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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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • TD Bank to Improve Climate Risk Management

    Boston, March 11, 2025 – TD Bank Group, the second-largest Canadian banking company, has agreed to evaluate its net-zero climate emissions goal in governance reviews and clarify the climate expertise on its board. TD committed to these measures in exchange for Green Century, Investors for Paris Compliance, and Vancity Investment Management withdrawing a recently filed…

  • STATEMENT: Lowe’s Announces Increased Sales of Electric Lawn Equipment

    Boston, October 21, 2024 – Lowe’s Home Improvement, the world’s second-largest home improvement retailer, announced significant progress toward its goal of reducing the sale of gasoline-powered lawn care equipment at its stores across the United States and Canada. The company’s latest sustainability report disclosed that 60% of the powered lawn care equipment it sold, not…

  • 31% of Votes Support Green Century Climate Proposal at Skyworks 

    Boston, May 20, 2024 – Shareholders of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Skyworks) delivered 31.2% of votes in favor of Green Century’s proposal asking the company to set rigorous science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The proposal also asked the company to establish a goal to increase its use of renewable energy.  Skyworks, based in Irvine, California, produces…

  • STATEMENT: 3M to Publish Climate Plan by End of 2025

    Boston, April 15, 2024 – Following a shareholder proposal filed by Green Century, 3M Company agreed to publish its first climate transition plan to provide a roadmap and key milestones for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by 50% by 2030.    3M’s climate transition plan will give investors and stakeholders insight into the company’s…

  • Climate Transition Plans Help Companies Cut Carbon Footprint

    If you thought the weather was a little warm last year, it wasn’t your imagination. In fact, 2023 was the hottest year on record. For decades, scientists have predicted weather extremes including heat waves, and they point to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as the culprit. To head off catastrophic warming, the…

  • 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…

  • We Just Experienced the Hottest Week Ever Recorded in History…

    The first week of July, 2023 was the hottest week on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This is following the hottest June on record.  The WMO released a statement on Monday about monitoring potential new record temperature from massive heat waves across the U.S. and spanning several continents. “We are in uncharted…

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