October 11th, 2024
As the Australian AGM season commences, this blog article by Stewardship Senior Analyst Thomas Bolger provides an in-depth analysis of recent trends in shareholder engagement.
Annual General Meetings are …
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August 29th, 2024
The Australian senate has passed a bill to introduce mandatory climate reporting for large and medium-sized companies as part of the government’s sustainable finance strategy.
Senators voted 34-25 to support …
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Australia proposes new law on climate reporting
February 5th, 2024
The Australian government has proposed a new law to establish a climate risk disclosure framework, introducing new reporting requirements for companies.
The draft legislation amends the Australian Securities and Investment …
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Woodside Energy has withstood investor backlash against inadequate climate policies at this year’s AGM.
Australia’s largest oil and gas producer faced resistance for the re-election of three directors amid mounting criticism from …
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February 22, 2023
More investors sell their shares in Adani Group as the firm continues to use green money to finance one of the world’s largest coal mines.
On February 10, …
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August 18, 2022
Market Forces say the time has come for investors to publicly withdraw capital from Santos over its “climate failure”
Santos, Australia’s second-biggest oil and gas producer, has come under fire from …
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June 16, 2022
ASIC introduces guidelines to prevent greenwashing
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has introduced a set of guidelines to prevent large funds from greenwashing.
In order to prevent greenwashing, ASIC’s guidelines ask …
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January 7, 2022
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly at the forefront of debate in the Australian market and 2021’s AGM season proved no exception. With Australian shareholders continuing to …
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January 7, 2022
The Australian government has introduced a new regulation to reform proxy voting advice services.
The reforms extend the country’s financial services licensing regime to cover a broader range of proxy adviser …
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