Anyone watching the presentation on sustainability at Caltex annual general meeting (AGM) today would think the company, the petroleum brand of Chevron, is earnest about tackling emissions. Chairman Steven Gregg insisted that Caltex is acting in line with the Paris...
Rothschild & Co bank called on to end support for Adani’s massive new coal mine
By Lucie Pinson - Friends of The Earth France, Originally published by Banktrack, 30 April 2019. “Keep coal in the ground!” In the last few years, this climate activist slogan has become a shared position worldwide, based not on beliefs but on facts. If there is...
Woodside CEO admits gas the loser if the world limits warming to 1.5 degrees
In a week where climate change dominated global headlines with the UK Parliament's declaration of a climate emergency and school strikers taking to the streets in over 500 locations worldwide, corporate Australia was also facing increasing scrutiny on climate change....
AMP Chairman: “My opinions about climate change are irrelevant”
2 May 2019 Last year, AMP appointed this man as its new Chairman: With a history of climate-sceptic comments like this, it's unsurprising that Murray was challenged over his views on climate change at AMP's annual general meeting in Sydney today. He was given every...
Santos challenged over its plans to frack the Northern Territory
2 May 2019 Shareholders and board members arriving at Santos’ annual general meeting (AGM) in Adelaide this morning were greeted by a large crowd highlighting Santos’ flagrant disregard for Indigenous land rights and a safe climate. The company plans to open up...
Op-ed: Investors must reject climate denial on boards, starting with AMP
Market Forces in the media Will van de Pol, Renew Economy 30 April 2019 Climate change is already dominating the federal election campaign, as Messrs Morrison and Shorten dodge and weave protesters, aghast that either major party’s policy could still allow for massive...
DBS gambles on coal, as scrutiny arrives at its AGM
25 April 2019 At the annual general meeting of DBS today, the Singaporean bank was challenged over its plans to excuse several proposed projects from its policy to stop funding new coal power. Last Thursday DBS released what, in all fairness, was a pretty good policy...
Media release: JBIC and commercial banks shamelessly agree to finance Van Phong 1, despite multiple unresolved issues
19 April 2019 The decision by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and a consortium of commercial banks to finance the proposed Van Phong 1 coal-fired power station in Vietnam has been branded as shameless and cowardly by clean energy advocates. JBIC...
Analysis: Singapore banks signal an end to new coal financing
18 April 2019 This week saw Singapore's two biggest banks -Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) and DBS - commit to an endpoint for their lending to new coal power plants. On Monday, OCBC CEO Samuel Tsien told media: "We won't do any new coal-fired power...
Media release: OCBC and DBS coal policies a game changer for Asian energy finance
18 April 2019 Responding to the news that OCBC and DBS have, within two days of each other, signalled an end point to financing new coal power stations, Market Forces Executive Director Julien Vincent said: "This week was a major game-changer for energy finance in the...