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CBA faces shareholder revolt over deforestation risk

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... ESG manager James Alexander said investor concern over deforestation was growing internationality. He pointed to last years vote at ANZ's AGM, where 22.7% of shareholders supported action on deforestation, describing it as a globally significant result. ...

Super funds backpedal on Macquarie climate resolution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... management by Macquarie. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) and Cbus both voted in favour of the resolution last year but chose to vote against it this year. Aware Super chose to abstain from the vote this time. It had voted in favour of the resolution ...

Shareholders walk back on Macquarie climate transparency push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... representations and exposes the group to growing climate-related financial risks." The Macquarie board recommended shareholders to vote against the resolution noting it is not in the best interest of the company. "The advisory resolution in Item 5b. ...

James Hardie hit with class action over performance disclosures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... year, the firm was also under fire over a $14 billion deal to acquire US-based Azek. A deal that was done without an investor vote, leading to backlash from other major investors including AustralianSuper, UniSuper, Aware Super and HESTA. This led the ...

SEC to ditch climate disclosure rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes to scrap climate-related disclosure rules, saying they exceed its legal authority and impose unnecessary burdens on companies. The rules were first proposed in 2022 under the Biden administration. ...

Shareholders question Macquarie's climate change commitment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Macquarie Group shareholders are questioning if the investment giant is still committed to aligning its finances with the goal of net zero by 2050 and if so, how it plans to assess its fossil fuel financing activity for compliance. Shareholders have ...

Australian Ethical pressures QBE over climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... to risk. It raises questions about in whose interests this policy was written." QBE's board has recommended shareholders vote against the proposals put forth by Australian Ethical and SIX "The board's role is to represent and serve the best interests ...

Class action considered against James Hardie

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... undertaking a significant transaction. The ASX allowed James Hardie to proceed with a $14 billion transaction without an investor vote, which led to backlash from major investors including AustralianSuper, UniSuper, Aware Super and HESTA. Following that ...

HESTA votes against Santos chief's remuneration

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... scorecard lacked the ambition the $100 billion super fund expected to see which was the main driver behind the decision to vote against the remuneration. "In our view, remuneration outcomes for chief executive Kevin Gallagher are not adequately justified ...

Lobby group names and shames companies omitting shareholder resolutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... complaints regarding or make determinations regarding a company's decision not to put forth a shareholder proposal for vote. Traditionally, if a company explained to the SEC why it believed it could exclude a proposal from its proxy statement, the ...
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