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Protecting Forests
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Our Mission
Agriculture is the leading driver of deforestation, accounting for about 70% of tropical deforestation.
Green Century is actively working to end the unnecessary deforestation caused by the unsustainable production of palm oil, soy, cattle, timber, and rubber in Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
Protecting Forests in the News
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Green Century’s Impact at New York Climate Week
October 1, 2025
With deforestation causing 12-20% of global climate emissions, forest protection was a key focus for Green Century at New York Climate Week 2025, a major annual event that brings together […]
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Conagra takes steps to better protect nature, biodiversity
June 26, 2025
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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Shareholders ask Home Depot to do more to protect nature
May 28, 2025
A shareholder proposal co-filed by Green Century Capital Management called on Home Depot to conduct a full assessment of its impact on nature and on the risks the company faces from the increasing instability of the natural environment.
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J.M. Smucker Steps Up Ambition to Protect Forests
May 9, 2025
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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