deforestation
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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…
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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.…
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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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J.M. Smucker Steps Up Ambition to Protect Forests
Boston, May 9, 2025 – J.M. Smucker, parent company of Folgers, Café Bustelo, and Dunkin’ at Home coffee products has agreed to review its forest protection policies, with an ambition of eventually sourcing all of its ingredients without any collateral deforestation
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Caring for Our Common Home at Boston’s 16th Annual Social Justice Convocation
I recently represented Green Century at the Archdiocese of Boston’s 16th Annual Social Justice Convocation. The event was inspired by Pope Francis’ call to “every living person on the planet” to recognize the immediate threat of climate change and to care for the environment. This event brought together priests, nuns, parishioners, students, and even Boston…
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Bloomin’ Brands strengthens commitment to protect forests
Boston, February 20, 2025 – Bloomin’ Brands, parent company of several of the largest U.S. restaurant chains, has agreed to strengthen its commitment to protect forests when sourcing ingredients for its 1,480 restaurants around the world. The move came after Green Century Capital Management filed a shareholder proposal asking the company to assess its impact…
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Costco moves to protect forests following Green Century shareholder proposal
BOSTON, October 16, 2024 – In response to a shareholder proposal from Green Century, Costco Wholesale Corporation committed to publishing a comprehensive deforestation assessment and action plan for its Kirkland Signature brand. In exchange, Green Century and co-filer Boston Common Asset Management agreed to withdraw the proposal. “Nature-related risks have emerged as a high priority…
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Green Century Earns 13.7% of Votes Cast on Sustainability Proposal at General Motors
Boston, June 7, 2024 – Recently, 13.7% of votes were cast in favor of a Green Century° proposal asking General Motors* to improve the sustainability of its aluminum, steel, rubber, and leather supply chains.
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