Plastics
-
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…
-
Keurig Dr. Pepper to improve access to recyclability information
Boston, May 2, 2025 — Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP), the retailer of the leading single-serve coffee brewing system in the United States, has agreed to share more information about the recyclability of the plastic K-Cup pods used in its K-Cup brewing system. KDP made this commitment in response to a shareholder proposal from Green…
-
Starbucks to Expand Disclosure on Reuse, Assess Plastic Recyclability Labels
Boston, April 1, 2025 – Starbucks Corporation, the world’s largest coffee chain, has agreed to disclose more details on its transition to reusable cups and ensure the accuracy of its recycling labels. These commitments came in response to a shareholder proposal filed by Green Century, an environmentally responsible mutual fund, asking the company to address…
-
Coca-Cola Commits to Transparency on Reusable Packaging
Boston, March 20, 2025 – Coca-Cola, the largest soft drink company in the world, has committed to disclosing its ongoing investments in reusable bottles and the outcomes of these efforts. The company took this action in response to a shareholder proposal from Green Century, an environmentally responsible mutual fund. Coca-Cola sells beverages in more than…
-
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…
-
Explore Our Top 10 Shareholder Advocacy Highlights for 2024
Our shareholder advocates have won successes in cutting plastics, carbon footprints and more from companies.
-
Costco Steps Up Efforts to Reduce Plastic in Response to Green Century Proposal
Contact Information: Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, [email protected], 617-747-4447 Pam Podger, Communications Director, [email protected], 802-299-9495 (BOSTON, 10/10/23) – Green Century° reached a deal with Costco Wholesale* which committed to increased plastic footprint disclosures and a new 5-year plastic action plan. “We commend Costco for providing the information that investors need and for taking steps…
-
Q&A: Investors warn of the risks of inaction on plastics
Green Century has worked in recent years to push food, beverage and personal care brand companies to reduce their plastic packaging, develop more packaging reuse programs and introduce more transparent reporting of progress. We’ve recently engaged with companies including Coca Cola, General Mills, Sysco, Colgate-Palmolive and Keurig Dr. Pepper on these issues. Green Century’s Director…
Recent Posts
- Green Century’s Partners Galvanize Opposition to Yosemite Land Swap
- Sysco to Disclose Efforts to Reduce Supply Chain Deforestation
- Saving the Rainforest – How Green Century is Protecting Nature in 2026
- Green Century Proposal Urges U-Haul to Move Toward Clean Energy
- Darden Restaurants Improves Forest-Protection Disclosures