Press Releases
Green Century’s press releases showcase our latest achievements in sustainable investing and shareholder advocacy, from securing meaningful corporate policy changes to advancing strategies to invest without fossil fuels. Stay up to date on how Green Century continues to help investors align their values with their financial goals while supporting our environment and the planet.
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Hasbro to share responses to trade association lobbying misalignment
Boston, January 27 2026– Hasbro, one of the largest toy companies in the world, has agreed to disclose how it assesses and manages situations where the lobbying done by its toy trade associations is misaligned with the company’s policies, including its work to ensure the safety of chemicals in its toys. The company made this…
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STATEMENT: Bank of America strengthens forest protections after engagement with Green Century
Boston, January 16, 2026 – Bank of America, the second-largest bank in the United States, has released new forest protection standards it expects its clients around the world to meet. In response, Green Century Capital Management (Green Century) and co-filer PFA Pension withdrew a related shareholder proposal for the company’s 2026 annual meeting. “We cannot achieve global climate goals without ending deforestation in this decade.…
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Whirlpool makes it easier for consumers to repair their appliances
Boston, November 26, 2025 – After conversations with Green Century Capital Management (Green Century), which frequently asks companies it invests in to improve their environmental policies, Whirlpool has agreed to make its repair manuals more accessible, allowing consumers to more easily self-repair their appliances or get them fixed by independent repair shops. Helping people get…
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Green Century Announces Lower Fees and Enhanced Sustainability for Balanced Fund
Boston, MA — Dec. 1, 2025 — Green Century Funds° today announced exciting updates to the Green Century Balanced Fund, including lower fees, increased diversification, and continued leadership in fossil fuel free and sustainable investing. Delivering cost savings for investors effective Dec. 1, the Fund’s expense ratio will decrease by 21 basis points, bringing the…
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Jack in the Box serves up new environmental updates
Boston, November 17, 2025 – Jack in the Box is beefing up its reporting on how it is meeting its environmental goals.
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STATEMENT: AIG unveils roadmap for emissions reduction
Boston, September 26, 2025 – American International Group (AIG), a leading global insurer, published a climate transition plan this summer outlining how it will address climate-related risks across its operations, underwriting and investments. AIG announced that it would create the plan in 2024 following discussions on a related shareholder proposal by Green Century Capital Management (Green…
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Investors call on Under Armour to step up climate game at annual meeting
Boston, September 9, 2025 – Four months after Under Armour reneged on its 2021 pledge to “tackle climate change”, a Green Century shareholder proposal urged the sportswear company to do better.
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Conagra takes steps to better protect nature, biodiversity
Conagra Brands, the parent company of Orville Redenbacher’s, Duncan Hines, Slim Jim and other well-known food brands will assess whether it should replicate the nature and biodiversity protections it employs in forests in non-forest ecosystems such as the Cerrado in Brazil and Gran Chaco in Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.
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STATEMENT: Okefenokee swamp protected from mining – for now
Boston, June 20, 2025 – The Conservation Fund announced Friday that it had purchased land and mineral rights near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from Twin Pines Minerals, LLC. The mining company had proposed a strip mine roughly three miles from the edge of the Okefenokee, the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the eastern United States. The…