MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 24 November: New Hope Group shareholders and Market Forces are demanding the coal miner disclose plans to wind down production in line with global climate goals. New Hope faces a resolution backed by over 100 shareholders, calling for full...
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New Hope shuts out shareholders at its 2022 AGM
24 November 2022 New Hope’s 2022 annual general meeting (AGM) descended to new lows this year, with very limited accessibility for shareholders. A site visit for shareholders to the company’s Bengalla mine scheduled before the AGM was also cancelled. The company held...
New Hope investment raises shareholder concerns at Washington H Soul Pattinson AGM
10 December 2021 Washington H Soul Pattinson (WHSP) owns 40% of Australian thermal coal miner New Hope, and the two companies share a number of directors, including Chair Rob Millner. New Hope is pursuing the highly controversial New Acland Stage 3 coal mine in...
New Hope Corporation doubles down on coal during farcical 2021 AGM
19 November 2021 Coal miner New Hope Corporation’s 2021 AGM descended into farce yesterday, with technology issues compounding upon the company’s evasive approach to shareholder accountability. Despite this, New Hope’s board still found time to double-down on...
ASIC investigation requested into New Hope statements
21 July 2021 Australian coal company New Hope has a track-record of dodging questions about the material financial risks to its business from climate change. That’s why this week EDO Australia, on behalf of Market Forces, wrote to the Australian Securities and...
Woah big spender! New Hope splashes out promoting climate-wrecking coal
11 June 2021 Data released last month shows that coal company New Hope splurged over $650,000 on the 2020 Queensland election, ranking fourth on a ‘big spenders’ list headed by Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy Pty Ltd [1]. The bulk of the company’s expenditure was on...