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Shell shareholders worth €4tr to vote for Paris

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... gas company align its medium-term emissions reduction targets with the Paris Agreement. Shareholders will take an advisory vote to update the company's energy transition strategy before the annual general meeting in May. In 2023, 20% of Shell shareholders ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
If 2023 marked a broadened focus on climate adaptation, transition, biodiversity and modern slavery, 2024 is poised to be the year of ESG integration, consolidated reporting, legislative compliance, supply chain due diligence, and managing artificial ...

AustralianSuper rejects latest Brookfield overture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... October 2023 (as amended on 2 November 2023) be successful. "AustralianSuper's position is unchanged on the upcoming vote on 23 November 2023 as we believe the offer remains substantially below our estimate of Origin's long-term value." The Brookfield-led ...

Morgan Stanley makes second climate private equity deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... McMaster, CEO of Huel commented that the partnership will help the company in its global expansion efforts. "This is a huge vote of confidence in the business and 1GT's commitment to us demonstrates the significant potential of our brand and the strength ...

Brookfield ups the ante on Origin by $1.2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Expert's Report and is endorsed by the Origin Board." Origin's largest shareholder, AustralianSuper, announced it would vote against the revised takeover bid on the grounds that the bid in the scheme booklet was undervalued. AustralianSuper has ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... transition," Australian Ethical said. Speaking purely for Australian Ethical's strategy, Fraser said that the ethical investor would vote against chair Ryan Stokes at this year's AGM and would also vote against the executive remuneration report. "It ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Despite being voted down by the Australian public, the First Nations Voice to Parliament saw support from the private sector which viewed the federal advisory body as the next step for reconciliation. As the dust settles, experts say finance has an ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The Federal Court has dismissed a challenge to two coal mine developments, establishing a precedent that the federal government can disregard the climate risks posed by such fossil fuel projects when deciding whether to approve them. In Environment ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... companies would be mandated to submit their climate strategies for shareholder approval every three years, with an annual vote on the implementation of the strategy. It would have made France the first country to require listed companies to disclose ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Climate change, gender equality, decent work, and natural capital and biodiversity loss are priorities for one major Australian superfund when it comes to the 2023 ASX300 AGM season. HESTA, which has approximately $76 billion in assets under management ...