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  • Investors ask Home Depot to disclose its impact on nature

    Boston, May 26, 2026 – Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, sells many products that adversely impact the environment, from pesticides containing glyphosate to pots and pans treated with PFAS (aka “forever chemicals” because they resist breaking down in the environment). At the company’s annual meeting, Home Depot shareholders asked for a full…

  • Coca-Cola shareholders call for better transparency about company’s environmental footprint 

    Boston, April 29, 2026 – A noteworthy 22.11% of Coca-Cola shareholders voted Wednesday in favor of a Green Century proposal urging the company to provide more information to shareholders about its impact on the environment and sustainability risks to the company. “Sustainability disclosure according to a recognized standard has become a baseline expectation,” said Leslie…

  • Reflecting on Green Century’s 35 years of impact

    What once seemed unconventional—launching a green investment firm to fund environmental nonprofits—has become a proven, long-lasting success. This year, Green Century Capital Management marks its 35th anniversary, celebrating more than three decades of helping people align their investments with their values to create a healthier planet. An early tagline summed up its philosophy: Clean Air.…

  • STATEMENT: PepsiCo agrees to publish biodiversity risk disclosure in response to investor engagement

    Boston, March 10, 2026 – PepsiCo, the global food and beverage company, has agreed to publicly describe its process for identifying and reducing its impacts on nature and biodiversity. The move came after Green Century Capital Management (Green Century) and other investors engaged with company executives over the last several months. “Food companies like PepsiCo…

  • STATEMENT: McDonald’s to share additional details of its regenerative agriculture programs

    Boston, March 5, 2026 – McDonald’s Corporation agreed to disclose additional information about its regenerative agriculture programs. The move came in response to a shareholder proposal filed by Green Century Capital Management (Green Century). As a result of the agreement, Green Century has withdrawn its proposal. “Regenerative agriculture can help us preserve farmland, protect biodiversity and…

  • Field notes from an investor trip to Indonesia 

    Indonesia is a vibrant, nature-packed 17,000-island archipelago on the opposite side of the world from Green Century’s headquarters in Boston. It’s the fourth most populous country (with roughly 287 million people!) and contains the third largest tropical rainforest area on the planet, home to 10-15% of all known plants and animals.   Green Century has advocated to protect Indonesia’s tropical rainforests from deforestation for palm oil since the early 2010s. I was thrilled to build on that work…

  • Chemours strengthens biodiversity approach, stays silent on Okefenokee 

    Boston, February 24, 2026 – Chemours has agreed to step up protocols to protect biodiversity near its mining operations. The global chemical company acted after Green Century Capital Management (Green Century), on behalf of the Felician Sisters of North America, filed a shareholder resolution and met with the company. After these negotiations and Chemours’ commitment, Green Century withdrew the resolution.  “Biodiversity risks are material risks that companies need…

  • 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.…

  • Protecting Forests in Brazil

    Annie Sanders, Green Century’s Director of Shareholder Advocacy, reflects on ongoing efforts for biodiversity and forest protections. My recent trip to São Paulo, Brazil, where I attended the annual “PRI in Person” conference organized by the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investing, was an incredible opportunity to meet investors, government leaders and stakeholders driving the…

  • 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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