18 May 2017 In response to a clumsy attempt by Santos to dance around the statements that Chairman Peter Coates made at the Santos AGM on the 4th of May, Market Forces would like to issue this clarification: We know Santos is supportive of the Paris Agreement and the...
Revealed: AMP exposed to Adani Abbot Point
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Media release: Adani’s brand kryptonite: new poll reveals widespread support for Westpac decision to rule out funding
Friday 5 May, 2017: According to a national poll conducted by Essential Research, three times more Australians are in favour of Westpac ruling out funding for Adani’s controversial Carmichael mine proposal than those against. The poll, commissioned by environmental...
Westpac Carmichael announcement a boost for customers
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2017 AGM: Rio Tinto ignore community and climate concerns
4 May 2017 Rio Tinto has been taken to task over its slow response to investors' climate concerns. At the company's London annual general meeting last year, shareholders passed a resolution calling on the company to disclose their strategy for dealing with the risks...
Media release: Santos admit to ‘four degree’ climate policy, backed by institutional investors
Adelaide, 4 May 2017 In a remarkable admission at the AGM of Australian oil and gas firm Santos today, Chairman Peter Coates revealed its business model is based on a ‘four degree’ climate pathway, completely at odds with international efforts to meet the Paris...
Santos shows contempt for investors, climate change, at its AGM
Adelaide, Thursday, 4 May 2017 A resolution that would have directed Santos to disclose the risks climate change poses to its business has been defeated at today's annual general meeting of the company, which reiterated its intent to explore for more unconventional...
QBE supporting Adani!
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Analysis: Westpac’s new climate change policy
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Westpac’s new climate policy rules out most new coal mines – including Carmichael!
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