Unisuper members call for divestment in NT gas Climate scientists and academics have called on UniSuper to uphold its climate commitments and denounce investment in the Beetaloo Basin. AAP · Sep 27, 2024
Shareholders test Coles, Woolies over extinction threat Australia's supermarket duopoly is facing a double-barrelled shareholder challenge over fish farming threats to an ancient, imperilled species. AAP · Sep 22, 2024
Gas utility backs Beetaloo as part of energy transition A group of shareholders is challenging Australia's biggest gas pipeline operator on climate disclosure, accusing APA Group of being in breach of commitments. AAP · Aug 20, 2024
Commonwealth Bank to stop financing fossil fuel companies that don’t comply with Paris climate goals Shareholders and customers of ANZ, Westpac and NAB are bound to demand their banks do the same, expert says The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2024
Banks improve climate funding, but work to do: report The big four banks have made significant strides to curb lending for fossil fuel projects but a report says they still have not met their own climate targets. AAP · Jul 15, 2024
Australia’s big banks lent $3.6bn to fossil fuel expansion projects in 2023, report shows Lending puts banks in ‘complete violation’ of commitments to Paris agreement, climate group says, even as overall funding to sector ebbs The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2024
Super funds giving a green light to 'climate wreckers' Superannuation funds have come under fire for doubling down on their investments in fossil fuels while cutting half a billion dollars from green energy funding. AAP · May 27, 2024
Activist groups not directly involved in Tiwi Island lawsuit must hand over documents to Santos, court rules Broad terms of subpoenas a ‘chilling’ precedent that could undermine future climate litigation, legal experts say The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2024
Woodside shareholders reject climate plan Woodside Energy shareholders have re-elected chairman Richard Goyder but rejected the company's climate plan in a raucous four-hour meeting. AAP · Apr 23, 2024
Activist protest against Santos board runs out of gas Energy company Santos has weathered a protest vote from shareholder activists at its annual meeting as the board gave a progress update on its Barossa project. AAP · Apr 10, 2024
Woodside, Santos expansion less than super for funds Some superannuation funds are reducing exposure to Woodside and Santos as members demand more climate action instead of their money bankrolling new gas fields. AAP · Mar 13, 2024
'Climate wreckers' given green light by big super funds Some of Australia's most well-known super funds have been accused of faking it on supposed "climate action" against the expansion of oil and gas. AAP · Oct 30, 2023
Reports show new Indonesian industrial park on Borneo, feted as 'green,'' will be powered by coal An industrial park being built in Indonesia on the tropical island of Borneo that has attracted billions of dollars in foreign and domestic investment is damaging the environment in an area where endangered species live and migrate The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
Climate activists, green groups ramp up action against Woodside Energy at company's AGM in Perth Thumping drums, a wheelchair-bound skeleton and plenty of police were a dead giveaway the biggest event on Woodside investors' calendar wouldn't look much like the average company annual general meeting. ABC News · Apr 28, 2023
AAP · Mar 14, 2023 Funds accused of 'greenwashing' by market lobby group The environment-focussed lobby group Market Forces has criticised five super funds for not doing enough to challenge the fossil fuel firms they invest in.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2023 Woodside’s latest report a ‘fail’ despite profit more than tripling, climate activists say Critics say energy giant’s windfall gain from price rises in wake of invasion of Ukraine will likely prove short-lived as markets accelerate shift to renewables
The Canberra Times · Nov 5, 2022 ACT Conservation Council appoints new executive director Ms Lawless will replace outgoing director Helen Oakey, who finished up last month for a position at Market Forces in Melbourne.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022 Albanese government urged to adopt windfall profits tax after LNG exporters’ $40bn bonanza Australia Institute says the tax would be a responsible way for Australians to receive a fair return for exploitation of gas resources
AAP · Oct 18, 2022 Super funds mix oil and gas with net zero Climate-savvy superannuation savers have been warned some funds are building their stakes in Australia's biggest oil and gas companies while going "net zero".
The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2022 Australia’s big four banks face shareholder ire over funding fossil fuels Activist group Market Forces says continued funding of coal, oil and gas is incompatible with net zero commitments
The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2022 Santos profit rises three-fold amid energy insecurity as calls for windfall tax intensify Greens say 300% increase in profits shows Australia is ‘being taken for a ride’ while other activists claim company is ‘burning our long-term future’
The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2022 Australian super funds include fossil fuels in ‘sustainable’ options, investor activists say Market forces says its research shows ‘climate wrecker’ companies with interests in coal included in portfolios of ethical offerings
The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022 Hesta members pledge to ditch super fund over fossil fuel investments Industry superannuation fund defends approach, saying engaging with companies changes their behaviour, as members urge it to ‘stop investing in climate catastrophe’
The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2022 Student climate activists warn super fund Hesta over ad they claim implies false endorsement Exclusive: Hesta rejects accusation it was trying to link brand to School Strike 4 Climate group, but says it pulled the ad after hearing concerns
The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022 ‘Go after the money’: Goldman environmental prize winner honoured for urging banks to divest from coal Julien Vincent’s Market Forces organisation started with a spare laptop and a spare bedroom before raising the ire of the former Coalition government