shareholder advocacy
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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.…
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Applied Materials to Cut Carbon Emissions
Boston, January 4, 2023 – After filing a shareholder proposal, Green Century reached an agreement with Applied Materials, Inc. (Applied) to map out its strategy to cut carbon emissions by 2040. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Applied employs 39,000 people, and is one of the world’s largest semiconductor and flat panel display fabrication equipment suppliers. The…
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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…
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Andrea Ranger: That’s right. The CEO Just Called Me.
Life as a shareholder advocate can be unpredictable – some of my work has a consistent flow, but I certainly wasn’t expecting an impromptu call from a CEO. Green Century shareholder advocates often use the stakes in different companies on behalf of Green Century, as a way of influencing management decisions on deforestation, carbon emissions,…