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AWE & Horizon oil- flying blind
24 November 2017 We found out today at their respective annual general meetings that both AWE and Horizon Oil do not classify climate risk as a material business risk, despite both companies' business models relying on continued fossil fuel exploration and production....
IOOF’s attitude to climate disclosure: “there’s really not much we can do”
23 November 2017 When asked by shareholders, at today’s annual general meeting, if IOOF would implement recommendations from the the Task Force for Climate related Financial Disclosures, chairman George Venardos claimed "there’s really not much we can do." It is...
South32: More to do on climate risk disclosure
23 November 2017 At its annual general meeting in Perth today, mining company South32 came under pressure from shareholders about its reluctance to take more substantial action on climate change. Earlier this year, South32 became the first mining company in Australia,...
Beach Energy: leaking mercury
23 November 2017 In response to shareholder questioning at today's Beach Energy AGM in Adelaide, the company's board confirmed it would consider adopting the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations by the end of 2018, noting that...
Armour Energy on climate change: “We can’t comment on that”
Oil and gas exploration and production company Armour Energy today failed to define climate change as a material risk to its business, and refused to commit to implementing recommendations made by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The...
Protestors meet shareholders outside New Hope AGM
20 November 2017 At last week's New Hope annual general meeting, protesters from Lock the Gate, Great Sandy Strait Saviours and the Oakey Coal Action Alliance met shareholders out the front to point out that company money was being wasted on public relations and legal...
Wesfarmers shareholders want actions to match the board’s words
17 November 2017 Yesterday afternoon, consumer staples giant Wesfarmers held their annual general meeting (AGM) in Perth. The AGM saw a big turn-out of more than 2000 shareholders who questioned the board on issues ranging from accountability, risk disclosure, human...
Shareholders concerned about LNG Limited’s attitude
[cs_content][cs_element_section _id="1"][cs_element_row _id="2"][cs_element_column _id="3"][cs_text _order="0" class="cs-ta-left"]17 November 2017 Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. does not regard climate change as a material risk to business. As the globe begins a...
BHP stands by climate-wrecking MCA
Melbourne, 16 November 2017 Yesterday’s BHP Billiton Annual General Meeting in Melbourne was notable for protests outside, and unhappy shareholders inside, who questioned the company’s record on climate change, its relationship with indigenous peoples and its response...