28 October 2016 Yesterday Whitehaven Coal held their Annual General Meeting in Sydney. They obviously had a lot to hide. While most AGMs are filmed and broadcast, Whitehaven decided to record only the audio, and cut off recording completely before question time. To...
IAG: Leading On Climate But More To Be Done
22 October 2016 Exactly one year ago at their 2015 AGM, IAG’s executives seemed genuinely annoyed by questions related to climate change. This was despite the fact that natural disaster claims in 2014/15 were in excess of $1 billion. Clearly the steady increase in the...
Origin Energy: the greenwash is strong in this one
19 October 2016 Origin Energy, one of the top three dirtiest power companies in Australia, held its annual general meeting today. The board dodged and weaved questions on fracking, fugitive emissions and 2C commitments, while hiding behind their measly renewable...
Aurizon fails to see writing on the wall for Adani and Australian coal
18 October 2016 The Galilee Basin has been one of the biggest flashpoints in the fight against fossil fuels in Australia. There is enough coal in the Galilee to produce a massive 705 million tonnes of carbon each year, which is more than our current domestic...
Australia’s dirtiest power company, AGL, has a lot to answer for at its AGM
28 September 2016 AGL has been branded ‘Australia’s biggest polluter’ with 85% of all AGL power coming from coal. Unsurprisingly company board members were met at their annual general meeting (AGM) with protesters who demanded AGL stop contributing to the warming of...
Climate change denial goes mainstream at Macquarie AGM
28 July 2016 “There are two sides to this debate.” These were the remarks of the Macquarie Group Chairman Peter Warne, after their AGM descended into somewhat of a farce earlier today, as shareholders asked tough questions of a bank that is fast becoming a significant...
“Anything but coal!” Rio Tinto shirks Bulga locals over mine expansion
6 May 2016 Rio Tinto's Chairman and outgoing CEO side-stepped questions from three Bulga residents on the impact of the controversial Mt Thorley Warkworth coal mine expansion at their annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday. The three "Bulgarians" - Annemaree and Rob...
QBE dodges questions but offers dialogue
5 May 2016 Market Forces representatives attended the QBE AGM in Sydney on Wednesday. QBE is the largest insurer in Australia by market capitalisation, and operates across 37 countries employing over 14,000 people. QBE is also a critical ally to the fossil fuel...
Media release: Crowdfunding campaign sends Bulga locals to confront mining giant Rio Tinto at its AGM
4 MAY 2016 Three local residents from the historic town of Bulga in the New South Wales Hunter Valley are set to bring their campaign opposing Rio Tinto’s coal mine expansion at Mt Thorley Warkworth directly to the company’s AGM in Brisbane on Thursday. This follows a...
Bulga to Brisbane update: Thanks and final preparations
3 May 2016 After an incredible response to our crowdfunding campaign, Bulga residents Aneemaree and Rob McLaughlin and Judith Leslie are now preparing to take their fight up to Rio Tinto at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in Brisbane on Thursday. The...