23 November 2017 In response to shareholder questioning at today's Beach Energy AGM in Adelaide, the company's board confirmed it would consider adopting the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations by the end of 2018, noting that...
Armour Energy on climate change: “We can’t comment on that”
Oil and gas exploration and production company Armour Energy today failed to define climate change as a material risk to its business, and refused to commit to implementing recommendations made by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The...
Protestors meet shareholders outside New Hope AGM
20 November 2017 At last week's New Hope annual general meeting, protesters from Lock the Gate, Great Sandy Strait Saviours and the Oakey Coal Action Alliance met shareholders out the front to point out that company money was being wasted on public relations and legal...
Wesfarmers shareholders want actions to match the board’s words
17 November 2017 Yesterday afternoon, consumer staples giant Wesfarmers held their annual general meeting (AGM) in Perth. The AGM saw a big turn-out of more than 2000 shareholders who questioned the board on issues ranging from accountability, risk disclosure, human...
Shareholders concerned about LNG Limited’s attitude
[cs_element_section _id="1"][cs_element_row _id="2"][cs_element_column _id="3"]17 November 2017 Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. does not regard climate change as a material risk to business. As the globe begins a...
Seven Group Holdings assert they have no significant environmental liabilities
16 November 2017 This morning at Seven Group Holdings (SGH) annual general meeting in Sydney, Chairman Kerry Matthew Stokes reaffirmed that the company does not consider ‘climate risk’ as a material business risk. This is despite the company's massive exposure to the...
Senex not aware of the TCFD
15 November 2017 Today shareholders asked Senex about whether it has plans to transition to lower carbon emitting activities in line with the two degree Paris climate commitments. In short, the answer was no. Senex Energy is an Australian energy company listed on the...
Cooper Energy: receiving funding from ANZ
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...