by Will van de Pol | Nov 21, 2019 | Blog, News, Shareholder action at AGMs
21 November 2019 Bluescope Steel shareholders today called on the company to set new Paris-aligned emission reduction targets to drive low-carbon transition. As one of the top 20 greenhouse gas emitters in Australia, Bluescope Steel is highly exposed to the policy,...
by Will van de Pol | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog, Feature, News, Shareholder action at AGMs
29 October 2019 One of Australia’s biggest iron ore miners is falling behind its peers when it comes to managing the risks posed by its emissions-intensive value chain. Earlier this year, Fortescue Metals Group CEO Elizabeth Gaines said scope 3 emissions should...
by Will van de Pol | Jul 31, 2019 | Blog, Feature, News
31 July 2019 Last week, BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie made a speech in London that grabbed global headlines for two main reasons: The language he used made it clear that, even if BHP has a long way to go on addressing climate risk, there’s no doubt that the...
by Will van de Pol | May 9, 2019 | Blog, Feature, News, Shareholder action at AGMs, Super Funds
9 May 2019 The vast majority of Rio Tinto’s investors – which includes just about every super fund in Australia – today failed to ensure the company acts to manage down its exposure to climate change risk. A Market Forces-coordinated shareholder...
by Julien Vincent | Dec 14, 2017 | Media releases
14 December 2017 Response to Origin Eraring coal-fired power plant closure announcement – Market Forces “While the headlines seem laudable, Origin is doing no more than closing Eraring on its 50-year use-by date.” “In fact given that Eraring makes up...
