Press Releases
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STATEMENT: Green Century Reacts to Vote at UPS* on Climate Shareholder Proposal
At UPS’ annual meeting in May, 28% of shareholders voted in favor of a Green Century proposal asking the company to adopt science-based greenhouse gas targets.
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Amazon* Shareholders Support Green Century Plastic Packaging Proposal
48.9% of Amazon shareholders voted at the company’s annual meeting last Wednesday to support a Green Century° shareholder proposal urging the company to significantly reduce its use of plastic packaging.
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Vote on Green Century Proposal at Travelers* Concludes Series of Filings at Major Insurers
Shareholders voted on Green Century’s proposal on May 25th asking Travelers to address its climate risk by ceasing to underwrite new fossil fuel supply.
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Green Century Applauds Booking Holdings’* Commitment to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Nearly a year and a half after Green Century° joined with Boston Common Asset Management to co-file a shareholder proposal urging Booking Holdings, Inc. to report on its plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, the company has more than followed through.
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Tallies Announced for Green Century Climate Proposals Votes at The Hartford* and Chubb*
Voting results are in for two Green Century° shareholder proposals filed with The Hartford and Chubb insurance companies.
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STATEMENT: Green Century Shareholder Proposal on Climate Change Wins Vote with 88.5% Approval at US Foods* Annual Meeting
At US Foods’ annual meeting on Wednesday, 88.5% of voting shareholders approved a Green Century° shareholder proposal asking the company to set science-based targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
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STATEMENT: Majority of Home Depot* Shareholders Support Deforestation Shareholder Proposal Filed by Green Century
At The Home Depot’s annual meeting on Thursday, the company announced that a majority of shareholders approved a Green Century° proposal calling on the world’s largest home improvement retailer to increase its efforts to eliminate deforestation and the degradation of primary forests in its supply chains.
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Green Century Deforestation Proposal to Be Considered at The Home Depot’s* Annual Meeting
At The Home Depot’s annual meeting on Thursday, shareholders will vote on a proposal from Green Century° calling on the world’s largest home improvement retailer to increase “its efforts to eliminate deforestation and the degradation of primary forests in its supply chains.”
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New York State Common Retirement Fund Announces Support for Green Century’s Insurance Proposals
The Office of the New York State Comptroller announced in April that it supports the landmark shareholder proposals that Green Century° has filed with Chubb*, Travelers* and The Hartford*.
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Pressure from Green Century, Government, Advocates Prompts Deere & Company* to Offer More Access to Equipment Repair
Deere announced in March that it would provide a better repair process by improving remote mobile access to equipment and the ability to download software updates on certain equipment.