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Easter Scorecard: Chocolate Companies Earn "Rotten" and "Good" Eggs for Child Labor and Sustainability Practices
Press Release (March 15, 2021) 2021 Easter Scorecard: “Rotten Egg Award” Goes to Storck, While Alter Eco, Tony’s Chocolonely and Whittaker’s Get “Good Egg” Awards; Godiva Improves From 2020 Last Place Showing.
chocolate scorecard, child labor, deforestation, cocoa farmers
Image: Two young women planting a Climate Victory Garden. Title: 8,000 Gardens and Counting: Climate Victory Gardens in the US Triple Since Last Spring
8,000 Gardens and Counting: Climate Victory Gardens in the US Triple Since Last Spring
Press Release (February 18, 2021) COVID-19 Caused a Huge Uptick in Climate-Friendly Gardens Planted in Backyards and Community Spaces
Climate Victory Garden
Round Up
Environmental, Consumer Groups Demand Home Depot and Lowe’s End Sales of Cancer-Linked Roundup
Press Release (February 9, 2021) Over 100 organizations urge home and garden giants to reject toxic weedkiller during Valentine-themed week of action. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over 100 consumer and environmental groups delivered letters to Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW) and Home Depot (NASDAQ: HD…

Image: masked parent holding child in supermarket. Title: "Don't Discount Our Future" Campaign Targets Trader Joe's Cocoa Sourcing and Climate-Damaging Refrigeration
"Don't Discount Our Future" Campaign Targets Trader Joe's Cocoa Sourcing and Climate-Damaging Refrigeration
Press Release (December 10, 2020) New campaign pushes Trader Joe's to address its cocoa sourcing and climate-damaging refrigeration.
Trader Joe's
Cocoa Pods
Cocoa Barometer 2020: No Meaningful Progress Made in 20 Years of Business Model That Ensures Poverty For Farmers, Communities
Press Release (December 1, 2020) Report: The Solutions Start With Government Regulation to Ensure Industry Pays Farmers A Living Income and Ends Human Rights Abuses, Including Over One Million Cases of Child Labor, and Deforestation
cocoa farmers, child labor, chocolate, deforestation
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Success!: CVS Responds to Consumers and Takes Significant Steps to "Skip the Slip," Move to Digital, Non-toxic Receipts
Press Release (October 20, 2020) COVID-Fueled 10% Decline in Paper Receipts “Could Become Permanent”; Target Also Makes Progress. WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 20, 2020 – As paper receipt usage sees a dramatic reduction because of the COVID-19 pandemic, CVS, the largest U.S.…
Skip the Slip, paper receipts
Image: pieces of a chocolate bar. Title: NGOs: Are Industry and Governments Watering Down New Cocoa Report Data to Downplay Persistent Child Labor and Farmer Poverty?
NGOs: Are Industry and Governments Watering Down New Cocoa Report Data to Downplay Persistent Child Labor and Farmer Poverty?
Press Release (October 12, 2020) Leaked Documents Show Industry More Concerned About Messaging Than Farmer Poverty
child labor
Image: pen in hand signing ballot. Title: Green America: Investors Oppose SEC Rule To “Turn Back The Clock” On Shareholder Progress On Climate, Corporate Lobbying, Pay Disparity
Green America: Investors Oppose SEC Rule To “Turn Back The Clock” On Shareholder Progress On Climate, Corporate Lobbying, Pay Disparity
Press Release (September 23, 2020) Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to undermine the shareholder resolution process and thereby the ability of investors to pressure corporations to be accountable for their social and environmental impacts
shareholder activism
Image: row of supermarket freezers. Title: 100,000+ Consumers Say Walmart Should Not Put Off Curbing Climate-Harming Refrigerants for 20 Years
100,000+ Consumers Say Walmart Should Not Put Off Curbing Climate-Harming Refrigerants for 20 Years
Press Release (September 21, 2020) Green America's Cool It campaign responds to Walmart's new goals: 100,000+ consumers say Walmart shouldn't put off curbing refrigerants.
Walmart
power plant with air pollution
In industry first, 60 companies call on US insurers to drop fossil fuels
Press Release (September 17, 2020) For the first time, business policyholders have publicly called on US insurers to drop coal, oil, and gas.
fossil fuels, fossil fuel divestment, American Sustainable Business Council, Insure Our Future, Green Business Network
roundup bottle
Over 157,000 Consumers Call on Home Depot and Lowe’s to End Sales of Cancer-Linked Roundup
Press Release (September 16, 2020) After thousands of lawsuits linking plaintiffs’ cancer to glyphosate exposure, glyphosate should no longer be available for sale.
Glyphosate, RoundUp, cancer
Line of freezers in a supermarket
New Video: Gases 9,000 Times Worse for Climate than Carbon are Leaking from Walmart Stores and other Supermarkets
Press Release (July 21, 2020) Green America Video Focuses on HFCs from Supermarket Refrigeration With Environmental Impact Equal to 9.5 Million Cars on the Road; Walmart, a Main Offender, Yet to Take Action. WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 21, 2020 – There's a dirty secret at your…
refrigerants
banks
Report: The Pathway to Decarbonization is Clear, But Banks Resist Needed Action
Press Release (July 2, 2020) New “Triple A” Status Urged for Banks That Act on Climate Safety, Sustainability and Resilience.

