English 今週行われた、プロ野球セントラル・リーグの試合会場にて、バングラデシュ、インドネシア、フィリピンの活動家たちが、セ・リーグのタイトルスポンサーでもあるJERAが、大規模な汚染を引き起こし、化石燃料ベースの汚染技術をアジア中に広めていると訴えました。 JERA、およびJERAの株主である東京電力、中部電力、さらにこの3社への投資家は、現地コミュニティの反対を受けて、自社の評判が低下するリスクについて留意する必要があります。 球場内でのアクションの様子 球場前でのアクションの様子...
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Emerging Asia activists throw JERA a curveball
Japanese This week, at a major Central League baseball game, activists from Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines called out JERA, a massive polluter and sponsor of the league, for spreading its dirty, fossil fuel-based technologies across Asia. JERA, and its...
Big four banks loan $10.7 billion to coal since Paris Agreement
10 May 2023 Market Forces’ new analysis shows Australia’s big four banks – ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac – have loaned a combined $10.7 billion to the coal industry since the Paris Agreement was signed, with ANZ ($3.6 billion) and NAB ($3.3 billion) the...
Whitehaven rushing ahead with new coal mine, backed by NAB and Westpac
2 May 2023 Whitehaven Coal has announced plans to start production at a new coal mine this year, flying in the face of global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C. What’s worse, the company is pursuing these plans with the financial backing of two of Australia’s biggest...
HESTA must ramp up the pressure on Santos
13 April 2023 HESTA last week lodged a formal vote calling on oil and gas company Santos to wind up oil and gas production in line with a net zero emissions by 2050 pathway. This is a great sign HESTA is taking members' concerns seriously, but with Santos still...
Australia’s big four banks face human rights complaint over Santos Barossa financing
5 April 2023 Tiwi Islands and Larrakia Traditional Owners have lodged formal complaints alleging the big four Australian banks - ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac – and a host of international financiers breached their human rights commitments by participating...
NAB fails to address fossil fuel lending loopholes at 2022 AGM
16 December 2022 NAB faces shareholder backlash over continued support for new fossil fuels at 2022 AGM Today, National Australia Bank (NAB) faced a formal proposal from shareholders asking it to demonstrate how the company’s financing would not be used for the...
ANZ pulls the wool over investors eyes on climate at 2022 AGM
15 December 2022 Just over 8% of shareholders voted in favour of a formal proposal calling on the bank to demonstrate how its funding would not be used for new fossil fuel projects at today's annual general meeting. Last month, a UN High-level Expert Group confirmed...
Westpac’s ‘laughable’ greenwashing called out at 2022 AGM
14 December 2022 Over 10% of Westpac's shareholders defied the board to support a formal proposal calling on the bank to demonstrate how its funding won't be used for new fossil fuel projects at today’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Melbourne. The bank was also...
Aware Super member sends legal letter on fund’s vote against climate action
21 November 2022 An Aware Super member sent a legal letter to the fund last week, raising concerns that Aware failed to understand and properly consider its vote on a crucial request for climate action at the recent Commonwealth Bank annual general meeting and...