Posts Tagged ‘climate change’
Green Century Files Shareholder Proposal with Chemours* to Protect Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from Mining
Green Century filed a shareholder proposal with The Chemours Company asking it to address the serious risks associated with potential titanium mining next to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.
Read MoreSTATEMENT: New SEC Legal Bulletin Will Allow Investors to File Stronger Shareholder Proposals Addressing the Climate and Biodiversity Crises
Under the new SEC guidance, shareholder advocates will have a greater ability to file both proposals on issues of significant social policy and ones that ask companies to achieve specific goals.
Read MoreGreen Century Delivers a Message to World Leaders at COP26: Step Up Your Climate Ambitions Now
As the United Nation’s 26th climate summit gets underway, Green Century joins 733 investors, managing more than $52 trillion in assets, to deliver the 2021 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis.
Read MoreToo Soon to Praise BlackRock*
It’s too soon to praise BlackRock. Its recent support for climate-related shareholder proposals at Exxon* and Chevron* represent progress of a sort, but the rest of its voting record is a black box.
Read MoreGreen Century Laments Amazon Fires as Preventable, Man-Made Tragedy
The devastating fires ravaging the Amazon are an entirely preventable, man-made tragedy. Green Century has spent years working to end deforestation and is committed to continuing that fight. Pressuring companies that trade or buy soy and cattle is our best hope to prevent further catastrophe.
Read MoreBlackRock* Bluster? Green Century Questions BlackRock’s Exposure to Deforestation Through Its Financing Practices
Today, Green Century sent an inquiry letter to BlackRock, regarding its strategies and policies to address and mitigate its exposure to deforestation through its financing practices.
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