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18th October 2024
Webinar: Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) & climate ‘policy chill’
ACCR, together with Fair Finance International and the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), hosted a webinar for institutional investors to learn more about ISDS.
Read More16th October 2024
Investor Bulletin: Understanding BHP’s methane problem
New data suggests that Queensland’s Bowen Basin is Australia’s top methane-emitting hotspot. The region is home to major coal and gas fields - including BHP’s metallurgical coal mines.
Read More9th October 2024
ACCR Annual Review FY23/24
Spanning our AGM activities, company engagements and research, and featuring testimonials from key collaborators, ACCR's Annual Review for FY23/24 shows how we use shareholder rights to protect long-term value and deliver real-world emissions reductions.
Read More3rd October 2024
Webinar: Analysing BHP's 2024 Climate Transition Action Plan
While BHP’s disclosures have improved, its 2024 CTAP falls short on ambition and does not have a capital allocation strategy that matches the scale of the decarbonisation challenge. As a result, ACCR will be voting against this CTAP.
Read More1st October 2024
Investor Bulletin: Chill factor – How does investor-state dispute settlement affect climate policy?
Described as “litigation terrorism” and “the wild wild west of international law”, investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is a potent legal tool used by some companies to disrupt positive climate policy settings.
Read More26th September 2024
Investor Bulletin: BHP’s 2024 Climate Transition Action Plan (CTAP)
While BHP's 2024 CTAP provides improved disclosures on scope 3, it falls short on ambition and does not have a capital allocation strategy to match the scale of the challenge.
Read More19th August 2024
ACCR Presentation on challenges and opportunities in the NEM transition and implications for AGL
Webinar to explore the challenges facing the Australian energy transition.
Read More9th August 2024
Investor Bulletin: Woodside diversifies into ammonia, but is it decarbonisation?
Woodside’s acquisition of an ammonia project in Texas, USA, is a welcome departure from deploying shareholder capital to long-duration, low-margin and high-emissions oil and gas projects. But this “new energy” investment won’t reduce Woodside’s oil and gas emissions.
Read More1st August 2024
Investor Bulletin: Rio Tinto’s anti-climate advocacy prompts ACCR to disengage from policy collaboration
While ACCR welcomes constructive company engagement, we will not participate in engagements that could rightly be perceived as greenwashing
Read More9th July 2024
Newsletter: science-based stewardship - July 2024
Fossil fuel companies that are actively developing new oil, gas and coal projects and delaying the global transition by lobbying to lock-in demand for their products, are materially increasing the medium to long-term risk profile for all investors.
Read More17th June 2024
Investor Bulletin: Enhancing Nippon Steel’s Climate Strategy
In just under a week, investors will vote at Nippon Steel Corporation’s annual general meeting on a series of shareholder proposals urging the company to improve on steel decarbonisation and climate lobbying disclosures.
Read More29th May 2024
ACCR Presentation on Nippon Steel Corporation’s 2024 AGM
Webinar to discuss ACCR’s analysis of Nippon Steel’s decarbonisation strategy and insights on the shareholder resolutions ahead of its AGM.
Read More1st May 2024
ACCR Presentation on Glencore’s 2024 AGM
Webinar to discuss ACCR’s assessment of Glencore’s updated climate plan and our voting intentions in the lead up to the AGM in May.
Read More24th April 2024
ACCR Presentation on Shell’s 2024 AGM
Webinar to discuss ACCR’s research and voting intentions in the lead up to Shell’s AGM in May.
Read More23rd April 2024
ACCR Presentation on Equinor’s 2024 AGM
Webinar to discuss ACCR's recently published Equinor report and the shareholder resolution filed by a group of institutional investors led by Sarasin and Partners LLP (Sarasin).
Read More11th April 2024
Climate Science Insight: Woodside’s (mis)use of scenarios in its climate plan
All scenarios have an expiration date: assumptions go bad quickly, particularly as global decarbonisation has been so delayed
Read More11th April 2024
ACCR Presentation on the green steel transformation
Webinar to discuss insights from ACCR's recently published report, Forging pathways: Insights for the green steel transformation.
Read More4th April 2024
Editorial: Goyder feeling the heat ahead of Woodside AGM
At the upcoming AGM, a vote against yet another woeful climate plan and the chair who delivered it is not only justified, but necessary.
Read More3rd April 2024
ACCR Presentation on Woodside Energy’s 2024 AGM
Webinar to discuss the members' statement against the re-election of the Chair, Richard Goyder and our analysis of the 2023 Climate Action Transition Plan.
Read More22nd March 2024
Investor Bulletin: Response to Glencore’s updated climate plan
Despite escalating investor concerns around the company’s exposure to climate risk, Glencore walks away from aligning to a net zero emissions pathway.
Read More21st March 2024
ACCR Presentation on Santos Ltd’s 2024 AGM
Webinar to discuss the members' statement against the re-election of the Chair, Keith Spence and Santos’ Growth Strategy.
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