Clean energy
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STATEMENT: Lowe’s Announces Increased Sales of Electric Lawn Equipment
Boston, October 21, 2024 – Lowe’s Home Improvement*, the world’s second-largest home improvement retailer, announced significant progress toward its goal of reducing the sale of gasoline-powered lawn care equipment at […]
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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 […]
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STATEMENT: 3M to Publish Climate Plan by End of 2025
Boston, April 15, 2024 – Following a shareholder proposal filed by Green Century°, 3M Company* agreed to publish its first climate transition plan to provide a roadmap and key milestones […]
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Climate Transition Plans Help Companies Cut Carbon Footprint
If you thought the weather was a little warm last year, it wasn’t your imagination. In fact, 2023 was the hottest year on record. For decades, scientists have predicted weather […]
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Should We Embrace Nuclear Energy to Solve the Climate Crisis?
Even though I knew for months that an ESG firm was thinking about removing its exclusion on nuclear power producers, I was taken aback when I read their press release. […]
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What 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 […]
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Annie Sanders: Why We Work on Certain Issues & Our Priorities for FY24
Shareholder advocacy is a key way that Green Century Funds helps bring about solutions to some of our most pressing environmental problems.
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We Just Experienced the Hottest Week Ever Recorded in History…
The first week of July, 2023 was the hottest week on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This is following the hottest June on record. The WMO released […]