What does it mean to invest fossil fuel free? For Green Century, and for many other leaders in the fossil fuel free investing movement, investing fossil fuel free has a very clear definition: No investing in companies whose only, core, or majority business is the exploration, extraction, refining, processing, or distribution of fossil fuels.
This has led to sustainable palm oil initiatives outside the RSPO such as the Palm Oil Innovators’ Group, the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto and the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge, he added. All these are voluntary initiatives by palm oil companies and green groups to raise forest protection standards within the industry.
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Green Century was able to use its investor status with Tyson to initiate the shareholder proposal process. Investors who have held more than $2,000 in stock or 1 per cent of a company for at least one year can submit a shareholder proposal of 500 words or less (though the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed raising this threshold).
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Recent successes in shareholder advocacy include Green Century’s persuasion of corporations, including Archer Daniels Midland and Bunge Limited, to buy palm oil only from plantations certified as sustainable. The destruction of rain forests for the cultivation of palm oil is a key driver in climate change. vi Another
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One Hundred Institutional Investors Call on Palm Oil Certification Group to Uphold Human Rights Standards Domini Impact Investments and Green Century Capital Management organized investors representing $3.2 trillion in assets under management calling on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil to uphold...
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There was nothing about halting logging and the mass conversion of land into oil palm and rubber plantations in the country’s south, nor those that facilitate its investment. Nor was this, predictably, an opportunity to discuss alternative economic paths to shared prosperity, food security and ecosystem preservation. It probably wouldn’t ...
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Somphote Ahunai started Energy Absolute in 2006 to manufacture palm oil. It expanded its business to biodiesel production and then into renewable energy in 2011. It introduced Mine Mobility, the ...
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Unilever is regarded as a champion of sustainability. According to CEO Paul Polman, what benefits the company also benefits the earth. But when US competitor Heinz Kraft tried to take over the company, Unilever changed its short-term strategy. Dutch investigative journalism platform Investico deciphered Unilever’s sustainability code and discovered the grim truth at the heart of the paper maze.
Get Price2014-05-28· CHANGING THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR PALM OIL: HOW IT PROTECTS FORESTS, CURBS CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENHANCES SHAREHOLDER VALUE. PROBLEM WITH CURRENT PALM OIL PRODUCTION: Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world, present in over half of packaged products on supermarket shelves, from bakery snacks to lipstick and cosmetics. In the last decade, global production of palm oil
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2013-12-03· The letters, coordinated by Green Century Capital Management and signed by major institutional investors from the U.S. and Europe representing approximately $270 billion in assets under management, call for the development of transparent, traceable, deforestation-free palm oil supply chains. Current palm oil production practices have significant impacts on communities and the
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2014-07-01· These commitments signal evolving market expectations regarding sustainable palm oil production standards. The undersigned investors urge Krispy Kreme to adopt a policy to only buy from suppliers that have committed to grow and sell palm oil according to the following principles, on a rapid timeline: No deforestation
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To curb climate change, prevent loss of habitat for endangered species, and mitigate potential financial risks for investors, Green Century is working to reduce deforestation caused by the unsustainable production of palm oil, soy, cattle, timber, and rubber in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
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2014-09-14· This press release was originally sent on September 19, 2014. September 19, 2014: Following a letter coordinated by Green Century Capital Management and signed by institutional investors representing over $600bn in assets under management,¹ the world’s five largest growers of palm oil—Sime Darby,* Asian Agri,* IOI Corporation,* Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad,* and Musim
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On March 12, Domini and Green Century Capital Management sent a letter to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) concerning human rights violations in RSPO members’ palm oil production. The letter was co-signed by 100 institutional investors from around the world representing $3.2 trillion in assets under management.
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Palm Oil Investor Review 2012 page 4 Palm Oil Investor Review: Investor Guidance on Palm Oil WWF recognizes that the financial sector is an important lever to drive sustainability in palm oil production and has developed several guides to assist investors. WWf Will continue to actively suPPort the financial sector by:
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2014-09-08· September 8, 2014: Institutional investors representing over half a trillion dollars in assets under management today called on four major palm oil producers to adopt an immediate moratorium on deforestation and join the growing and unprecedented effort within the industry to establish traceable, deforestation-free palm oil supply chains.Led by Green Century Capital Management, investors
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2016-09-12· On the Ground at PRI in Person: Working Toward Sustainable Palm Oil September 12, 2016 Over the past several days, I, and my fellow United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) palm oil Advisory Board members, have been taking part in the PRI in Person Conference.
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Fifty-six investment organisations with approximately US$7.9 trillion in assets under management have endorsed a statement laying out their expectations of companies operating across the palm oil value chain and highlighting their continued support for a sustainable palm oil industry.
