Big four banks pour $7.6 billion into fossil fuel expansion

MEDIA RELEASE   Tuesday 30 May: A new report by Market Forces reveals Australia’s big four banks have used smoke and mirrors to continue pouring billions of dollars into fossil fuel expansion. The report – Banking Climate Failure – finds ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, NAB and Westpac provided a … Read More

Super funds invest $34 billion in fossil fuel expansion

MEDIA RELEASE Sunday 7 May, 2023: A new report by Market Forces reveals Australia’s 30 biggest super funds increased their investment exposure to Australian and international companies most responsible for expanding fossil fuels in 2022 to a total of more than AU$34 billion. Australia’s biggest funds have increased their investment … Read More

Australia’s five biggest super funds failing on key climate promises

MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 15 March, 2023: A new report by Market Forces finds Australia’s five biggest super funds are greenwashing and exposing themselves to legal risk by failing to effectively engage with companies expanding fossil fuels. Managing more than $1 trillion of members’ retirement savings, the five funds analysed in … Read More

Fake dead dolphins delivered to big four banks over Santos oil disaster

MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 23 February 2023: The big four Australian banks – ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac – have received a special delivery of ‘dead’ inflatable dolphins for financing oil and gas giant Santos, which allegedly killed marine life in a major oil spill. The dolphins are being delivered … Read More