Press Releases
Majority of Costco* Shareholders Support Landmark Green Century Proposal on Climate Change
Boston, January 20, 2022 – At Costco’s annual meeting on Thursday, a majority of shareholders voted in favor of a trailblazing Green Century proposal asking the company to set science-based targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. This is the first shareholder vote on a proposal directly requesting that a company set targets that include…
Read MoreGreen Century Files Plastic Pollution Proposal with Amazon* for Second Year in a Row
Green Century° has filed a shareholder proposal with Amazon.com, Inc., urging the company to make significant cuts to its use of plastic packaging.
Read MoreGreen Century Files Right to Repair Proposal with Google Parent, Alphabet*
Green Century° has filed a shareholder proposal with Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, urging the technology giant to make its devices more easily repairable by consumers and independent repair shops.
Read MoreSTATEMENT: Green Century Reacts to Kraft Heinz* Pledge to Reduce Emissions
Kraft Heinz has announced plans to reduce emissions 50% by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050, fulfilling part of a commitment secured in response to a 2020 Green Century shareholder resolution.
Read MoreDeere* Blocks Right to Repair Proposal Dismissing Shareholder Concerns
John Deere has challenged Green Century’s Right to Repair shareholder proposal with the SEC, essentially blocking a shareholder vote on its anti-competitive repair business model.
Read MoreSTATEMENT: Apple* Takes Major Step Forward on Repair, Prompting the Withdrawal of Green Century Capital Management Shareholder Proposal
Apple announced a new program that will expand consumers’ access to repair on the same day that Green Century had to make a decision on whether to press forward on a right-to-repair shareholder proposal with the company.
Read MoreCostco* Withdraws Request to Exclude Green Century Shareholder Proposal on Science-Based Net Zero Targets; Proposal Will Be First of Its Kind to Go to a Vote
Costco has withdrawn its request to exclude Green Century’s shareholder proposal asking the company to adopt net zero science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
Read MoreGreen Century Files Shareholder Proposal with Chemours* to Protect Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from Mining
Green Century filed a shareholder proposal with The Chemours Company asking it to address the serious risks associated with potential titanium mining next to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.
Read MoreSTATEMENT: New SEC Legal Bulletin Will Allow Investors to File Stronger Shareholder Proposals Addressing the Climate and Biodiversity Crises
Under the new SEC guidance, shareholder advocates will have a greater ability to file both proposals on issues of significant social policy and ones that ask companies to achieve specific goals.
Read MoreGreen Century Delivers a Message to World Leaders at COP26: Step Up Your Climate Ambitions Now
As the United Nation’s 26th climate summit gets underway, Green Century joins 733 investors, managing more than $52 trillion in assets, to deliver the 2021 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis.
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