Shareholder action at AGMs Archives

After record vote against climate report in 2022, Woodside now sees record protest vote against directors

by Vishad Sharma | Apr 28, 2023 | Blog, Feature, Fossil Fuels, Gas, News, Shareholder action at AGMs, Woodside

28 April 2023 Company directors under fire Nearly 35% of Woodside Energy’s shareholders voted against board member Ian Macfarlane’s re-election at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Perth today. Investors also voted significantly against the re-election of...

Santos faces Traditional Owner ire, investor demands to manage down expansion plans

by Brett Morgan | Apr 6, 2023 | Blog, Feature, Fossil Fuels, Gas, News, Santos, Shareholder action at AGMs

6 April 2023 More than 18% of Santos’ shareholders today demanded the company drop its oil and gas expansion plans and instead manage down production in line with a net zero emissions by 2050 pathway at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Adelaide. The...

NAB fails to address fossil fuel lending loopholes at 2022 AGM

by Kyle Robertson | Dec 16, 2022 | Actions, Banks, Blog, Coal, Feature, Fossil Fuels, Gas, News, Santos, Shareholder action at AGMs, Whitehaven Coal

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

by Kyle Robertson | Dec 15, 2022 | Actions, Banks, Blog, Feature, Fossil Fuels, Get involved, News, Santos, Shareholder action at AGMs, Woodside

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...

Westpac’s ‘laughable’ greenwashing called out at 2022 AGM

by msurowiec | Dec 14, 2022 | Actions, Banks, Blog, Feature, Fossil Fuels, Gas, News, Santos, Shareholder action at AGMs, Whitehaven Coal, Woodside

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...

Major coal producer New Hope urged to wind down production as shareholders shut out of AGM

by Matt Tomkins | Nov 24, 2022 | Media releases, Shareholder action at AGMs

MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 24 November: New Hope Group shareholders and Market Forces are demanding the coal miner disclose plans to wind down production in line with global climate goals. New Hope faces a resolution backed by over 100 shareholders, calling for full...