Green Century
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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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STATEMENT: Okefenokee swamp protected from mining – for now
Boston, June 20, 2025 – The Conservation Fund announced Friday that it had purchased land and mineral rights near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from Twin Pines Minerals, LLC. The mining company had proposed a strip mine roughly three miles from the edge of the Okefenokee, the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the eastern United States. The…
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Global packaging giant Amcor to assess risks of recycled content claims
Boston, June 19, 2025 – Amcor, one of the largest plastic packaging companies in the world, has agreed to assess whether its recycled content claims create financial risks for the company, and if so, to take corrective action. The move came in response to a shareholder proposal from Green Century, which withdrew the proposal in…
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Green Century climate proposal pushes Columbia Sportswear for sustainability substance over style
Boston, June 11, 2025 – Columbia Sportswear’s* investors voted Thursday on a Green Century° shareholder proposal requesting that the company set climate emissions reduction targets.
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Green Century climate proposal receives 13.9% of votes cast at General Motors annual meeting
Boston, June 6, 2025 – 13.9% of General Motors Company (GM) shareholders voted Tuesday in support of Green Century’s resolution asking the company to reduce climate emissions from its supply chain. GM’s supply chain, which includes steel, aluminum and batteries, represents 16% of the company’s impact on climate change. “Investors want to know how General…
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Walmart shareholders call for less plastic, more truth in recycling
Boston, June 5, 2025 – 5.8% of Walmart shareholder votes were cast in favor of a Green Century proposal urging the company to assess how it can increase the scale, pace and rigor of its sustainable packaging efforts. In part, the proposal urged Walmart to reduce its plastic packaging and ensure its recycling labels don’t…
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Shareholders ask Home Depot to do more to protect nature
A shareholder proposal co-filed by Green Century Capital Management called on Home Depot to conduct a full assessment of its impact on nature and on the risks the company faces from the increasing instability of the natural environment.
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Shareholders to Markel: Why is an insurance company conducting business that leads to claims, payouts?
Boston, May 23, 2025 – 14.8% of votes cast on Wednesday supported a Green Century° shareholder proposal asking […]
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Shareholders to Foot Locker: Don’t Walk Back Climate Goals
Boston, May 23, 2025 – 5.7% of shareholder votes were cast in favor of a shareholder proposal asking Foot Locker* to […]
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Green Century proposal requests climate roadmap from McDonald’s
Boston, May 23, 2025 – 10.5% of McDonald’s* shareholders cast their votes in favor of a Green Century° shareholder proposal asking the company to assess whether its existing climate policies and plans are sufficient to achieve its emissions reduction targets.
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