by Will van de Pol | May 19, 2022 | Blog, Feature, News, Shareholder action at AGMs
19 May 2022 Responding to the shareholder vote on the Market Forces-coordinated shareholder resolution at Woodside’s AGM in Perth today, Market Forces Asset Management Campaigner Will van de Pol said: “Today 49% of Woodside’s shareholders rejected the company’s...
by Will van de Pol | May 5, 2022 | Blog, Feature, News, Shareholder action at AGMs
5 May 2022 Almost 16% of Rio Tinto’s shareholders today voted against the company’s Climate Action Plan, demonstrating the company must increase the ambition and accountability of its emission reduction efforts. Given the improvements Rio has made on its...
by Will van de Pol | May 3, 2022 | Blog, Feature, News, Santos, Shareholder action at AGMs
3 May 2022 15% of Santos’ shareholders today defied the company’s board, demanding Santos drop its rampant oil and gas expansion plans and instead manage down production in line with a net zero emissions by 2050 pathway. This is an increase on the 13% support received...
by Will van de Pol | Apr 1, 2022 | Feature, News, Super Funds
1 April 2022 The flight of capital from the Russian economy since the invasion of Ukraine has torn many of the finance sector’s arguments against fossil fuel divestment to shreds. In this devastating case of the invasion of Ukraine, investor action has come far too...
by Will van de Pol | Mar 30, 2022 | Media releases, News, Santos
30 March 2022 Buried on page 40 of Santos’ new Climate Change Report is a damning chart, showing the value of the company’s oil and gas portfolio would drop by around half under the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero by 2050 scenario. Santos projects this fall...