Posts Tagged ‘greenhouse gas emissions’
Majority of Costco* Shareholders Support Landmark Green Century Proposal on Climate Change
Media Contacts: Josh Chetwynd, jchetwynd@greencentury.com, 303-573-5558; Thomas Peterson, tpeterson@greencentury.com, 781-349-2615 Boston, January 20, 2022 – At Costco’s annual meeting on Thursday, a majority of shareholders voted in favor of a trailblazing Green Century° proposal asking the company to set science-based targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. This is the first shareholder vote on a…
Read MoreCostco* Withdraws Request to Exclude Green Century Shareholder Proposal on Science-Based Net Zero Targets; Proposal Will Be First of Its Kind to Go to a Vote
Costco has withdrawn its request to exclude Green Century’s shareholder proposal asking the company to adopt net zero science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
Read MoreGreen Century Delivers a Message to World Leaders at COP26: Step Up Your Climate Ambitions Now
As the United Nation’s 26th climate summit gets underway, Green Century joins 733 investors, managing more than $52 trillion in assets, to deliver the 2021 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis.
Read MoreGreen Century Joins Food Emissions 50 Campaign to Accelerate the Reduction of the Food Sector’s Climate Impacts
Green Century announced that it is among the first investor signatories to Food Emissions 50, a new effort to push 50 of the highest-emitting food companies to disclose and reduce the full scope of their greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreHain Celestial* Announces New Goals to Lessen its Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Following Engagement with Green Century and Clean Yield Asset Management
Following engagement with Green Century and Clean Yield Asset Management, the Hain Celestial Group inked an agreement to curb its greenhouse gas emissions in alignment with the Paris Agreement’s goals.
Read MoreLamb Weston* Announces New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal, A Year After Engagement with Green Century
A year after Green Century filed a shareholder proposal with Lamb Weston, a premiere frozen french fry supplier to McDonald’s, the company announced a new goal aligned with Paris Agreement targets.
Read MoreGreen Century’s Top 10 Highlights from 2020
Despite the turmoil brought by COVID-19, Green Century° had another superlative year in 2020. Here are our top 10 highlights.
Read MoreBlackRock* Bluster? Green Century Questions BlackRock’s Exposure to Deforestation Through Its Financing Practices
Today, Green Century sent an inquiry letter to BlackRock, regarding its strategies and policies to address and mitigate its exposure to deforestation through its financing practices.
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: Intuit*
As the first family of fossil fuel free, diversified and responsible mutual funds in the United States, Green Century has long supported the necessary transition to clean, renewable energy through its investments. While these investments can be straightforward – Vestas Wind Systems,* Tesla,* etc. – you may be surprised by some of the novel steps…
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