Posts Tagged ‘fossil fuel free investing’
Green Century’s Top Highlights from 2023
We have had a terrific 2023 and have made great strides in helping protect our planet and in making the world a better place through our robust shareholder advocacy, nonprofit ownership, and environmentally responsible funds. Here are some highlights. Renewable energy plans for top chipmakers Silicon chips are found everywhere these days — in computers,…
Read MoreWhat is Sustainable Investing & What is its Impact?
While there is no regulated term for sustainable investing and may mean and be defined differently from firm to firm, there is growing public and regulatory pressure to provide clear descriptions so that individuals can decide for themselves if the offered investments meet their criteria. How to Invest Sustainably Green Century believes that to invest…
Read MoreWhy U.S. Insurance Companies Keep Covering Fossil Fuels – and What We’re Doing About It
Many investors – and especially Green Century Funds° investors – can imagine a safer, healthier fossil fuel-free future. That’s why Green Century’s advocates work to convince companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect forests, source renewable energy and more. But as wildfires, floods and extreme temperatures have become more common and climate risk has grown…
Read MoreRELEASE: Green Century shareholder proposal prompts Costco* commitment to set new climate emissions reduction targets
Media Contacts: Annie Sanders, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, asanders@greencentury.com, 773-272-6691 Mark Morgenstein, Media Relations Director, mmorgenstein@greencentury.com, 678-427-1671 Boston, November 14, 2022 – In response to a Green Century° shareholder proposal, Costco,* one of the largest retailers in the world, has committed to setting climate emissions reduction targets for its full value chain — cumulatively called…
Read MoreThe Timken Company* sets first greenhouse gas emissions reduction target after Green Century shareholder proposal
Media Contacts: Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocate, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-249-2813 Mark Morgenstein, Media Relations Director, mmorgenstein@greencentury.com, 678-427-1671 BOSTON, November 10, 2022 – A year after Green Century° filed a shareholder proposal calling on The Timken Company (Timken) to adopt short-, medium- and long-term science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets, the company has taken a strong first step toward…
Read MoreExxon* Exposed: Oil and Gas Companies Continue to Lobby Against Climate Action
Even as oil and gas companies roll out slick new public marketing campaigns about their various “green” initiatives, behind the scenes they continue to spend millions of dollars lobbying against measures to combat climate change.
Read MoreGreen Century President Leslie Samuelrich Honored with Prestigious SRI Service Award
Green Century President Leslie Samuelrich has been honored with the 2019 SRI Service Award, which recognizes an “individual who has demonstrated leadership, innovation, high standards of professional conduct, and accomplishment in collaboration with other SRI industry leaders.”
Read MoreWhat does it mean to invest fossil fuel free?
What does it mean to invest fossil fuel free? And how do you begin to divest? This post will attempt to clarify the definition of fossil fuel free investing, and to distinguish between fossil fuel free and low carbon strategies. What does it mean to invest fossil fuel free? For Green Century, and for many…
Read MoreGreen Century Commends California’s Fossil Fuel Free Future
Green Century applauds the codification of SB 100, which will put California on a path to generate 100% of its electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources, such as solar and wind, by 2045. Green Century mobilized institutional investors, representing $22.36 billion in assets under management, in support of SB 100, which is “the most important climate law in U.S. history,” according to the MIT Technology Review.
Read MoreGreen Century Reaffirms Commitment to Fossil Fuel Free Investing
Green Century is proudly reaffirming its commitment to fossil fuel free investing to coincide with the Divest-Invest press conference focused on “How the Moral Call to Divest Became a Matter of Fiduciary Duty,” being held during the week of the Global Climate Action Summit.
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