29 October 2019 Bendigo and Adelaide Bank enjoys a lot of kudos for being one of Australia's medium-sized banks that doesn't invest in fossil fuels. Thousands of Australians have moved to Bendigo Bank as a result of its position on our banks comparison table. But at...
IAG obscures its fossil fuel investments
25 October 2019 At its annual general meeting (AGM) in Sydney today, IAG faced calls from investors to fully disclose its fossil fuel investment exposure and set targets to reduce that exposure in line with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. IAG's chair said...
South32 lagging on climate plans
24 October 2019 South32's failure to bring forward emission reduction plans and commit to addressing downstream emissions leaves the company behind its big mining peers. Diversified miner South32 today confirmed it won't be updating its emission reduction plans and...
APA’s gas pipe dreams A-OK with investors
24 October 2019 Australia's biggest gas pipeline company's plans for gas expansion are inconsistent with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. But investors don't seem to care. With gas use for primary energy expected to fall to 25% by 2030 under a 1.5°C warming...
Worley rules out Adani, but fossil fuels still on the agenda
21 October 2019 After years of pressure, Worley has finally confirmed it "has no intention" of working on the Adani Carmichael coal mine project. Engineering firm Worley was previously engaged to provide the design and construction of Adani's original railway plan to...
AIG hangs sponsorship partner NZ Rugby out to dry
21 October 2019 AIG’s refusal to make a one sentence statement has drawn New Zealand Rugby into the #StopAdani campaign, tarnishing the All Blacks brand during the Rugby World Cup. In early September 2019, just days after a massive petition signed by over 100,000...
Engineers, coal haulage, finance & insurance: Stop Adani campaign update, October 2019
20 October 2019 After another week of news and protest over rail haulers and contracts for the Carmichael rail line, who is on track in the campaign to #stopadani? The working week ended with what looked, at first glance, like a blow to the campaign to prevent Adani's...
Aurizon AGM dominated by Adani concerns
17 October 2019 Aurizon’s annual general meeting (AGM), held in Brisbane today, was dominated by concerns over Aurizon’s potential involvement in the destructive Adani Carmichael coal project. Both shareholders inside the meeting and #StopAdani activists outside...
Whitehaven Coal pins hopes to catastrophic 4°C scenario
17 October 2019 Australia's biggest dedicated coal miner, Whitehaven Coal, went to great lengths to talk up the prospects of demand growth for its product at the company's annual general meeting in Sydney today. What the Whitehaven board failed to mention, however,...
Super funds still obstructing climate action
[cs_element_section _id="1" ][cs_element_row _id="2" ][cs_element_column _id="3" ]Over the past few weeks, your super fund has had the opportunity to vote, on your behalf, for real climate action from two of Australia’s...