Commentary
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Annie Sanders: Why We Work on Certain Issues & Our Priorities for FY24
Green Century helps investors make an impact for the planet through a sustainable investing strategy, partners with its investment advisor in an award-winning shareholder advocacy program, and a unique ownership […]
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Douglass Guernsey – Behind the Scenes of a Shareholder Advocate
As a shareholder advocate at Green Century°, I try to influence the world’s top companies to make better environmental decisions by meeting directly with corporate leaders. Much of this work […]
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Andrea Ranger: That’s right. The CEO Just Called Me.
Life as a shareholder advocate can be unpredictable – some of my work has a consistent flow, but I certainly wasn’t expecting an impromptu call from a CEO. Green Century […]
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We Just Experienced the Hottest Week Ever Recorded in History…
The first week of July, 2023 was the hottest week on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This is following the hottest June on record. The WMO released […]
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Q&A: Investors warn of the risks of inaction on plastics
Green Century has worked in recent years to push food, beverage and personal care brand companies to reduce their plastic packaging, develop more packaging reuse programs and introduce more transparent […]
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What is Shareholder Advocacy & Why is it Important
A popular term in the investment industry right now is shareholder advocacy, but what is considered shareholder advocacy and why has it become such a hot button topic? Shareholder advocacy […]
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What ESG is and What it isn’t
ESG Doesn’t Measure Corporations’ Impact on the World ESG, which stands for environmental, social and governance, is quite possibly the most celebrated, attacked and misunderstood tool for asset managers in […]
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Green Century On the Road
Sustainable Investing Conferences in 2022 Green Century attended a variety of sustainable investing conferences in 2022. As people got back to in-person events, event turnout increased and enthusiasm for exploring […]
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Annie Sanders: Reporting back on my first few months as Green Century’s director of shareholder advocacy
It’s hard to believe I started as Green Century’s director of shareholder advocacy just four months ago. I want to share what my first few months on the job have […]
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Traditional IRA vs Roth IRA
You may be wondering about the difference between a traditional IRA vs. a Roth IRA. The distinction involves the way each investment is taxed. In the case of traditional IRAs, […]