9 November 2018 Western Australia-based oil and gas exploration company Carnarvon Petroleum made clear at its annual general meeting today that it does not consider climate change as a material financial risk. Chairman P. J. Leonhardt explained he had missed a page of his opening address when asked by a … Read More
Perpetual has no overarching climate risk strategy
1 November 2018 Financial services giant Perpetual Ltd today failed to inspire any confidence from shareholders concerned about the world’s ever growing climate emergency. Grilled over how it plans to manage the risks associated with global warming at its annual general meeting, the AUD$30 billion fund manager came up seriously … Read More
Salmon giant Tassal’s climate plan smells fishy
31 October 2018 Beleaguered salmon farming company Tassal, infamous for the ABC Four Corners ‘big fish’ report, was today questioned at its AGM on the business risks of global warming and whether it would join the 240 companies worldwide that have signed up to the Task Force for Climate Related … Read More
Cue Energy: not managing climate risk
30 October 2018 Our latest Market Forces Investing in the Dark research shines a spotlight on companies actively managing climate risk, and those lagging behind. Cue Energy is a stand out for not taking climate change and its risks seriously. The oil and gas exploration company doesn’t make it clear … Read More
IAG still won’t commit to divest from coal
26 October 2018 “We are feeling the effects of climate change already: we see it in our own industry’s data, which tells us an inescapable truth.” That was CEO Peter Harmer today at Insurance Australia Group (IAG’s) annual general meeting (AGM). His company used the meeting to launch a ‘climate … Read More
South32 ‘getting out of coal’ by investing millions into it
25 October 2018 For a global mining group, South32 has been ahead of its peers not only in their willingness to accept climate science but also in publicly disclosing the risks the business faces. The company even set an emissions reduction target of net zero by 2050 – not bad … Read More
Investors want Whitehaven Coal to disclose climate risk – but not avoid it
25 October 2018 Shareholder demands for climate risk disclosure reached a record high in Australia today, as 40% of Whitehaven Coal’s investors supported a resolution demanding the company reveal the financial risks it faces as a result of climate change. Around AUD$2 billion worth of investor support backed the climate … Read More
Aurizon doesn’t want to become ‘public enemy number one’
18 October 2018 Aurizon’s relationship with Indian coal mining giant Adani dominated question time at its annual general meeting in Brisbane today. Last month, Adani proposed a shorter rail line that would link its proposed Carmichael mega mine in the Galilee Basin to Aurizon’s existing Central Queensland Coal Network. “Would … Read More
Paris climate goals not on the menu at Treasury Wines
18 October 2018 Wildfires tore through the Napa Valley in October 2017, devastating the Californian wine industry. As the hills went up in flames, the estates owned and operated by Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) miraculously survived with only minor damage. The fires, widely linked to climate change, were a focus … Read More
Climate risk disclosure: Transurban still in the slow lane
“…we don’t consider it [climate change] to be one of the significant business risks or financial risks for Transurban” Marcus Laithwaite, auditor 11 October 2018 You might not have heard of the company, but chances are you’ve driven on one of their roads. Transurban operates major tollways in Australia … Read More