BlogNews (February 20, 2020) Clothing supply chains – from field to factory to store -- can be long, complex, and often seemingly opaque, and even in cases where brands promote their transparency or sustainability, they often fall short in sharing enough information with consumers so that they can make an informed decision. As our toxic textiles campaign highlights, the clothing industry takes a huge toll on…
BlogNews (February 18, 2020) Jeff Bezos made news this week when he publicized an upcoming $10 billion donation to address the climate crisis. But, as the richest person on Earth, Bezos is making his money off Amazon.com, a company that is a major driver of climate change. As the Amazon Employees for Climate Justice aptly put it: “One hand cannot give what the other is taking away.”
While it’s good that Jeff…
BlogNews (February 13, 2020) Black history is rich with connections to the natural environment, from the sustainable maroon communities that sprang up in the Carolinas and Florida, to the Great Migration and search for nature near urban spaces, to the modern environmental justice movement for clean land, air and water for all. This Black History Month, we’re celebrating the contributions of history-makers who’…
BlogNews (February 12, 2020) This week, the historic Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act was introduced on Capitol Hill by Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA). Green America is proud to announce our support of the legislation along with over 470 other organizations.
Plastic production and incineration reportedly emitted 850 million metric tons of greenhouse gases last year and…
BlogNews (February 4, 2020) The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), charged with protecting investors, has proposed a new rule that would drastically weaken the shareholder resolution process and the corporate oversight that protects the long-term interests of investors, our economy, and society. As part of the SEC’s public comment period, concluding February 3, 2020, Green America delivered a…
BlogNews (January 30, 2020) Leaders in the finance sector are making some important changes for the climate, but JPMorgan Chase – the biggest funder of fossil fuels - remains a laggard. With the climate crisis worsening and no more time to delay, we need you to push the largest financer of the climate crisis to take action today.
We’ve seen some recent progress by other leading financial institutions:
In…
BlogNews (December 19, 2019) A lot can happen in a year…except at Verizon.
One year ago, the telecom giant quietly released its first major commitment to clean energy. After years of using a feeble amount of renewable power in its massive network, Verizon had finally set a goal to reach 50 percent clean energy by 2025.
Unfortunately, Verizon hasn’t announced any progress, meanwhile its competitors have made…
BlogNews (December 17, 2019) WASHINGTON, DC – December 17, 2019 – Roughly 9 out of 10 U.S. consumers (89 percent) would like retailers to offer digital receipts as an option to customers, and millennials and younger Americans are out front on adoption of the no-paper option, according to a new survey from Green America, the nation’s leading green economy organization.
“U.S. consumers want retailers to provide…
BlogNews (December 10, 2019) All year we have been sharing various ways that Amazon is bad for workers, our planet, and consumer, and on International Human Rights day, we wanted to use this occasion to highlight some of the worst human rights abuses that Amazon has either directly or indirectly contributed to.
Profits off of child labor. Hundreds of children have been reported making Amazon’s Alexa, in an…
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