22 November 2018 The recent United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report found that a jump from 1.5ºC to 2ºC of warming would mean the death of the Great Barrier Reef, twice as many people worldwide exposed to water stress, and an extra...
Evolution Mining doesn’t apply gold standard to climate risk disclosure
22 November 2018 Evolution Mining is a gold mining company with operations mainly in Queensland and Western Australia. The gold miner scored dismally low in our latest Investing in the Dark research released in August. The company has not: clearly acknowledged the...
Qube’s climate approach still contains little substance
22 November 2018 Qube is Australia’s largest provider of import and export logistics services, with businesses in ports, bulk, logistics, infrastructure and property. After failing dismally in every aspect of climate related risk disclosure analysed in Market Forces’...
“If we’re not reducing emissions then we should be castigated publicly” – Woolworths chairman tells shareholders
21 November 2018 With a slew of climate-related questions and a grilling over labour exploitation practices as well as its gambling operations, the board of retail and consumer staples giant Woolworths clearly felt the pressure at its annual general meeting in Sydney...
a2 Milk Company skims over important climate change risks
20 November 2018 The a2 Milk Company held its annual general meeting today in Melbourne. The board of the ASX100 listed milk products company admitted to shareholders they had not formally undertaken to educate themselves on climate change and climate-related risk. "I...
Wesfarmers: still keeping investors in the dark
19 November 2018 Earlier this year, Market Forces released its Investing in the Dark research on climate risk disclosure among the top 100 ASX listed companies. Analysis revealed that Wesfarmers has made progress in: acknowledging the science of climate change...
Fortescue Metals Group: Andrew Forrest’s twin pursuits are incompatible
15 November 2018 "We’ll be doing everything we can as a company to slow down climate change" Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) chairman Andrew Forrest told shareholders today. Forrest's proclamation at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) was a respectable one,...
Newcrest Mining confused about its own climate risks
14 November 2018 “Newcrest is not a political party so it doesn’t necessarily take a position on whether the Paris accord is a good idea or a bad idea,” said Peter Hay, chairman of Newcrest Mining, at the company’s annual general meeting yesterday. "It’s up to the...
Senex passes the buck on climate change targets
15 November 2018 When it comes to measuring the financial risk of climate change, not much has changed for oil and gas company Senex over the past three years. In 2016 its auditors declared they did not consider climate risk as a financial risk. In 2017 the board...
Medibank confirms shift out of fossil fuel investments
[cs_element_section _id="1" ][cs_element_row _id="2" ][cs_element_column _id="3" ]14 November 2018 Health insurer Medibank reaffirmed its commitment to dumping its coal, oil and gas company shares before the end of this financial year at its...