Posts Tagged ‘Sustainable Investing’
Microsoft Extends Security Support in Response to Green Century Shareholder Proposal
Green Century Pushed Microsoft to Extend Security Support to Prevent E-Waste Contact Information: Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@greencentury.com, 617-747-4447 Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 (Boston, MA) – After engagement with Green Century°, Microsoft Corporation* announced it would extend Windows 10 security updates (ESU) for organizations of all sizes, including schools, the public sector, and…
Read MoreDeere & Co Faces Shareholder Scrutiny on Right to Repair Stand
Media Contacts: Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@greencentury.com, (617) 482-0800 (Boston, October 11) The Green Century° Equity Fund has filed a shareholder resolution with Deere & Company* asking the company to issue a public report assessing the potential damage to the brand’s reputation from opposing Right to Repair legislation. Deere,…
Read MoreCostco Steps Up Efforts to Reduce Plastic in Response to Green Century Proposal
Contact Information: Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@greencentury.com, 617-747-4447 Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 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…
Read MoreWhat is Sustainable Investing & What is its Impact?
While there is no regulated term for sustainable investing and may mean and be defined differently from firm to firm, there is growing public and regulatory pressure to provide clear descriptions so that individuals can decide for themselves if the offered investments meet their criteria. How to Invest Sustainably Green Century believes that to invest…
Read MoreAnnie Sanders: Why We Work on Certain Issues & Our Priorities for FY24
Green Century Funds° helps investors make an impact for the planet through a sustainable investing strategy, partners with its investment advisor in an award-winning shareholder advocacy program, and a unique ownership model that sends 100% of our net profits to support the environmental campaign work of our nonprofit owners. One question we often get is,…
Read MoreNotable 43% of Bloomin’ Brands Shareholders Support Green Century Proposal to Address Climate Change and Deforestation
Media Contacts: Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@greencentury.com 617-482-0800 Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 860-822-3887 Boston, April 25, 2023 – A notable 43% of restaurant company Bloomin’ Brands* shareholders voted in favor of Green Century Capital Management’s° shareholder proposal urging the company to set greenhouse gas reduction targets encompassing its supply chain emissions. Green Century…
Read MoreGreen Century Funds Celebrate 30th Anniversary
Green Century is pleased to commemorate its 30th anniversary in 2021.
Read MoreCompany Spotlight: Unilever*
This summer, Unilever, a holding in the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund, announced that it would invest more than $1 billion over the next decade to combat the climate crisis and achieve net zero emissions across its value chain by 2039.
Read MoreGreen Century Sponsored Report Finds Sustainable Investing Has Surged to $12.0 Trillion in the U.S.
The 2018 biennial “Trends Report,” sponsored by Green Century and released this week from the US SIF Foundation, found that sustainable, responsible, and impact investing (SRI) assets now account for $12.0 trillion—or one in four dollars—of the $46.6 trillion in total assets under professional management in the U.S.
Read MoreGreen Century Reaffirms Commitment to Fossil Fuel Free Investing
Green Century is proudly reaffirming its commitment to fossil fuel free investing to coincide with the Divest-Invest press conference focused on “How the Moral Call to Divest Became a Matter of Fiduciary Duty,” being held during the week of the Global Climate Action Summit.
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