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Commbank’s climate credentials don’t make it through Paris
7 December 2015 Well that was short lived! A month ago we were celebrating Commonwealth Bank's new Group Environment Policy committing the bank to the goal of limiting global warming to less than two degrees. For a moment, it looked like Commbank really got the issue...
Making your finances fossil free
4 June 2014 Are your personal finances helping to damage the climate? Chances are they are, without you even knowing it. Do you have a bank deposit? Are you a member of a super fund? Do you own shares? If so, your money is probably being used to finance the companies...
Making your finances fossil free
On 29 May and 3 June 2014, Market Forces, in conjunction with 350.org and the Australia Institute, ran forums in Sydney and Melbourne to release a new report examining how individuals can make their personal finances fossil free. A summary of the report's main...
Why Josh left Commbank: fossil fuels
Letter from Josh Wyndham-Kidd to Commonwealth Bank: I am writing to let you know why I decided to close my account with the Commonwealth. I have been with your bank since I opened my first Dollarmites savings account in early primary school. I remember the excitement...
Lucie’s Commonwealth divestment story
7 December 2013 Back in the autumn of 2013 I got interested in the idea of investment as a way to combat climate change and in August I decided to start my action with my bank: the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. I began by contacting CBA to outline my concerns and...
One hundred customers abandon Commonwealth Bank in fossil fuel protests
One hundred customers abandon Commonwealth Bank in fossil fuel protests 2 November 2013, Melbourne / Sydney / Brisbane / Perth, 2nd November 2013 Over one hundred Commonwealth Bank customers have publicly closed their accounts in protest of the bank’s role as a major...
Commonwealth Bank customers across Australia divest!
2 November 2013 One hundred Commonwealth Bank customers turned out at branches across Australia on the 1st and 2nd of November to close their accounts in protest at the bank's investments in the fossil fuel industry. Divestment actions at Brisbane, Byron Bay, Sydney,...