supply Company* – to phase out products containing bee-killing pesticides.
Read MoreGreen Century’s Top 10 Highlights from 2020
Despite the turmoil brought by COVID-19, Green Century° had another superlative year in 2020. Here are our top 10 highlights.
Read MoreStudy Finds Corporate Boards Unprepared to Address Environmental Risks, Underscoring Green Century Approach to Proxy Voting
According to a new study, only 6% of the members of boards of directors of Fortune 100 companies have credentials relevant to the “E” in environmental, social, and governance (ESG).
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: Union Pacific*
Founded by Abraham Lincoln, Union Pacific, a holding in the Green Century Equity Fund, is the second largest freight-hauling railroad company in the U.S.
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: Apple, Inc.*
Apple Inc., a holding in the Green Century Balanced Fund, has repeatedly been named the most environmentally friendly tech company in the world, and for good reason.
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: WSP Global, Inc.*
Buildings and construction account for almost 40% of global energy- and process-related carbon dioxide emissions, so how we build has a big impact on the environment. Thankfully, the Canadian-based WSP Global, Inc., a holding in the Green Century MSCI Index International Fund, is engineering sustainable solutions to make buildings greener and cleaner. WSP’s renovation of…
Read MoreGreen Century Opposes U.S. Department of Labor’s Proposed Rule Limiting Proxy Voting by Retirement Plan Fiduciaries on ESG issues
Green Century° strongly opposes the recently proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule aimed at suppressing proxy voting, especially on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.
Read MoreShareholder Engagement and Divestment are Mutually Reinforcing
New study finds that divestment can make shareholder engagement more effective.
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: Unilever*
This summer, Unilever, a holding in the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund, announced that it would invest more than $1 billion over the next decade to combat the climate crisis and achieve net zero emissions across its value chain by 2039.
Read MoreGreen Century Opposes U.S. Department of Labor’s Proposal Limiting Retirement Plans from Including ESG Factors into Investment Process
Green Century strongly opposes a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that would make it more difficult to include funds that consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in retirement plans.
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