by Kyle Robertson | Jul 4, 2023 | Blog, Divestment, Feature, Fossil Fuels, News
4 July 2023 Today Commonwealth Bank will receive hundreds of copies of a joint statement, calling on the bank to end all financing for new and expanded fossil fuels in its upcoming climate policy update. The statement, coordinated by Market Forces and endorsed by 35...
by Kyle Robertson | Apr 5, 2023 | Actions, Banks, Blog, Feature, Fossil Fuels, Gas, Get involved, News, Santos
5 April 2023 Tiwi Islands and Larrakia Traditional Owners have lodged formal complaints alleging the big four Australian banks – ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac – and a host of international financiers breached their human rights commitments by...
by Brett Morgan | Nov 16, 2022 | Actions, Blog, Feature, Fossil Fuels, News, Super Fund Actions, Super Funds
21 November 2022 An Aware Super member sent a legal letter to the fund last week, raising concerns that Aware failed to understand and properly consider its vote on a crucial request for climate action at the recent Commonwealth Bank annual general meeting and...
by Brett Morgan | Oct 18, 2022 | Actions, Banks, Blog, News, Shareholder action at AGMs, Super Fund Actions, Super Funds
18 October 2022 Last Wednesday was a very sad day for climate action. Almost 95% of Commonwealth Bank’s shareholders – including our super funds – voted against a critical request for the bank to stop financing new and expansionary fossil fuel projects. We’re...
by Matt Tomkins | Oct 11, 2022 | Banks, Media releases, Shareholder action at AGMs
MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 11 October 2022: Shareholder resolutions have been lodged with ANZ, NAB and Westpac calling on the banks to stop financing coal, oil and gas expansion. The resolutions, lodged by hundreds of shareholders and coordinated by environmental...
