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24 Million Bangladeshi Workers Are Dependent on the Leather Sector, and Many Enter the Labor Force as Children; Life Expectancy for Tannery Workers is Only 40-50 Years Due to Toxic Chemical Exposure. 

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 10, 2026 – In a new letter to the U.S.

Green America’s Free Gardening Resources and Webinars Empower Americans to Grow High-Quality Organic Produce at Home With Regenerative Agriculture Methods.   

Toward Zero Exposure program and Signatory influence extends to over 800 facilities across 29 countries

The telecommunications corporation and the California Public Utilities Commission have reached an agreement that directly puts funds into the pockets of minority-owned supply chains across the state

Natural and organic foods leader expands its regenerative options for farmers and suppliers, approving the Soil & Climate Initiative certification—a distinctive approach that pairs rigorous third-party verification with side-by-side farmer support and supply chain development

Material Risk: Barley, Hops and Clean Water – Key Ingredients In Beer Production – Rely On Healthy Soil and Ecosystems Now Threatened By Pesticides.

Leading Health Supplement Brand Supports Farmers in Advancing Soil Health

Tech Giants Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft to Hear from Front-Line Communities and Consumers Demanding Clean Energy, Efficiency and Transparency. 

How a Breakfast Brand Equips Farmers with Tools to Build Healthy Soil for Tasty Food. 

“Patterns of DOL Child Labor Violations”: McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Baskin-Robins, Jersey Mike’s, and Sonic the Focus of New Consumer Action Campaign. 

WASHINGTON, DC — July 14, 2025 — Soil & Climate Initiative (SCI) has officially released its Commitment & Verification Standard, Version 3.0 – a game-changing framework that revolutionizes how regenerative agriculture is measured and verified. The enhanced standard builds on SCI’s proven success working with over 160 farms across 350,000 acres in 27 states. 

SACRAMENTO, CA (June 25, 2025) – Facing immense community opposition and financial uncertainty, Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR) today canceled plans to build two industrial-scale wood pellet plants, a historic victory for forests, the climate, and the residents of California.

Washington, DC – The American Sustainable Business Network and Green America applaud the reintroduction of the Clean Energy Victory Bond Act, H.R.

Campaign Spearheaded by Green America and the Child Labor Coalition to Focus on Worst Offenders: Perdue Farms, JBS, Tyson and Cargill.

Consumer resource now features robust searchable map, detailed profiles of thousands of financial institutions, and tips on how to switch banks in 10 easy steps

Over 150 Community, Business, and Environmental Organizations Oppose Proposed Wood Pellet Projects in California    

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 18, 2024 – Following the release of Kroger’s 2024 ESG report, the nonprofit Green America welcomed small steps forward and called on the company to take more serious action to address hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions from its stores’ refrigeration systems.

New Investigation: Climate-Polluting Leaks Detected at Safeway, Walmart and Other Major CA Retailers 

As extreme weather raises rates nationwide, first-of-its-kind business directory helps consumers avoid insurance companies funding the climate crisis

Mobile was the best-performing company for renewable energy goals, renewable energy usage, greenhouse gas (GHG) goals, energy justice, transparency, and supply chain policy. The new report from Green America, titled Clean and Just Energy is Calling: The Communications Industry Needs to Listen, includes interviews with energy justice leaders on fostering a just energy transition, details the need to transition to renewable energy, reveals inequities that can be found within the renewable energy sector and steps for addressing them, and grades companies on whether their energy policies address the climate crisis and benefit Black, Latine, Indigenous and other communities facing environmental injustice.

A new report by the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) found that 831 employees of the APS factory in El Salvador were wrongfully denied US $2 million in compensation after the factory shut down in August 2022.

Green America Offering New Gardening Resources and Free Webinars to Welcome Spring.  

While we are pleased to see the SEC issue its long-awaited climate disclosure rule, we are disappointed the final rule falls far short of what consumers and investors deserve: full, transparent, reliable, and comparable disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions through direct, indirect, supply chain, and product use. I

First Two Food Brands Achieve Soil & Climate Health Initiative Verification