2 April 2019 On Saturday, Australia’s biggest coal underwriter (insurer) took the positive step of committing to phase out its entire thermal coal business by 1 January 2030. QBE also ruled out providing insurance to any new thermal coal mine, power plant or transport...
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Aurecon attempts to spin its way off the Adani List
18 March 2019 Aurecon, a major consultancy working for Adani’s Abbot Point coal port, is taking Orwellian corporate spin to a new level by telling university students and its own staff it is not working on the disastrous Adani Carmichael project. It justifies this...
QBE targeted over fossil fuel support as Australia burns
4 February 2019 As Australians suffer under record-breaking extreme temperatures, bushfires and floods, Market Forces has launched an outdoor advertising campaign demanding Australia’s major global insurance company end its support for the fossil fuel companies...
QBE staff get donuts as QBE scores donuts on climate action scorecard
[cs_element_section _id="1" ][cs_element_row _id="2" ][cs_element_column _id="3" ]Tuesday 4 December 2018 This morning staff arriving at global insurance company QBE’s head office in Sydney were offered free donuts by Market Forces volunteers. The...
QBE falling behind competitors on climate action
[cs_element_section _id="1" ][cs_element_row _id="2" ][cs_element_column _id="3" ]Monday 3 December 2018 All over the world, the damage humans are doing to our climate is increasingly evident. Heat records are being smashed, droughts are taking...
Vision Super dumps coal and tar sands
[cs_element_section _id="1" ][cs_element_row _id="2" ][cs_element_column _id="3" ]27 November 2018 This week industry super fund Vision Super, whose membership is mainly made up of Victorian local government employees, announced that it will begin...
Medibank confirms shift out of fossil fuel investments
[cs_element_section _id="1" ][cs_element_row _id="2" ][cs_element_column _id="3" ]14 November 2018 Health insurer Medibank reaffirmed its commitment to dumping its coal, oil and gas company shares before the end of this financial year at its...
Despite stated intentions, NIB remains invested in fossil fuels
[cs_element_section _id="1" ][cs_element_row _id="2" ][cs_element_column _id="3" ] 31 October 2018 NIB health insurance disappointed customers and shareholders at its annual general meeting (AGM) today with its continued delay in finishing off the...
QBE’s support for fossil fuels costing its customers and our climate
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QBE customers leaving insurer due to fossil fuel support
[cs_element_section _id="1" ][cs_element_row _id="2" ][cs_element_column _id="3" ] Market Forces has compiled videos of QBE customers from all over Australia calling on the insurer to end its investment in and insuring of coal, oil and...