plastic pollution
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General Mills Shareholders Call for Less Plastic, More Truth in Recycling
BOSTON, September 24, 2024 – A noteworthy 40% of General Mills shareholders voted Tuesday in favor of a Green Century° proposal urging the food company to assess how it can […]
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VF Corporation to address microfiber pollution after Green Century and As You Sow engagement
BOSTON — VF Corporation*, the parent company of The North Face®, Vans®, and Timberland® brands, will take steps to further address microfiber pollution from its clothes after engagement with Green […]
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Choice Hotels Takes First Step in Tackling Plastic Pollution
Contact Information: Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@greencentury.com, 617-747-4447 (Boston, MA) Choice Hotels International*, one of the world’s leading lodging franchisors, has agreed to take […]
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Disney To Increase Plastic Disclosure, Goals
Media Contacts: Pam Podger, ppodger@greencentury.com, 802-299-9495 Douglass Guernsey, dguernsey@greencentury.com, 617-747-4447 (Boston, MA) The Walt Disney Company* has agreed to disclose how much plastic it’s using in certain areas of its […]
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Costco 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 […]
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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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Amazon announces plastic reductions a year after Green Century° Engagement
Media Contacts: Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@greencentury.com; Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@greencentury.com A little more than a year after Green Century Funds co-filed a resolution with As You Sow asking […]