7 December 2018 "We continue to believe in the long term need and demand for coal" the CEO of Washington H. Soul Pattinson (WHSP), Todd Barlow told shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Sydney today. It quickly became clear that climate change...
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Karoon Gas: not quite the environmentalist it claims to be
30 November 2018 "We are at heart environmentalists," CEO Robert Hosking of oil explorer and soon-to-be producer, Karoon Gas told shareholders at today's annual general meeting in Melbourne. The company, which is about to drill an offshore oil well in Peru that has a...
Seven Group and Beach Energy dragging their feet on climate disclosure
23 November 2018 Seven Group Holdings has a diverse portfolio that includes industrial services (Coates Hire, CAT dealerships), oil and gas (SGH Energy), and media (41% share in Seven West Media which includes the Seven Network and the West Australian newspaper)....
Climate a hot issue at Bluescope Steel’s annual general meeting
23 November 2018 “Our targets are based on the... Australian [emissions] requirement” chairman John Bevan told shareholders at Bluescope Steel’s annual general meeting (AGM) today in Sydney, where climate change was a hot topic. Whilst acknowledging support for the...
Qube’s climate approach still contains little substance
22 November 2018 Qube is Australia’s largest provider of import and export logistics services, with businesses in ports, bulk, logistics, infrastructure and property. After failing dismally in every aspect of climate related risk disclosure analysed in Market Forces’...
Wesfarmers: still keeping investors in the dark
19 November 2018 Earlier this year, Market Forces released its Investing in the Dark research on climate risk disclosure among the top 100 ASX listed companies. Analysis revealed that Wesfarmers has made progress in: acknowledging the science of climate change...
Fortescue Metals Group: Andrew Forrest’s twin pursuits are incompatible
15 November 2018 "We’ll be doing everything we can as a company to slow down climate change" Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) chairman Andrew Forrest told shareholders today. Forrest's proclamation at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) was a respectable one,...
Climate change – low priority for Cooper Energy
8 November 2018 Cooper Energy - an Australian gas and oil exploration and production company - was questioned at its annual general meeting (AGM) today about how climate change would affect its business. Oil and gas companies are clearly vulnerable to the impacts of...
Downer board can’t face up to climate questions
1 November 2018 Downer’s board of directors faced questions at today’s annual general meeting about their climate change views and the company’s stance on Australia’s emissions targets. Downer Holdings Company Ltd, as it is listed on the Australian stock exchange, has...
Salmon giant Tassal’s climate plan smells fishy
31 October 2018 Beleaguered salmon farming company Tassal, infamous for the ABC Four Corners ‘big fish’ report, was today questioned at its AGM on the business risks of global warming and whether it would join the 240 companies worldwide that have signed up to the...