1 November 2017 One of Australia’s biggest health insurers, NIB, committed to completing their divestment from fossil fuels at their annual general meeting in Sydney today, further isolating their major competitor Medibank, whose AGM is coming up on 13 November. In...
APA’s partnership with Santos faces shareholder criticism
27 October 2017 At the annual general meeting of APA held today in Sydney, company executives faced several questions from shareholders regarding their Western Slopes Pipeline project in Northern NSW. The $450 million pipeline project is a partnership with Santos to...
Whitehaven’s expansion plans contradicts the Paris Agreement
25 October, 2017 Today at the Whitehaven Coal annual general meeting (AGM), the board and CEO made it clear that the company has no intention of operating in line with the COP21 Paris Agreement. Chairman Mark Vaile and CEO Paul Flynn spoke about the company's growth...
IAG: Federal Government is deaf on climate change
20 October 2017 In a week dominated by the Federal Government’s capitulation to the coal lobby in its latest instalment of energy policy failure, it was an opportune time for Australia’s largest general insurer – IAG – to call out the need for tougher action on...
Investors support stronger climate risk disclosure at Origin Energy AGM
18 October 2017 A shareholder resolution coordinated by Market Forces, calling for improvements to Origin Energy’s climate risk disclosure received significant support from institutional investors, garnering 13.77% of shareholder votes, despite the board’s opposition....
Aurizon shareholders: How does Adani coal align with 2°C?
18 October 2017 Shareholders today grilled Aurizon over its plans to build a railway that would open up the Galilee Basin to coal mining. The coal haulage company currently has a financing bid before the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), rivalling...
#StopAdani Corporate Villains tour of Melbourne, 1 Nov
We are at an important stage of the #StopAdani Campaign. A crucial period where Adani is racing against the clock to reach financial close and convince the Australian Government to fund its climate destruction. We are learning more and more about Adani's shady...
Westpac out of Adani Abbot Point refinancing?
Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer today confirmed that the bank's coal lending restrictions would, in theory, apply to restrict finance for infrastructure projects that are directly linked to new coal basin developments. That looks like a pretty good indication that Westpac...
Bluescope Steel – still a long way to go on climate risk
11 October 2017 Major energy user Bluescope Steel made the right noises about limiting emissions at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in Melbourne today, but failed to commit to strong climate action. Despite clear evidence that a global transition away from...
Stop Adani – National Day of Action and November 1 Tour
10 October 2017 On Saturday concerned citizens around Australia turned out in their thousands to spell it out for the Federal and Queensland governments: the community is strongly against Adani’s Carmichael dirty Galilee Basin coal plans. Market Forces campaigners...