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CommBank avoids resolution, but warned it’s not off the hook on climate action

CommBank avoids resolution, but warned it’s not off the hook on climate action

by Will van de Pol | Oct 11, 2023 | Blog, Feature, News

11 October 2023 Today, Commonwealth Bank faced questions from shareholders over the remaining gaps in its climate policy. This year, Market Forces, along with hundreds of shareholders decided not to file a resolution on climate-related risk at the CommBank AGM. This...
After record vote against climate report in 2022, Woodside now sees record protest vote against directors

After record vote against climate report in 2022, Woodside now sees record protest vote against directors

by Vishad Sharma | Apr 28, 2023 | Blog, Feature, Fossil Fuels, Gas, News, Shareholder action at AGMs, Woodside

28 April 2023 Company directors under fire Nearly 35% of Woodside Energy’s shareholders voted against board member Ian Macfarlane’s re-election at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Perth today. Investors also voted significantly against the re-election of...
More than 20% of Whitehaven shareholders reject climate-wrecking new coal plans

More than 20% of Whitehaven shareholders reject climate-wrecking new coal plans

by msurowiec | Oct 26, 2022 | Actions, Blog, Coal, Feature, News, Shareholder action at AGMs, Whitehaven Coal

26 October 2022 Whitehaven Coal faced backlash from big investors and community members both inside and outside its annual general meeting, held in Sydney today.  Despite record coal prices and company profits, more than a fifth of Whitehaven’s shareholders...
“How Shareholders Can Promote Corporate Decarbonisation” – address to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan

“How Shareholders Can Promote Corporate Decarbonisation” – address to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan

by Matt Tomkins | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog, Feature, Japan, News, Shareholder action at AGMs

On 27 June 2022, Market Forces Executive Director Julien Vincent made an address to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan with a speech titled “How Shareholders Can Promote Corporate Decarbonisation”. A recording of the press conference and...

Shareholders demand coal wind down plan from Whitehaven

by Matt Tomkins | Aug 25, 2022 | Media releases, News, Whitehaven Coal

Media release: 25 August 2022 – For Immediate Release Market Forces and Whitehaven Coal shareholders have filed a resolution, calling on one of Australia’s largest coal miners to wind down its production in line with global climate goals. The resolution points...
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