27 September 2017 At AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) today in Melbourne, 126 shareholders, collectively holding a position in the company worth $5.4 million, delivered a statement, supporting the board's decision to close its Liddell coal power station in 2022. The...
Victoria steps up on political donations reform, now for the Feds
19 September 2017 In light of the Victorian Government’s proposed changes to political donation laws, we thought we should share our submission to the federal Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, which we made on 11 September 2017. But firstly, what has the...
Tell the big banks: Don’t cave on dirty coal finance!
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Risky Business: Majority of super funds show no consideration of climate risk
New research from Market Forces shows 82 of Australia's 100 largest superannuation funds disclose inadequate or no tangible evidence that they have considered the impact of climate risk on their investment portfolios, potentially exposing fund trustees to legal risks.
Macquarie Chairman “not aware” of TCFD’s climate risk disclosure recommendations
At today's annual general meeting in in Melbourne, Macquarie Group Chairman Peter Warne made the startling admission that he "was not familiar" with the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD). While the TCFD...
Two degrees scorecard update
In December 2015, the Paris climate talks saw 195 nations agree to limit global warming to well below 2°C, compared with pre-industrial levels. In the lead up to Paris, ANZ, CommBank, NAB and Westpac all publicly championed the two degree limit, committing to support...
Big 4 STILL financing fossil fuel expansion
On 22 June 2017, some 18 months after committing to support the aims of the Paris Agreement, Australia's big four banks all contributed to a deal to finance more oil and gas exploration and production. Clearly, ANZ, CommBank, NAB and Westpac are yet to come to terms...
Enviro groups under attack… again!
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AECOM wants to help Adani rip up the Galilee
US-based design, engineering and construction company AECOM has signed a letter of agreement with Adani to provide the design and surveying required for the Carmichael rail line. Use the form to tell AECOM to ditch its plans to help Adani rip up the Galilee Basin,...
Investing in the Galilee Basin on the agenda of the QIC
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