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APPEA conference kicks up controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... titled Gaslighting: How APPEA and its members continue to oppose genuine climate action which argued that the group's lobbying is inconsistent with limited global warming to two degrees. The report claims APPEA's support for net zero emissions by 2050 ...

Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... target(s); decarbonisation strategy; capital allocation alignment; climate policy engagement, including corporate climate lobbying; climate Governance, and meeting the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) recommendations Overall ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... the reframing of corporate strategies, business plans and capital frameworks, adjustments to management incentives and lobbying activities. Baig pointed to the example of engaging with oil and gas companies and finding out how net zero commitments are ...

Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... climate-related issue that matters in the Australian market is the role that companies' memberships in trade associations and lobbying groups, the stances those groups take on climate policy, and where there might be gaps in strategic long term interest. ...

ACCR files resolutions with BHP, AGL for AGM votes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Traditional Owners so they can speak publicly about cultural heritage concerns on their land; and be forthright and disclose lobbying by its industry associations on cultural heritage issues." This resolution enjoys the support of the First Nations Heritage ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... and Clare Richards, Senior Engagement Manager, Church of England Pensions Board Why do investors care about corporate lobbying on climate change? Where such lobbying opposes the adoption of effective climate change policy, it creates risks in investor ...

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... another resolution filed by ACCR on behalf of shareholders, 4(c), requested a review of the company's direct and indirect lobbying. That resolution garnered 44% of proxy votes, 214 million to 272 million. A fourth resolution requested a review of the ...

ACCR files shareholder resolution with BHP over industry associations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... '... suspend memberships of Industry Associations where: a. a major function of the Industry Association is to undertake lobbying, advertising and/or advocacy relating to climate and/or energy policy (Advocacy); and b. the Industry Association's record ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... and that has a massive impact," she said. "Then you go to, what does that mean in terms of, I look at some of the ACTU lobbying recently around raising minimum wage - how does that happen where you have the risk of more and more people being unemployed ...

Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... executive Director. "... Given the partial success of our BHP resolution and the success in raising the issue of anti-climate lobbying as a concern for investors, we have only seen an increase in interest in our work from institutional investors and ...