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  • Green Century Animal Welfare Proposal Draws 19% Support from Darden Shareholders

    Boston, September 20, 2024 – A proposal filed by Green Century asking Darden Restaurants, Inc. to eliminate the use of gestation crates received 19.3% of the votes cast at the company’s annual meeting on Sept. 18. The use of gestation crates, which confine pregnant sows for weeks or months at a time, is widely considered…

  • Investors call on Chemours to stay out of the Okefenokee

    Boston, September 4, 2024 – Twenty investors representing over $695 billion in assets under management delivered a letter to Chemours asking the chemical company to make permanent its near-term commitment to avoid mining at the Okefenokee swamp. The Okefenokee is one of the largest freshwater wetlands in the world, a massive carbon sink, and home…

  • AIG to Publish Climate Roadmap

    Boston, August 12, 2024 – In response to a shareholder proposal from United Church Funds, represented by Green Century and Presbyterian Church, (U.S.A.) as well as dialogue with other stakeholders, the American International Group (AIG) will publish a roadmap explaining how it will fulfill its climate goals and address climate risk.  While AIG is developing…

  • Gigi Norcross: My Five-Year Anniversary in Sustainable Investing

    I recently celebrated a milestone – five years at Green Century Five years ago, I decided to make a significant career change. Before that, I had spent a couple of decades as a fundraiser and fundraising strategist for nonprofit organizations and political campaigns. The work was fulfilling and impactful, but I wanted to do even…

  • Explore Our Top 10 Shareholder Advocacy Highlights for 2024

    Our shareholder advocates have won successes in cutting plastics, carbon footprints and more from companies.

  • Green Century Earns 13.7% of Votes Cast on Sustainability Proposal at General Motors

    Boston, June 7, 2024 – Recently, 13.7% of votes were cast in favor of a Green Century° proposal asking General Motors* to improve the sustainability of its aluminum, steel, rubber, and leather supply chains.

  • Markel Investors Vote 37.9% in Favor of Climate Proposal

    Boston, May 24, 2024  – Investors in Markel Group Inc. voted on a shareholder proposal filed by Green Century asking the company to disclose climate emissions associated with its insurance and investment activities. By the close of the company’s annual general meeting, the proposal had garnered 37.9% of the votes cast.  Markel is headquartered in Richmond,…

  • STATEMENT: Climate Proposal Wins 15.2% of Votes at Amazon Annual Meeting

    BOSTON, May 24, 2024— Recently, 15.2% of Amazon shareholders supported a proposal, filed by Green Century and Amalgamated Bank, with shareholder representative As You Sow, asking the company to disclose its full value-chain climate emissions, including emissions from all products sold on its e-commerce platform.   Amazon blocked a similar proposal in 2023. Circumstances have changed…

  • 31% of Votes Support Green Century Climate Proposal at Skyworks 

    Boston, May 20, 2024 – Shareholders of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Skyworks) delivered 31.2% of votes in favor of Green Century’s proposal asking the company to set rigorous science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The proposal also asked the company to establish a goal to increase its use of renewable energy.  Skyworks, based in Irvine, California, produces…

  • Methane Emissions Proposal Gains 15.5% of Votes at Travelers’ Annual Meeting

    Boston, May 20, 2024  – Travelers’ investors voted May 15 on a Green Century shareholder proposal asking the company to engage, educate, and hold fossil fuel industry clients accountable for eliminating methane emissions from their operations. 15.5% of the votes cast were in favor of the proposal. “We hope Travelers takes investor concern seriously and commits…

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