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  • Procter & Gamble Commits to Enhanced Disclosures Regarding Sourcing from Boreal Forests in Canada

    Boston, December 17, 2024 – Procter & Gamble, the international consumer goods company, has agreed to provide additional information regarding its practices related to sourcing wood pulp from the boreal forests of Canada. The updates will reiterate the company’s aim to eliminate sourcing from intact forest landscapes and to protect primary forests. Among the world’s…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • General Mills Shareholders Call for Less Plastic, More Truth in Recycling

    BOSTON, September 24, 2024 – A noteworthy 40% of General Mills shareholders voted Tuesday in favor of a Green Century proposal urging the food company to assess how it can increase the scale, pace and rigor of its sustainability efforts, including reducing plastic packaging. The proposal also urged General Mills to ensure its recycling labels…

  • Green Century Animal Welfare Proposal Draws 19% Support from Darden Shareholders

    Boston, September 20, 2024 – A proposal filed by Green Century asking Darden Restaurants, Inc. to eliminate the use of gestation crates received 19.3% of the votes cast at the company’s annual meeting on Sept. 18. The use of gestation crates, which confine pregnant sows for weeks or months at a time, is widely considered…

  • Investors call on Chemours to stay out of the Okefenokee

    Boston, September 4, 2024 – Twenty investors representing over $695 billion in assets under management delivered a letter to Chemours asking the chemical company to make permanent its near-term commitment to avoid mining at the Okefenokee swamp. The Okefenokee is one of the largest freshwater wetlands in the world, a massive carbon sink, and home…

  • AIG to Publish Climate Roadmap

    Boston, August 12, 2024 – In response to a shareholder proposal from United Church Funds, represented by Green Century and Presbyterian Church, (U.S.A.) as well as dialogue with other stakeholders, the American International Group (AIG) will publish a roadmap explaining how it will fulfill its climate goals and address climate risk.  While AIG is developing…

  • Gigi Norcross: My Five-Year Anniversary in Sustainable Investing

    I recently celebrated a milestone – five years at Green Century Five years ago, I decided to make a significant career change. Before that, I had spent a couple of decades as a fundraiser and fundraising strategist for nonprofit organizations and political campaigns. The work was fulfilling and impactful, but I wanted to do even…

  • 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.