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  • Reflecting on Green Century’s 35 years of impact

    What once seemed unconventional—launching a green investment firm to fund environmental nonprofits—has become a proven, long-lasting success. This year, Green Century Capital Management marks its 35th anniversary, celebrating more than three decades of helping people align their investments with their values to create a healthier planet. An early tagline summed up its philosophy: Clean Air.…

  • An Updated Balanced Fund

    A Greener, Enhanced Balanced Fund With Lower Fees, Strong Environmental Focus At Green Century Funds°, we’re always looking for ways to help investors grow their nest egg while making a positive impact. That’s why we’re excited to announce some important updates to the Green Century Balanced Fund —changes that strengthen our environmental commitment, lower costs,…

  • STATEMENT: AIG Unveils Roadmap for Emissions Reduction 

    Boston, September 26, 2025 – American International Group (AIG), a leading global insurer, published a climate transition plan this summer outlining how it will address climate-related risks across its operations, underwriting and investments. AIG announced that it would create the plan in 2024 following discussions on a related shareholder proposal by Green Century Capital Management (Green…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Money Talks. Your Investments Tell Your Story & Make an Impact.

    In the face of new attacks on our national environmental laws to protect the air, water and land we cherish, we sometimes feel powerless. But I know that the best way to handle this challenge is to take all the individual and collective actions that we can. That’s why we will be showcasing ways for…

  • Top 10 Green Century Highlights for 2024

    As 2024 comes to a close, here are some of the year’s top highlights. Green Century experienced some amazing events and impacts this year and we want to share some exciting examples of our nonprofit ownership, shareholder advocacy and environmentally responsible funds. 10. Protecting rare Right WhalesGreen Century works on an array of environmental issues,…

  • Request for Review of TD’s Governance

    November 22, 2024, Toronto, Ontario – Today, in light of governance concerns at TD Bank, including its money laundering scandal and stalled progress on its net zero commitment, Investors for Paris Compliance, along with Green Century Capital Management, Nomura Asset Management UK, and Vancity Investment Management, have filed a shareholder resolution requesting an independent review…

  • 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,…