animal welfare
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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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Green Century Animal Welfare Proposal Draws 19% Support from Darden Shareholders
Boston, September 20, 2024 – A proposal filed by Green Century asking Darden Restaurants, Inc. to eliminate the use of gestation crates received 19.3% of the votes cast at the company’s annual meeting on Sept. 18. The use of gestation crates, which confine pregnant sows for weeks or months at a time, is widely considered…
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Egg-ceptional: Twinkies and Hostess Brands to Switch to Cage-Free Eggs
Classic Hostess brands agree to use cage-free eggs after Green Century engagement. (BOSTON) J. M. Smucker Co. announced that its Hostess brand, which includes iconic snack products like Twinkies, Snowballs and CupCakes, will be switching completely to direct purchases of cage-free eggs by 2028. J. M. Smucker achieved a 100% cage-free egg supply before acquiring…
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STATEMENT: Domino’s Pizza Supports Humane Pork Production
Boston, April 23, 2024 – Following the submission of a Green Century shareholder proposal, Domino’s Pizza announced its opposition to the confinement of breeding pigs in gestation crates and supports housing them in open groups instead. “The Company supports the humane treatment of animals and will continue to exert the influence we have with the U.S.…
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Annie Sanders: Why We Work on Certain Issues & Our Priorities for FY24
Green Century helps investors make an impact for the planet through a sustainable investing strategy, partners with its investment advisor in an award-winning shareholder advocacy program, and a unique ownership model that sends 100% of our net profits to support the environmental campaign work of our nonprofit owners. One question we often get is, “How…
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