Green Century
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STATEMENT: 3M to Publish Climate Plan by End of 2025
Boston, April 15, 2024 – Following a shareholder proposal filed by Green Century, 3M Company agreed to publish its first climate transition plan to provide a roadmap and key milestones for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by 50% by 2030. 3M’s climate transition plan will give investors and stakeholders insight into the company’s…
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Warner Bros. Discovery to Enhance Climate Reporting
Boston, March 28, 2024 – In response to a Green Century shareholder proposal, Warner Bros. Discovery has agreed to provide new information on its contribution to climate-changing emissions. By the end of this year, the company will report on a sweeping array of efforts to cut its climate footprint. These include reporting on its direct…
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Kellanova to Report Biodiversity and Nature Impacts
Boston, March 21, 2024 – Kellanova, the international snack and convenience foods company formerly known as Kellogg, has become one of the first U.S. food companies to commit to conducting a comprehensive assessment of its impacts on the natural world. The industry-leading move came in response to a shareholder resolution filed by Green Century Capital…
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Lowe’s to Increase Disclosure of Climate Emissions Data
Boston, March 14, 2024 – Is your gas-powered leaf blower contributing to wildfires in Colorado, flooding in California and other extreme weather? Lowe’s, the world’s second-largest home improvement retailer, signed a pledge this week to increase disclosure of climate emissions data for the products it sells in response to a shareholder proposal from Green Century,…
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Marriott International To Measure, Cut Plastic Waste
Boston, March 13, 2024 – Marriott International, Inc., the world’s largest hospitality company, will set a single-use plastic reduction goal by the end of 2025 and disclose a baseline footprint of single-use plastics starting in 2026, thanks to an agreement with Green Century. “We welcome Marriott’s commitment to transparency and to cutting its plastic use,”…
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STATEMENT: Green Century reacts to SEC’s final climate risk disclosure rule
Boston, March 6, 2024 – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently finalized its long-awaited Climate-Related Disclosure rule. Originally proposed two years ago, the rule was crafted in response to investor demand for consistent and comprehensive information about climate-related risks and acknowledgment by federal regulators of such risks to the financial system. “It’s a step…
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11.6% of Independent Tyson Shareholders Support Green Century Deforestation Proposal
Boston, February 14, 2024 – A noteworthy 11.6% of independent Tyson Foods shareholders voted in favor of a Green Century shareholder proposal urging the company to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains by 2025. Independent shareholders include all shares that are not held by Tyson Limited Partnership or Tyson’s directors or executive officers. “Independent shareholders…
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NXP Semiconductors to Publish Climate Roadmap
Boston, February 14, 2024 – Green Century filed a shareholder proposal with NXP Semiconductors in December, asking the company to develop and publish a climate roadmap or climate transition plan. After close collaboration with Green Century, NXP pledged to develop a plan detailing its approach to achieving its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets, allowing…
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Home Depot Issues New Sustainable Forestry Report in Response to Green Century Shareholder Proposal
Boston, February 5, 2024 – The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, issued a new sustainable forestry report nearly two years after a related shareholder proposal from Green Century, an environmentally responsible mutual fund based in Boston. The proposal, which received 64% of the shareholder vote in May 2022, asked the company to…
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Beach Plans? Hotel Plastics May Mar Your Vacation
Green Century Files Shareholder Proposals Asking Major Hotels To Cut Plastic Boston, January 10, 2024 – Dreaming of a pristine tropical escape this season? When you step out of your hotel, in addition to the hot sand between your toes, you may be surprised to find hundreds of plastic containers and bags littering the beach.…