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Verizon Falls to the Bottom of Clean Energy Ranking of Telecoms
Press Release (June 16, 2020) Report Grades AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon on Renewable Energy Sourcing and Commitments; New Sections Detail Diversity Issues in Industry and COVID-19’s Impact on Findings. WASHINGTON – June 16, 2020 – Verizon is back at the bottom of…
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, clean energy
Courtney Pineau
Green America’s Center for Sustainability Solutions Welcomes New Senior Director of Climate & Agriculture Networks
Press Release (June 9, 2020) Green America’s Center for Sustainability Solutions is proud to announce and welcome Courtney Pineau as Senior Director of Climate & Agriculture Networks.

Image: clothing hanging on a store rack. Title: Carter's Responds to Calls to Remove Toxic Chemicals from Baby Clothes, Improve Sustainability Practices
Carter's Responds to Calls to Remove Toxic Chemicals from Baby Clothes, Improve Sustainability Practices
Press Release (April 9, 2020) Green America Praises Clothing Manufacturer on “Good First Step,” But Urges Further Action to Protect Workers and The Environment
Carter's children's clothing
Stacked chocolate bars
World’s Largest Chocolate Companies Rated on Efforts to End Environmental and Labor Abuses
Press Release (April 7, 2020) International Advocacy Groups Publish Joint Consumer Purchasing Guide Just in Time for the Easter Holiday  Mighty Earth, Green America, and Be Slavery Free published a joint Easter scorecard, analyzing what the world’s biggest chocolate companies…

Image: woman gardening on balcony. Title: Quarantined Americans Turning to WWII-Era Inspired “Climate Victory Gardens” to Grow Food, Improve Environment
Quarantined Americans Turning to WWII-Era Inspired “Climate Victory Gardens” to Grow Food, Improve Environment
Press Release (April 2, 2020) With already over 2,400 gardens taking part in the Climate Victory Garden movement, this number is rising.
Climate Victory Garden
Image: solar panels and wind turbines with text overlay: Thanks to you taking action, Amazon moves towards more clean energy
Green America: Amazon Responds to Pressure to Clean Up Its Cloud
Press Release (March 24, 2020) Green America’s “Build a Cleaner Cloud” Urged Amazon to Address Climate and Protect Workers.
Amazon
Image: chocolate bar. Title: As Valentine's Approaches, Major Retailers Rated on Whether Chocolate Products Address Child Labor, Deforestation and Fair Trade
As Valentine's Approaches, Major Retailers Rated on Whether Chocolate Products Address Child Labor, Deforestation and Fair Trade
Press Release (January 8, 2020) New Retailer Scorecard Rates Grocery Stores on Social Responsibility and Sustainability in Cocoa Supply Chain.
child labor