9 March 2020 Market Forces has put up a powerful, 8 metre high mural on Sydney's Elizabeth St in Surry Hills, targetting Westpac for its funding of coal, oil and gas projects, the industries most responsible for fueling the climate crisis and worsening bushfires. This...
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Media release: QBE shareholders to call on QBE to stop fueling climate crisis
For immediate release, 17 February 2020 Market Forces has announced it will lodge a shareholder resolution calling on global insurer QBE to get its underwriting and investment activities in line with keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees. The resolution coincides...
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Medibank confirms shift out of fossil fuel investments
[cs_element_section _id="1" ][cs_element_row _id="2" ][cs_element_column _id="3" ]14 November 2018 Health insurer Medibank reaffirmed its commitment to dumping its coal, oil and gas company shares before the end of this financial year at its...
Carnarvon Petroleum – climate change not a financial risk
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Qantas refuses to commit to UN guiding principles on human rights
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