Plastic
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Green Investing’s Power
This year’s Earth Day theme – Our Power, Our Planet – reflects Green Century’s messages of acting in ways that benefit the environment. This involves not only individual choices, such as using reusable grocery bags and bicycling, but also the power of collective action, such as investing in Green Century’s environmentally responsible mutual funds. As…
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That’s a (Plastic) Wrap!
Green Century has been working hard to secure commitments from our portfolio companies this proxy season. Here’s a wrap up of the agreements we reached with companies to reduce plastic, and why we do this work. Why Plastics? Plastic is polluting our air, our water and our bodies.Scientists are learning more about the risks that…
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US Foods to unpack details on plastic packaging
Boston, February 26, 2026 – After negotiating with Green Century, US Foods, one of the largest food service distributors in the United States, will provide more information on the sustainability of the disposable products, including the food packaging that it sells to restaurants and food service operators. “Investors need this information to understand how…
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Royal Caribbean gets its environmental impact in ship-shape
Boston, February 5, 2026 – Royal Caribbean Group, one of the largest cruise lines in the world, has agreed to provide more information on its single-use plastic reduction efforts and plans to launch, by 2035, a cruise ship with net-zero total climate emissions. Royal Caribbean agreed to these steps in exchange for Green Century Capital…
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Plastics – What Can We Do?
This month has been dubbed Plastic Free July and you may have read articles this year about people trying to live without plastic for a week – and finding out that it’s all but impossible. Single-use plastics are everywhere. Why is that a problem and what can be done about it? 1. What is the problem…
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Global packaging giant Amcor to assess risks of recycled content claims
Boston, June 19, 2025 – Amcor, one of the largest plastic packaging companies in the world, has agreed to assess whether its recycled content claims create financial risks for the company, and if so, to take corrective action. The move came in response to a shareholder proposal from Green Century, which withdrew the proposal in…
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Walmart shareholders call for less plastic, more truth in recycling
Boston, June 5, 2025 – 5.8% of Walmart shareholder votes were cast in favor of a Green Century proposal urging the company to assess how it can increase the scale, pace and rigor of its sustainable packaging efforts. In part, the proposal urged Walmart to reduce its plastic packaging and ensure its recycling labels don’t…
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Sealed Air Expands Solutions Beyond Plastics
Boston, March 13, 2025 — Sealed Air Corporation, the packaging company that sells BUBBLE WRAP® and air pillows, will no longer use the “Store Drop-Off” recycling label on its products by the end of 2025. As part of an agreement with Green Century, an environmentally responsible mutual fund, Sealed Air will also disclose its total…
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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…
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