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Statement: Green Century Engagement Moved Apple* Forward on Right To Repair and E-Waste

Media Contacts: Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@greencentury.com, (617) 482-0800 (Boston, MA) – In a positive development for the Right to Repair movement, technology giant Apple Inc* announced it would expand its Self Service Repair program to its newest iPhone 14 and M2 Mac models. The company’s continued commitment is…

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CarMax* to expand carbon offsets disclosure in response to Green Century Funds’ shareholder proposal

Media Contacts: Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocate, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-349-2813 Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, July 10, 2023 — CarMax, Inc., the largest used vehicle retailer in the U.S., has committed to strengthening its carbon offsets disclosure so that shareholders can assess whether the company is on track to achieve its greenhouse gas emissions reduction…

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STATEMENT: The New York Times* leans into a new commitment on net-zero emissions after discussions with Green Century

Media Contacts: Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocate, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-349-2813; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 BOSTON, June 28, 2023 – After discussions with Green Century°, The New York Times Company (The Times) set a net-zero by 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target covering its scope 1 and 2 emissions. Green Century had approached the newspaper with concerns about…

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Kraft Heinz Sets Global Policy to Eliminate Deforestation in Response to Green Century Shareholder Proposal

Media Contacts: Annie Sanders, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, asanders@greencentury.com, 773-272-6691 Pam Podger, Director of Communications, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495   Boston, June 28, 2023 – Kraft Heinz,* one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, announced a first-ever Global Deforestation- and Conversion-Free Policy in response to a Green Century Funds° shareholder proposal asking the…

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Google parent, Alphabet*, pledges greater transparency on use of carbon offsets after Green Century shareholder proposal

Media Contacts:  Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocate, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-349-2813;  Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, June 26, 2023 – Green Century° withdrew a shareholder proposal with tech giant Alphabet after the company agreed to provide greater visibility into its use of carbon offsets. Alphabet relies on carbon offsets, also known as carbon credits, to neutralize…

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STATEMENT: Green Century Earns 14.3% of Total Votes Cast for Proposal Asking General Motors* to Increase Supply Chain Sustainability

Media Contacts: Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocacy, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-349-2813; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, June 20, 2023 – General Motors released the results of the shareholder vote on a Green Century° proposal asking the company to improve the sustainability of its aluminum, steel, rubber, and leather supply chains. Votes cast in favor reached 14.3%…

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Notable 21% vote in favor of Green Century Proposal to Set Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets at Builders FirstSource*

Media Contacts: Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@greencentury.com, 617-482-0800 Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495   Boston, June 16, 2023 –  Builders FirstSource, the country’s largest building product supplier to the professional market, released the vote result from its annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday. Green Century° received a notable 21% of the vote in favor…

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Shareholders to Vote on Green Century Resolution Urging General Motors* to Cut Emissions and Deforestation from its Supply Chains

Media Contacts: Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocacy, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-349-2813; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, June 14, 2023 –The shareholders of the General Motors Company will vote Tuesday, June 20 on a Green Century° shareholder proposal asking the company to improve the sustainability of its aluminum, steel, rubber, and leather supply chains. “While GM has…

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Shareholders Lend Support to Green Century Proposal Urging McDonald’s* to Prevent Development of Antibiotic-Resistant “Superbugs” in its Supply Chains

Media Contacts: Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocate, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-349-2813; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, June 2, 2023 – Shareholders have weighed in on a shareholder proposal filed by Green Century° and the Benedictine Sisters of Boerne, Texas, asking McDonald’s to establish a more ambitious policy to eliminate use of medically important antibiotics in its…

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STATEMENT: Travelers’* Shareholders Show Less Support for Green Century Climate Proposal in 2023

Media Contacts: Andrea Ranger, Shareholder Advocate, aranger@greencentury.com, 781-349-2813; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Boston, May 26, 2023 – – Shareholders showed less support for a Green Century° proposal that asked Travelers to establish a deadline for phasing out underwriting new fossil fuel projects. Votes cast in favor reached 8.8%, less than the 2022 vote outcome…

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