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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Shareholder proposal asks Amazon for more accurate climate emissions reporting
Boston, May 15, 2025 – On May 21, Amazon shareholders will vote on a proposal asking Amazon to disclose the total climate emissions associated with its retail sales.
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J.M. Smucker Steps Up Ambition to Protect Forests
Boston, May 9, 2025 – J.M. Smucker, parent company of Folgers, Café Bustelo, and Dunkin’ at Home coffee products has agreed to review its forest protection policies, with an ambition of eventually sourcing all of its ingredients without any collateral deforestation
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Green Century earns enough support for climate proposal to re-file with Ford
Boston, May 8, 2025 – 5.6% of Ford Motor Company shareholders voted Thursday in support of Green Century’s resolution asking Ford to reduce climate emissions from its supply chain. Ford’s supply chain, which provides steel, aluminum and batteries, among other materials, represents 11% of the company’s impact on climate change. Descendants of company founder Henry…
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Green Century climate proposal earns enough support to re-file with Wolverine Worldwide
Boston, May 7, 2025 – 16.3% of Wolverine Worldwide, Inc.* investors cast their votes Thursday in favor of a Green Century° shareholder proposal […]
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Shareholders vote on biodiversity at PepsiCo
Boston, May 07, 2025 – Shareholders sent a nature-positive message to PepsiCo on Wednesday in response to a shareholder proposal filed by Green Century Capital Management. The proposal asked the company to assess its impact on nature and the systemic risks posed to the company by those impacts on the world around us. “PepsiCo relies…
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Green Century proposal calls for Timken to strengthen climate goals
Boston, May 2, 2025 – A Green Century° shareholder proposal urging The Timken Company* to adopt science-based targets to reduce its climate emissions received […]
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Keurig Dr. Pepper to improve access to recyclability information
Boston, May 2, 2025 — Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP), the retailer of the leading single-serve coffee brewing system in the United States, has agreed to share more information about the recyclability of the plastic K-Cup pods used in its K-Cup brewing system. KDP made this commitment in response to a shareholder proposal from Green…
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Green Century and Felician Sisters’ biodiversity proposal earns enough support to re-file at Chemours
Boston, April 24, 2025 – 6.4% of the Chemours Company’s voting shareholders supported a resolution on Tuesday asking the company to adopt a policy to assess biodiversity impacts before mining in ecologically sensitive areas. Green Century, an environmentally responsible mutual fund, and the Felician Sisters of North America filed the proposal. “Chemours should more thoroughly…
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Jack in the Box on Track with Animal Welfare Commitments
Boston, April 18, 2025 – Fast food chain, Jack in the Box, which has more than 2,000 locations across the United States, successfully met its interim target to source 25% of its pork from pigs raised in so-called “open pen gestation environments” rather than gestation crates, at the end of 2024. This benchmark, up from…
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Starbucks to Expand Disclosure on Reuse, Assess Plastic Recyclability Labels
Boston, April 1, 2025 – Starbucks Corporation, the world’s largest coffee chain, has agreed to disclose more details on its transition to reusable cups and ensure the accuracy of its recycling labels. These commitments came in response to a shareholder proposal filed by Green Century, an environmentally responsible mutual fund, asking the company to address…
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