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17th April 2025

BP’s AGM – Chair faces major shareholder backlash

ACCR is commenting on the results of BP’s Annual General Meeting, where a record-breaking vote was recorded against Chair Helge Lund.

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27th March 2025

New research: Glencore’s risky appetite for coal

Coal mining giant Glencore Plc is expanding its already large coal exposure into the headwinds of the global energy transition, yet has not demonstrated to investors how it plans to manage this risk.

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25th March 2025

Shell Capital Markets Day 2025

The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility​ (ACCR) is commenting on the Shell Capital Markets Day.

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13th March 2025

ACCR recommends vote against Woodside directors: significant underperformance

ACCR has filed members' statements with Woodside Energy Group (ASX:WDS) dissenting against the election of all directors standing at the upcoming annual general meeting.

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5th March 2025

Engagement with Rio Tinto on risk to water and communities

Investors have an interest in ensuring Rio Tinto’s approach to critical business risk management and governance is as robust as possible.

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26th February 2025

More retrograde than re-set: BP Capital Markets Day 2025

ACCR is commenting on BP’s announcement to the London Stock Exchange ahead of its Capital Markets Day.

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25th February 2025

Woodside’s Annual Report fails to turn the page

ACCR is commenting on the release of Woodside’s 2024 Annual Report and Climate Update.

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11th February 2025

BP at the crossroads – Q4 results

ACCR is commenting on BPs Q4 results.

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5th February 2025

Equinor Capital Markets Update: Doubling down on a loss-making segment

ACCR is responding to Equinor’s annual results and Capital Markets Update.

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3rd February 2025

New research: Equinor’s international oil & gas production a costly choice for Norway

Equinor’s ongoing pursuit of oil and gas production outside the Norwegian Continental Shelf has made Norwegians poorer, not richer, new ACCR research finds.

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30th January 2025

Dwindling options: Shell Q4 results

The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility​ (ACCR) is commenting on Shell’s release of its Q4 2024 results.

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16th January 2025

New research: BP’s fossil fuel spending beyond the boundaries of Paris

ACCR has published research that shows that BP’s capital allocation towards new oil and gas projects is not consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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7th January 2025

Shell’s LNG strategy under scrutiny as institutional investors file shareholder resolution

ACCR has co-filed a shareholder resolution to Shell to justify the assumptions behind its LNG growth strategy and explain how it is consistent with its climate commitments.

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12th November 2024

New research: "Shell’s LNG strategy: Overcooked?”

ACCR has published research that suggests Shell plc’s ambitious LNG growth strategy risks eroding shareholder value.

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24th October 2024

Greenwashing Proceedings in Federal Court

ACCR's greenwashing claims against Santos Ltd is due to begin in the Federal Court of Australia, on Monday 28 October.

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16th October 2024

Rio Tinto responds to investor calls for better climate advocacy

In light of Rio Tinto’s updated position, ACCR will recommence engagement with Rio Tinto on its climate and decarbonisation opportunities.

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23rd September 2024

Active ownership delivers outcomes: BHP improves scope 3 disclosures & investors withdraw resolution

Major institutional investors representing nearly US$110 billion assets under management have withdrawn a shareholder resolution filed with BHP Group Limited (BHP), following improved disclosures in the company’s 2024 Climate Transition Action Plan (CTAP).

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29th August 2024

Back to the Future 2: Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel commits to coal-fired steel in USA for decades

Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) will invest in extending the production life of a coal-dependent, carbon-intensive blast furnace currently operated by U.S. Steel.

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22nd August 2024

Back to the future: Japanese steelmakers Nippon Steel and JFE Steel buy into Australian coal mine

Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) and JFE Steel (JFE) have collectively bought 30% of Whitehaven Coal’s Blackwater metallurgical coal mine in Queensland, Australia.

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14th August 2024

New chair opens up opportunity for step change at AGL

ACCR is commenting on the announcement that AGL Energy Limited Chair, Patricia McKenzie, will retire in February 2025 and will be replaced by Miles George as Chair-elect.

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7th August 2024

Glencore holds on to coal: ratcheted up transition risk needs a plan

ACCR is commenting on today’s widely anticipated announcement from Glencore plc that it will not demerge its coal business, including the newly acquired Elk Valley Resources (EVR).

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