Posts Tagged ‘impact investing’
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 MoreGreen Century Files Plastic Pollution Proposal with Amazon* for Second Year in a Row
Green Century° has filed a shareholder proposal with Amazon.com, Inc., urging the company to make significant cuts to its use of plastic packaging.
Read MoreGreen Century Files Right to Repair Proposal with Google Parent, Alphabet*
Green Century° has filed a shareholder proposal with Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, urging the technology giant to make its devices more easily repairable by consumers and independent repair shops.
Read MoreSTATEMENT: Apple* Takes Major Step Forward on Repair, Prompting the Withdrawal of Green Century Capital Management Shareholder Proposal
Apple announced a new program that will expand consumers’ access to repair on the same day that Green Century had to make a decision on whether to press forward on a right-to-repair shareholder proposal with the company.
Read MoreGreen Century Files Shareholder Proposal with Chemours* to Protect Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from Mining
Green Century filed a shareholder proposal with The Chemours Company asking it to address the serious risks associated with potential titanium mining next to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.
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 MoreUnderstanding Deforestation Risk, or: How I ended up on TV talking about toilet paper
Shareholder Advocate Thomas Peterson explains how Green Century’s engagement with Procter & Gamble typifies increased awareness of deforestation risk.
Read MoreSTATEMENT: JPMorgan Chase* Follows Through on Pledge to Adopt Improved Deforestation Policy
On Thursday, JPMorgan Chase followed through on its agreement with Green Century Capital Management to adopt stronger policies on deforestation.
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 MorePrompted by a Green Century Proposal, Procter & Gamble* Improves No-Deforestation Commitments but Fails to Address Intact Forest Degradation in Climate-Critical Canadian Boreal Forest
Green Century Capital Management has withdrawn a shareholder proposal with Procter & Gamble after the company made a commitment to develop a stronger supplier non-compliance policy for its wood pulp supply chain.
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