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How Tracing The Oil In Your Pop-Tarts May Help Save Rain Forests : The Salt A Kellogg shareholder helped nudge the company to buy palm oil that's fully traceable to its source. The hope is that
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2013-12-05· Unilever, Kellogg, Dunkin Donuts and General Mills are among the companies facing pressure from investors to adopt policies that would ensure palm oil development does not contribute to deforestation, development on peatlands, or human rights violations.. In an effort coordinated by Green Century Capital Management, a coalition of institutional investors from the US and Europe
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Conservation groups are on a last-minute run to stop one of the world’s largest private equity firms, the Blackstone Group, from getting a brand new 72,000 hectare palm oil plantation in the middle of the rainforest. Get Rid of Ads. Support us on Patreon! Naturefund, Rettet den Regenwald, Rainforest Foundation UK SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund []
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2016-01-19· Starbucks is committed to sourcing deforestation free, peat free, and exploitation free palm oil. This approach is consistent with our C.A.F.E. and Cocoa Practices programs, and is a stronger focus on preserving high carbon stock and remaining peat areas and managing existing plantations on peat according to best practices.
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2015-07-27· Big Palm Oil’s financiers by Pek Shibao on 27 July 2015 Part four in a five-part series on the links between business practices and deforestation in palm oil industry.
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“West Africa is reckoned to be home to nearly 8m ha of oil palm, but most of this is unimproved low yielding stock. The opportunity to redevelop vast tracts of neglected plantations in Africa is fuelling a potentially enormous investment drive in the region” Global Palm Oil Sector Monthly (December 2011), Hardman & Co., London.
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Green Century Capital Management, the impact investment group that was pushing for Tyson Foods Inc. to rid its supply chain of unsustainable practices, has withdrawn its request after Tyson, the world’s second-biggest meat processor, committed to a no-deforestation policy.
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NZ Super Fund head of responsible investment, Anne-Maree O'Connor, said the fund was considering its work around palm oil in light of Norway's decision and what staff learned on a visit to
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Africa, a new frontier for palm oil. Africa may only represent a small proportion of global palm oil production, but there is currently a run on African forests. An increasing number of investments are being made, with investors attracted by favourable climatic conditions and above all by soft regulations that are either not applied (in
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2025-01-24· A leading palm oil exporter in Latin America, Ecuador, is chasing the green dollar with a palm oil sector that is RSPO-certified on a national scale and a USD$1.2 billion investment
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Africa, a new frontier for palm oil. Africa may only represent a small proportion of global palm oil production, but there is currently a run on African forests. An increasing number of investments are being made, with investors attracted by favourable climatic conditions and above all by soft regulations that are either not applied (in
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2020-04-03· Luhut called on small and medium enterprises to develop the island, while rejecting the idea of having big companies carve up Papua for palm oil plantations. The investments, Luhut said, were
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raising investor awareness of the ESG issues within the palm oil value chain; providing a unified investor voice in support of sustainable palm oil; engaging with companies across the value chain in support of more sustainable practices. Initially engaging major buyers of palm oil and retailers of palm oil-based products, in 2013 the group
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able Palm Oil. Green Century was also successful in convincing Aramark to adopt a policy addressing deforesta-tion and Aramark will complete its transition to 100% sustainably sourced soy and palm oil this year. Proxy Voting Policies Climate Change This year investors
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As concerned investors who recognize the enormous risks associated with palm oil production, Green Century has worked with a network of investors at ICCR and Ceres to press the companies we invest in to verify that the palm oil they purchase is traceable to suppliers independently verified as slavery-free and environmentally sustainable. Since
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The European Union is quietly but determinedly preparing a new rule that is designed to block palm oil exports from Africa and Asia out of the EU market. The EU's actions on palm oil risk trade
Get PriceThe investors, which collectively manage $2.8trn (£2.1trn) of assets, have joined dozens of large corporate buyers such as Unilever, Tesco and Marks and Spencer (M&S) in signing the Cerrado Manifesto, which calls for zero deforestation in the Cerrado region, where around 50% of the natural landscape is believed to have been lost since 2000.. A recent joint report from WWF and RSPB
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Shizuko Ohmi, Vice President, Head of ESG Department, Fundamental Investment Group, Investment Management Division, Amundi Japan Ryuichi Horie, Co-founder & CEO, CSR Design Green Investment Advisory Miyuki Zeniya, General Manager, Head of Sustainable Finance Investment Planning Department, Responsible Investment Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
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2014-09-20· Palm oil giants announce deforestation moratorium — effective immediately by Mongabay on 20 September 2014 Illegal forest for an oil palm
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