Westpac sees climate impacts, increases fossil fuel exposure

Westpac, which has committed to net-zero emissions by 2050 and the goals of the Paris Agreement, revealed an 11% increase in FY22 of its overall exposure to fossil fuels, with the increases attributed to customers in the coal rail transportation, LNG terminal, and oil and gas sectors.  Westpac cited that … Read More

ANZ missing its own climate mark

ANZ, which claims to be committed to net-zero emissions by 2050 and the goals of the Paris Agreement, today revealed significant increases in the emissions intensity of its power generation portfolio and its overall oil and gas exposure.  In FY22, ANZ increased its exposure to upstream oil and gas extraction, … Read More

Members divest millions from HESTA over fossil fuels

School Strikers do not endorse HESTA

17 June 2022 Today, more than one hundred health and community services workers across Australia shifted millions of dollars away from HESTA over the fund’s investments in companies expanding fossil fuels. In the single biggest climate divestment day targeting a superannuation fund in Australia’s history, more than 130 members of … Read More

Millions divested from HESTA health super fund over investment in fossil fuels

School Strikers do not endorse HESTA

17 June 2022 Health workers around Australia are divesting their funds from HESTA superannuation due to its investments in companies expanding fossil fuels.  In the biggest single climate divestment day targeting a superannuation fund in Australia’s history, more than 130 members of HESTA – the health and community services superannuation … Read More