The year 2023 saw the Australian coal industry become increasingly financially ostracised. As the rest of the world transitions away from the dirtiest fossil fuel, coal miners have to look further afield for funding which once came easily. Our movement has put...
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BHP commits to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050
7 November, 2019 BHP Chair Ken MacKenzie has publicly applauded the European Commission’s proposal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. However, until now it has been unclear as to whether BHP will adopt the same goals. This appears to have resolved at today’s...
BHP stands by climate-wrecking MCA
Melbourne, 16 November 2017 Yesterday’s BHP Billiton Annual General Meeting in Melbourne was notable for protests outside, and unhappy shareholders inside, who questioned the company’s record on climate change, its relationship with indigenous peoples and its response...
BHP’s Minerals Council membership touches a nerve
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...
Allianz, world’s largest insurer, dumps coal
24 November 2015 Allianz Investment Management, the money management arm of the largest insurer in the world, has committed to divesting coal from their portfolios. The firm manages in excess of EUR 600 billion of assets covering the liabilities of the insurer. In an...
Why we’re backing a former fossil fuel chief for the BHP board
Update - result: Ian Dunlop was unsuccessful in his campaigns to gain a seat on the BHP Billiton Board in both 2013 and 2014 - you can read a summary of the 2014 campaign on Ian's website. Read the initial post below: 20 October 2013 This is something we never...