16 December 2022 NAB faces shareholder backlash over continued support for new fossil fuels at 2022 AGM Today, National Australia Bank (NAB) faced a formal proposal from shareholders asking it to demonstrate how the company’s financing would not be used for the...
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Westpac’s ‘laughable’ greenwashing called out at 2022 AGM
14 December 2022 Over 10% of Westpac's shareholders defied the board to support a formal proposal calling on the bank to demonstrate how its funding won't be used for new fossil fuel projects at today’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Melbourne. The bank was also...
Westpac: climate change commitments one week, financing climate-wreckers the next?
2 August 2022 Last week, Westpac announced it was joining the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and made some further climate change commitments that still fail to demonstrably align with the Paris Agreement’s goals. As Westpac made the announcement, another part of the...
Net Zero Australian banks fund $3.5bn carbon bomb
18 January 2022 NAB, ANZ and Westpac are among 18 global banks that have trashed any net zero commitments they have by lending1 US$3.49 billion to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for its purchase of a 49% stake in the Pluto LNG Train 2 gas processing facility,...
Spread the word about NAB’s dirty fossil fuel funding
17 December 2021 Call out NAB: share these social media posts! Post a message on NAB’s social media! NAB shareholders are today gathering at the company’s virtual annual general meeting (AGM), where they’ll hold the bank to account for all manner of issues, key among...
Tell NAB: net-zero by 2050 = no new fossil fuels
17 December 2021 Post a message on NAB’s social media! Call out NAB: share these social media videos! NAB shareholders are today gathering at the company’s virtual annual general meeting (AGM), where they’ll hold the bank to account for all manner of issues, key among...
NAB fails to defend funding for destructive fossil fuel companies
17 December 2021 NAB has been lending heavily for projects and companies expanding the fossil fuel industry. As such, the bank today faced a formal proposal from shareholders telling it to stop funding new coal, oil and gas projects. NAB also faced a bombardment of...
Westpac slammed over destructive fossil fuel funding at 2021 AGM
15 December 2021 Westpac faced a formal proposal from shareholders that it commit to stop funding new fossil fuel projects at today’s annual general meeting (AGM). The bank’s board also received a barrage of tough questions over its continued funding for companies...
Tell Westpac: net-zero by 2050 = no new fossil fuels
15 December 2021 Post a message on Westpac’s social media! Call out Westpac: share these social media videos! Westpac shareholders are today gathering at the company’s virtual annual general meeting (AGM), where they’ll hold the bank to account for all manner of...
Spread the word about Westpac’s dirty fossil fuel funding
15 December 2021 Call out Westpac: share these social media posts! Post a message on Westpac’s social media! Westpac shareholders are today gathering at the company’s virtual annual general meeting (AGM), where they’ll hold the bank to account for all manner of...