climate change
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Applied Materials to Cut Carbon Emissions
Boston, January 4, 2023 – After filing a shareholder proposal, Green Century reached an agreement with Applied Materials, Inc. (Applied) to map out its strategy to cut carbon emissions by 2040. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Applied employs 39,000 people, and is one of the world’s largest semiconductor and flat panel display fabrication equipment suppliers. The…
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Douglass Guernsey – Behind the Scenes of a Shareholder Advocate
As a shareholder advocate at Green Century°, I try to influence the world’s top companies to make better environmental decisions by meeting directly with corporate leaders. Much of this work happens on the computer or over the phone, but there is nothing like meeting in person – partially because you never know what to expect. …
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Andrea Ranger: That’s right. The CEO Just Called Me.
Life as a shareholder advocate can be unpredictable – some of my work has a consistent flow, but I certainly wasn’t expecting an impromptu call from a CEO. Green Century shareholder advocates often use the stakes in different companies on behalf of Green Century, as a way of influencing management decisions on deforestation, carbon emissions,…