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...
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Mineral Commodities Ltd chairman accuses a South African proxy holder of abandoning his country at AGM
Community concerns about MRC's operations include a nearby cliff collapse at the Tormin mine on South Africa's West Coast in 2015. Credit: Ground Up News Mineral Commodities Limited (MRC) is a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, which operates in...
Sydney Airport: taking climate seriously after flooding events
24 May 2019 What a difference a year (and some runway flooding) makes! Sydney Airport’s chairman Trevor Gerber has certainly changed his tune on taking climate risk seriously since last year’s annual general meeting. Back then, Gerber didn’t think the risks of...
Buru Energy’s own testing shows higher levels of chemical contaminants
Protest against fracking outside Buru Energy's AGM in Perth, May 2019 Buru Energy, a West Australian-based exploration and production company, is planning to re-inject wastewater from fracking wells into the earth said chairman Eric Streitberg at today’s annual...
QBE leaves door open to oil and gas phase out
QBE Insurance faced a barrage of questions as well as a shareholder resolution calling for the company to set targets to phase out its exposure to all fossil fuels at its annual general meeting on 9 May 2019. Although QBE took a big step forward in March when it...
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...
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...
HSBC bosses spin yet more climate rhetoric on coal finance for developing countries
A full-page ad in the UK’s biggest business newspaper, a protest and plenty of deservedly tough questions. HSBC’s AGM had it all. 15 April 2019 Last Friday marked HSBC’s 2019 annual general meeting (AGM) and a year since the bank shamefully decided to leave the door...
Dulux Group unable to paint a clear picture on climate risk disclosure
20 December 2018. Shareholders were left without concrete answers to important climate questions at the Dulux Group annual general meeting in Melbourne today.