13 December 2013 This is how to deliver an important letter! Westpac shareholders and staff at their annual general meeting in Melbourne were met with two huge banners, carrying the names of over three thousand people who have signed our open letter, calling on the bank to end fossil fuel … Read More
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 … Read More
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 lender to the fossil fuel industry. Activities … Read More
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, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth saw customers turn … Read More
ANZ bank run: dozens of customers close their accounts in fossil fuel protest
Media Release: ANZ bank run: dozens of customers close their accounts in fossil fuel protest Melbourne, 26 October 2013 In an Australian first, dozens of ANZ customers collectively closed their accounts in protest of ANZ’s role as a major lender to the fossil fuel industry. Customers formed a queue stretching … Read More