by Rachel Deans | Dec 7, 2018 | Coal, Feature, News, Shareholder action at AGMs
7 December 2018 “We continue to believe in the long term need and demand for coal” the CEO of Washington H. Soul Pattinson (WHSP), Todd Barlow told shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Sydney today. It quickly became clear that...
by Rachel Deans | Nov 28, 2018 | Insurance, News, Shareholder action at AGMs
28 November 2018 For a company that openly declared it considers climate risk at its annual general meeting (AGM) today, IOOF has done remarkably little to show how it plans to manage those risks. Earlier this year the financial services giant told shareholders it...
by Rachel Deans | Nov 23, 2018 | Coal, Divestment, Fossil Fuels, Gas, News, Shareholder action at AGMs
23 November 2018 “Our targets are based on the… Australian [emissions] requirement” chairman John Bevan told shareholders at Bluescope Steel’s annual general meeting (AGM) today in Sydney, where climate change was a hot topic. Whilst acknowledging support for...
by Rachel Deans | Nov 21, 2018 | Divestment, Fossil Fuels, News, Shareholder action at AGMs, Uncategorized
21 November 2018 With a slew of climate-related questions and a grilling over labour exploitation practices as well as its gambling operations, the board of retail and consumer staples giant Woolworths clearly felt the pressure at its annual general meeting in Sydney...
by Rachel Deans | Nov 20, 2018 | News, Shareholder action at AGMs
20 November 2018 The a2 Milk Company held its annual general meeting today in Melbourne. The board of the ASX100 listed milk products company admitted to shareholders they had not formally undertaken to educate themselves on climate change and climate-related risk....
