17 November 2016 With operations in over 25 countries, BHP Billiton is one of the world’s largest mining companies. Two years ago the company was rated one of the top twenty most carbon polluting companies. The mining giant has also been involved in several...
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Wesfarmers: not ‘evolving’ quickly enough
11 November 2016 Best known as the parent company of Coles, K-mart, Target, Bunnings and Officeworks, Wesfarmers also owns two open cut coal mines: Curragh in Queensland (100% owned by Wesfarmers) and Bengalla in New South Wales (40% stake). Shareholders attending the...
Whitehaven: A lot to hide this AGM
28 October 2016 Yesterday Whitehaven Coal held their Annual General Meeting in Sydney. They obviously had a lot to hide. While most AGMs are filmed and broadcast, Whitehaven decided to record only the audio, and cut off recording completely before question time. To...
Aurizon fails to see writing on the wall for Adani and Australian coal
18 October 2016 The Galilee Basin has been one of the biggest flashpoints in the fight against fossil fuels in Australia. There is enough coal in the Galilee to produce a massive 705 million tonnes of carbon each year, which is more than our current domestic...
Australia’s dirtiest power company, AGL, has a lot to answer for at its AGM
28 September 2016 AGL has been branded ‘Australia’s biggest polluter’ with 85% of all AGL power coming from coal. Unsurprisingly company board members were met at their annual general meeting (AGM) with protesters who demanded AGL stop contributing to the warming of...
Bulga to Brisbane update: Thanks and final preparations
3 May 2016 After an incredible response to our crowdfunding campaign, Bulga residents Aneemaree and Rob McLaughlin and Judith Leslie are now preparing to take their fight up to Rio Tinto at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in Brisbane on Thursday. The...
Tough questions asked at Woodside AGM
22 April 2016 Woodside Petroleum's annual general meeting in Perth yesterday saw Chairman Michael Chaney and CEO Peter Coleman face questions over political donations and corruption, as well as how their business model - grabbing fossil fuels out of the ground for...
How does Westpac measure up on climate?
2 December 2015 We're in a time of year usually defined by the United Nations climate change negotiations, currently underway in Paris. But we're also in the middle of annual general meeting (AGM) season for Australia's big banks, and a parade of glossy brochures and...
Suncorp’s $1bn extreme weather loss. Climate change, anyone?
24 September 2015 Suncorp Group held its Annual General Meeting in Brisbane today and several shareholders pointed out that in the last financial year, Suncorp was hit by losses from natural disasters of $473 million above provisions. The Brisbane hailstorm in...
Earth to Westpac: DIVEST!
13 December 2013 This is how to deliver an important letter! Westpac shareholders and staff at their annual general meeting in Melbourne were met with two huge banners, carrying the names of over three thousand people who have signed our open letter, calling on the...