Key: Fine
Work to do
Borderline
Out of line
Not Disclosed
3%
22%
2%
5%
68%
ESSSuper discloses its top 20 Australian and top 20 international shareholdings, leaving the majority of this option’s shareholdings hidden from members. From the limited disclosure available, we know at least 8% of this option’s Australian share investments is in companies actively undermining the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, including Woodside, Santos, BHP and Origin Energy.
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Calling for Paris-alignment
ESSSuper has not demonstrated any evidence that it has called on any specific company to alter its strategy to bring it into line with the climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement. AMP has had multiple opportunities to do just that by voting on shareholders resolutions calling on companies including Origin Energy to align with Paris, but the fund has not disclosed any votes in favour of these resolutions.
Scenario analysis
ESSSuper has not disclosed any climate change scenario analysis.
Climate voting record
ESSSuper only discloses a summary of its proxy voting activity, so we cannot tell how the fund voted on climate-related resolutions.
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