Press Releases
Prompted by a Green Century Proposal, Procter & Gamble* Improves No-Deforestation Commitments but Fails to Address Intact Forest Degradation in Climate-Critical Canadian Boreal Forest
Green Century Capital Management has withdrawn a shareholder proposal with Procter & Gamble after the company made a commitment to develop a stronger supplier non-compliance policy for its wood pulp supply chain.
Read MoreHain Celestial* Announces New Goals to Lessen its Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Following Engagement with Green Century and Clean Yield Asset Management
Following engagement with Green Century and Clean Yield Asset Management, the Hain Celestial Group inked an agreement to curb its greenhouse gas emissions in alignment with the Paris Agreement’s goals.
Read MoreUlta Beauty* to Assess Plastic Packaging Reductions, Following Engagement with Green Century
Following an engagement with Green Century Capital Management, Ulta Beauty, Inc. has agreed to assess its sustainable packaging efforts with an eye toward reducing plastic waste.
Read MoreGreen Century Announces New Commitment to Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative Ahead of UN Climate Conference (COP26)
Green Century announced on July 6, 2021 that it is joining Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAMi), a new global effort to accelerate the fight against climate change.
Read MoreLamb Weston* Announces New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal, A Year After Engagement with Green Century
A year after Green Century filed a shareholder proposal with Lamb Weston, a premiere frozen french fry supplier to McDonald’s, the company announced a new goal aligned with Paris Agreement targets.
Read MoreTarget* Announces New Plastic Packaging Goal, Following Engagement with As You Sow and Green Century
Target Corporation announced a new goal to reduce its use of virgin plastic 20% by 2025 across its own brand frequency products as part of a new sustainability strategy, Target Forward, precipitating the withdrawal of Green Century’s shareholder proposal.
Read More35% of Amazon* Shareholders Support Plastics Reduction Proposal Filed by As You Sow and Green Century
Amazon.com, Inc. shareholders voted Wednesday at the company’s annual meeting on a shareholder proposal put forth by Green Century Capital Management and As You Sow.
Read MoreSTATEMENT: Bloomin’ Brands* Shareholders Vote In Favor of Green Century’s Proposal To Address Climate Change
At Bloomin’ Brands’ annual meeting, a resounding 76% of shareholders supported a Green Century proposal urging the company to reduce its contribution to climate change.
Read MoreGreen Century Climate Proposal to be Considered at Bloomin’ Brands’* Annual Meeting Today
Green Century proposal calls on Bloomin’ Brands to increase efforts to reduce its total contribution to climate change, including from supply chain impacts like deforestation.
Read MoreBunge* Shareholders Resoundingly Support Green Century Proposal on Deforestation
At Bunge Limited’s annual meeting, an unprecedented 98% of shareholders voted in favor of a proposal presented by Green Century and Storebrand Asset Management to strengthen the company’s no-deforestation policy.
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