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BlogNews

How We're Greening America

BlogNews ( ) From the most recent issue of our magazine, Green American, where we update readers on the progress we've made over the last quarter on climate, finance, food, labor, social justice, and more. We made tremendous progress building the…
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Green Gifts from Black-Owned Small Businesses

BlogNews ( ) Patronizing Black-owned businesses for green gifts is a smart way to Vote with Your Dollar and uplift those who have been historically marginalized.
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Save Green and Go Green with Holiday Sales from Sustainable Shops

BlogNews ( ) Whether you love shopping for gifts or can’t imagine anything worse, this list of holiday sales from sustainable shops will make everything easier with great gift ideas and green practices.
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Demystifying Finance to Build a More Vibrant, Sustainable, and Just Economy: Green America

BlogNews ( ) This article was originally published in Nasdaq's Purpose in Action Newsletter on November 19, 2024 By Brittany Greene, Purpose Communications Specialist In celebration of our partners and the great work they do to advance economic…
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Action

Grocery Stores Must Take Action to Stop Climate Change

Action ( )

Safeway and other major grocers are fueling the climate crisis.


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Responsible Finance Resources

Basic page ( ) Green America Resources  Green America has resources to help you at every stage of your journey in aligning your money with your values. You can find these resources throughout the Finance section of our website, and here.  Looking…
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Leaking Climate Havoc in Your Grocery Store

Basic page ( ) Key Findings Refrigerant leaks were detected in 50% of the 28 stores investigated in Northern California.The Save Mart Companies (“Save Mart”) had leaks in 75% of stores visited.Leaks were found in half of the Safeway, Smart & Final, and…
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Shareholder Resources

Basic page ( ) If you want to learn more about socially and environmentally responsible shareholder resolutions filed each year, Green America's allied organizations have several resources that can help.  Proxy Preview  One of the important…
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Key Shareholder Resolutions to Vote

Basic page ( ) The 2025 shareholder resolution season is underway – but scaled back from previous years. Shareholders filed 355 environmental, social, and governance proposals as of February 21, 2025 – 34% less than the 536 such proposals in 2024.   Why…
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What to Know About Shareholder Activism

Basic page ( ) What You Need to Know About Shareholder Activism Dialogues...proxy voting...resolutions. What does it all mean? How can you use your investments to join shareholder advocacy for corporate responsibility? Below, we give you the basics about how…
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Find Financial Advice

Basic page ( ) If you have a retirement plan or college savings plan, you are an investor. If you own stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or exchange-traded funds, you are an investor. Even your bank account can be considered a form of investing.   Conventional…
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Attacks on Responsible Investing

Basic page ( ) While socially responsible investing has its roots in moral, spiritual, and religious concerns, it has now evolved into the mainstream of investing.   As of 2022, responsible investing accounts for more than $8.4 trillion, or 1 in 8…
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Community and Impact Investing

Basic page ( ) Community investing directs capital to communities and people underserved by conventional financial institutions. It helps lift these communities economically through financing projects such as:  Access to healthy food, education, or…
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Mutual Funds and ETFs

Basic page ( ) Pooled investment funds While 21% of American families have direct ownership of individual stock, 58% have some exposure to the stock market, according to the Federal Reserve’s 2023 Survey of Consumer Finances.   Most of this…
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Company Stock

Basic page ( ) What is stock? Stock, issued in units called shares, represents ownership of a piece of the issuing corporation. Corporations issue stock to raise money for their business operations during their initial public offering (IPO). Stock can then be…
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Campaign

Responsible Finance Action Center

Campaign ( ) For most people, aligning your money with your values requires some education. Where can you find financial institutions that don’t bankroll fossil fuels? Which insurance companies don’t underwrite or invest in oil and gas? How do you know where…
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Shareholder Advocacy

Campaign ( ) If you have owned just one share of stock in a company for two months, you have a voice in how that company is run. As a shareholder, you can be an advocate for social and environmental issues you care about that are affected by the companies in…
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Green Business Member Profile

Park + Coop

Green Business Member Profile ( ) Coming soon.
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Press Release

“LEAKING HAVOC”: 50% OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SUPERMARKETS SURVEYED FOUND EMITTING SUPER POLLUTANT GREENHOUSE GASES

Press Release ( ) New Investigation: Climate-Polluting Leaks Detected at Safeway, Walmart and Other Major CA Retailers 
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Green America in the News

Demystifying Finance to Build a More Vibrant, Sustainable, and Just Economy: Green America

Green America in the News ( ) We spoke with Cathy Cowan Becker, Responsible Finance Campaign Director of Green America, on its mission to harnesses economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally…
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