24 October 2019 South32's failure to bring forward emission reduction plans and commit to addressing downstream emissions leaves the company behind its big mining peers. Diversified miner South32 today confirmed it won't be updating its emission reduction plans and...
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Worley rules out Adani, but fossil fuels still on the agenda
21 October 2019 After years of pressure, Worley has finally confirmed it "has no intention" of working on the Adani Carmichael coal mine project. Engineering firm Worley was previously engaged to provide the design and construction of Adani's original railway plan to...
Engineers, coal haulage, finance & insurance: Stop Adani campaign update, October 2019
20 October 2019 After another week of news and protest over rail haulers and contracts for the Carmichael rail line, who is on track in the campaign to #stopadani? The working week ended with what looked, at first glance, like a blow to the campaign to prevent Adani's...
Aurizon AGM dominated by Adani concerns
17 October 2019 Aurizon’s annual general meeting (AGM), held in Brisbane today, was dominated by concerns over Aurizon’s potential involvement in the destructive Adani Carmichael coal project. Both shareholders inside the meeting and #StopAdani activists outside...
Getting out of coal can’t save CommBank scrutiny at its AGM
16 October 2019 In August, Commonwealth Bank took a major step forward when it committed to get out of thermal coal by 2030, a commitment that no other major bank has so far made. Today, shareholders showed their appreciation for this commitment, but quickly moved to...
Engineering firm Cardno becomes 60th major company to rule out Adani
10 October 2019 This morning at its annual general meeting (AGM) in Sydney, engineering consultancy Cardno’s Chairman committed the company to doing no further work on the disastrous Adani Carmichael coal project. Cardno, which has been involved with Carmichael since...
Suncorp faces heat at its AGM as losses mount on climate impacts
Brisbane, 26 September 2019 The climate crisis dominated Suncorp's annual general meeting in Brisbane today, from the Chairman and CEO reporting losses from extreme weather events, shareholders bringing personal stories of how climate impacts are destroying their...
AGL shareholders demand coal plant closure
19 September 2019 AGL shareholders today sent a strong message to Australia's biggest climate polluter, with more than 30% voting in favour of a resolution demanding the company reduce emissions in line with the Paris climate goals. Only twice before has a climate...
Macquarie’s slow progress leaves room for gas expansion
25 July 2019 Macquarie Group’s annual general meeting today saw the company face community and shareholder backlash over its advisory role on the huge Rio Grande liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the United States. While Macquarie has made some good progress on...
QBE’s unanswered questions
11 June 2019 It’s not often that an annual general meeting (AGM) can be described as compelling. QBE’s AGM held on 9 May, however, delivered the goods with several questions from the floor resulting in extraordinary exchanges between shareholders and the chairman...