At the Cooper Energy annual general meeting board members asserted they were conscious of environmental impacts, however they were unable to give specific details about their plans as they weren't yet formulated. Managing Director, David Maxwell, also announced a...
Karoon Gas: “Targets in terms of our GHG emissions will be meaningless”
9 November 2017 This morning at the Annual General Meeting of Karoon Gas in Melbourne, Chairman David Klingner expressed that setting targets in terms of Karoon's GHG emissions will be meaningless. This is completely contradictory to the company's commitment to...
Fortescue avoids tough questions on climate
9 November 2017 Yesterday Fortescue Metals Group failed to give a clear time frame for implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). As one of Australia's major energy users, Fortescue must demonstrate how it plans...
Boral: “Climate not a significant risk”
[cs_element_section _id="1"][cs_element_row _id="2"][cs_element_column _id="3"]2 November 2017Last financial year, Boral Ltd spent around $300 million on energy and emitted 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. So far this financial...
APA’s partnership with Santos faces shareholder criticism
27 October 2017 At the annual general meeting of APA held today in Sydney, company executives faced several questions from shareholders regarding their Western Slopes Pipeline project in Northern NSW. The $450 million pipeline project is a partnership with Santos to...
Whitehaven’s expansion plans contradicts the Paris Agreement
25 October, 2017 Today at the Whitehaven Coal annual general meeting (AGM), the board and CEO made it clear that the company has no intention of operating in line with the COP21 Paris Agreement. Chairman Mark Vaile and CEO Paul Flynn spoke about the company's growth...
IAG: Federal Government is deaf on climate change
20 October 2017 In a week dominated by the Federal Government’s capitulation to the coal lobby in its latest instalment of energy policy failure, it was an opportune time for Australia’s largest general insurer – IAG – to call out the need for tougher action on...
Aurizon shareholders: How does Adani coal align with 2°C?
18 October 2017 Shareholders today grilled Aurizon over its plans to build a railway that would open up the Galilee Basin to coal mining. The coal haulage company currently has a financing bid before the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), rivalling...
Bluescope Steel – still a long way to go on climate risk
11 October 2017 Major energy user Bluescope Steel made the right noises about limiting emissions at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in Melbourne today, but failed to commit to strong climate action. Despite clear evidence that a global transition away from...
Putting climate and human rights centre stage
Around Australia, shareholders are acting to make companies take climate change and human rights seriously. Super fund members like you can help their cause by telling your fund to vote your retirement savings in favour of resolutions that protect people and planet....