ACCR files shareholder resolution with BHP over industry associationsBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019 4:48PMThe Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) and institutional investors have filed a shareholder resolution with BHP, calling on the company to suspend its memberships in industry associations which obstruct climate policy in Australia. Related News |
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