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 confirmed what many experts have … Read More
Westpac’s ‘laughable’ greenwashing called out at 2022 AGM
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 was also grilled over the community costs … Read More
Spirit Super must stop new oil and gas projects or divest from the companies pursuing them
13 December 2022 Spirit Super updated its climate targets this year, aiming to reduce both the fossil fuel reserves and carbon emissions in its investment portfolio by 50% by the end of this decade. Yet the fund remains invested in companies seeking to massively expand oil and gas production, leaving … Read More
Westpac sees climate impacts, increases fossil fuel exposure
Westpac, which has committed to net-zero emissions by 2050 and the goals of the Paris Agreement, revealed an 11% increase in FY22 of its overall exposure to fossil fuels, with the increases attributed to customers in the coal rail transportation, LNG terminal, and oil and gas sectors. Westpac cited that … Read More
Big super funds quietly selling down shares in Santos and Woodside
18 October 2022 The latest round of mandatory super fund disclosures reveal that most of Australia’s biggest super funds are selling shares in climate wrecking oil and gas companies Santos and Woodside. Some funds, however, have significantly increased their stake in these companies, which are both pursuing new oil and … Read More
HESTA asks the impossible of oil and gas producers Woodside, Santos and Origin, rather than divesting
In an attempt to justify continued investment in climate wrecking oil and gas producers Woodside, Santos and Origin, HESTA announced today it had asked the impossible of those companies, requesting they demonstrate how their new or proposed fossil fuel projects fit within a 1.5°C emissions reduction scenario. Climate scientists have … Read More
HESTA’s investments in Santos and Woodside may be a breach of the law
The Environmental Defenders Office has sent HESTA a legal letter on behalf of HESTA members Rod and Sue. The letter states that HESTA’s investments in Santos and Woodside could be in breach of the fund’s obligations to manage climate risk. The letter also claims that the fund could also be … Read More
Is your super fund’s ‘sustainable’ option invested in companies expanding the fossil fuel industry?
21 July 2022 In response to member concerns over their super fund’s investments in climate wrecking companies, funds often point members to their ‘sustainable’ investment options. However, new analysis from Market Forces reveals some of these options are failing to live up to their labels, as they invest in companies … Read More
Members divest millions from HESTA over fossil fuels
17 June 2022 Today, more than one hundred health and community services workers across Australia shifted millions of dollars away from HESTA over the fund’s investments in companies expanding fossil fuels. In the single biggest climate divestment day targeting a superannuation fund in Australia’s history, more than 130 members of … Read More
How much is your super fund investing in climate-wrecking oil and gas companies Woodside and Santos?
12 April 2022 Finally, after years of delay, super funds now have to disclose all their investments. The recent release of this information reveals all of the big super funds are investing members’ money in two of Australia’s most climate-destructive companies, gas giants Woodside and Santos. We have analysed the … Read More
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