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22nd November 2023

Santos Investor Day briefing - the rinse and repeat is becoming farcical

ACCR is commenting on Santos Ltd’s 2023 Investor Day, held in Sydney today.

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8th November 2023

Woodside: all spin, no substance on climate

Woodside (ASX:WDS) is a company that doesn’t listen, led by a board that lacks the agility and skill-set to properly confront the risks and opportunities of the energy transition.

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3rd November 2023

Qantas AGM: Another shareholder rebuke for Goyder-led board

The parallels between today’s vote at Qantas and the Goyder-led Woodside AGM earlier this year are impossible to ignore.

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19th October 2023

Santos Q3 2023 report raises important questions

ACCR is commenting on the release of Santos Ltd’s third quarter report

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18th October 2023

Once again, BHP plays pass the parcel on emissions

ACCR is commenting on BHP’s announcement that Whitehaven Coal will acquire its two Queensland coal mines, Daunia and Blackwater

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12th October 2023

New report: Australian companies lag behind their US counterparts on transparency and governance of political expenditure

New ACCR research found significant gaps between what companies commit to on the topic of climate lobbying, and what governance and disclosure they implement

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13th September 2023

Government and investors face decommissioning ticking time bomb

ACCR warned that tighter regulation of oil and gas decommissioning was long overdue, after federal Resources Minister Madeleine King announced an issues paper on decommissioning

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13th September 2023

APPEA rebrand confirms spin is all fossil fuels have left

ACCR is commenting on the Australasian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association’s announced name change and associated rebrand to become Australian Energy Producers.

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30th August 2023

Trion approval more a millstone than a milestone

ACCR is commenting on Woodside Energy Group’s (ASX:WDS) announcement that the Trion deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico has received regulatory approval from the Mexican regulator

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22nd August 2023

Woodside’s sugar hit over, time to face reality

ACCR is commenting on Woodside Energy Group’s (ASX:WDS) 1H 2023 results announced today.

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21st August 2023

Woodside’s next “wave of growth” creates barely a ripple for shareholders

Woodside's (ASX:WDS) portfolio of unsanctioned oil and gas projects does not appear to be a material source of value for shareholders.

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28th June 2023

J-POWER faces second consecutive year of shareholder dissent on climate at AGM

J-Power investors have once again signalled a lack of confidence in the company’s current decarbonisation strategy.

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26th June 2023

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility updates case against Santos in Federal Court

ACCR filed a Further Amended Originating Application and Further Amended Concise Statement in its proceedings against Santos over alleged greenwashing.

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20th June 2023

Woodside board approves Mexican oil project despite constellation of risks

ACCR is commenting on Woodside Energy Group’s (ASX: WDS) announcement that it has made a final investment decision (FID) on the Trion greenfield oil development in the Gulf of Mexico.

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27th May 2023

“Impossible for Glencore to ignore”: Coal-mining giant hit with large shareholder vote on thermal coal risk at AGM

29.22% of Glencore shareholders voted in support of the thermal coal resolution. The result is a clear indication that institutional capital is increasingly alert to the risks of thermal coal and investors expect disclosures that enable them to navigate energy transition risks.

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16th May 2023

Investors applaud Nippon Steel, as world’s fourth largest steel company takes strides towards green steel

A group of investors in Nippon Steel Corporation has welcomed the company’s concrete steps towards achieving its decarbonisation targets.

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9th May 2023

Global asset managers with close to US$3 trillion AUM support climate shareholder resolution filed with J-Power - flag voting ‘no’ on director

Three major institutional investors announced their support for a shareholder resolution filed with J-Power - with each also signalling an intent to vote against the director principally responsible for its climate strategy.

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5th May 2023

“Missed opportunity”: Glencore ignores major investors’ calls for transparency on thermal coal as crucial climate-vote looms

Major institutional investors have expressed disappointment at the decision by Glencore’s board to decline the request for greater transparency.

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28th April 2023

Woodside pays for climate failings with record-breaking vote against director Ian Macfarlane

ACCR is commenting on the results of Woodside Energy Group’s 2023 Annual General Meeting (ASX: WDS).

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19th April 2023

Surge in investors demanding greater transparency from Glencore on thermal coal production

Nine institutional investors have publicly backed a shareholder resolution seeking greater transparency on Glencore’s thermal coal production.

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18th April 2023

Woodside scrambles at 11th hour to save directors’ jobs

ACCR is commenting on Woodside Energy Group exclusively notifying some investors of an intention to provide shareholders with a non-binding advisory vote on its climate plan in 2024

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