Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR)
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ACCR is a shareholder advocacy and research organisation. We use shareholder strategy to enable investors to escalate engagements with heavy-emitting companies in their portfolios. Find us at accr.org.au
Signatories to the Asset Owner Statement on Climate Stewardship now collectively represent over $2tn in savings. It was co-authored by an asset owner coalition led by Brunel Pension Partnership, The People’s Pension and Scottish Widows in February 2025. www.netzeroinvestor.net/news-and-vie...
Eight new asset owners sign statement outlining asset manager climate expectations
Signatories to the Asset Owner Statement on Climate Stewardship now collectively represent over $2tn in savings, revealing a growing appetite for managers who hold onto climate commitments
www.netzeroinvestor.net
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Signatories to the Asset Owner Statement on Climate Stewardship now collectively represent over $2tn in savings. It was co-authored by an asset owner coalition led by Brunel Pension Partnership, The People’s Pension and Scottish Widows in February 2025. www.netzeroinvestor.net/news-and-vie...
As the world heads beyond 1.5°C, financial institutions will have to manage the worsening consequences of climate change while also contributing to tackling its causes. www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
The new climate reality and systemic financial risk
Government policy and regulation is failing to align with Britain's net zero goals.
www.newstatesman.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
As the world heads beyond 1.5°C, financial institutions will have to manage the worsening consequences of climate change while also contributing to tackling its causes. www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
Despite its limitations as an unlikely energy system scenario, investors cannot ignore the temperature warnings of the CPS: it shows warming exceeding 2°C by around 2050, reaching 2.9°C by 2100, and continuing to rise thereafter. www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...
Investor Bulletin: IEA 2025 World Energy Outlook - ACCR
The 2025 World Energy Outlook (WEO) from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has been released.
www.accr.org.au
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Despite its limitations as an unlikely energy system scenario, investors cannot ignore the temperature warnings of the CPS: it shows warming exceeding 2°C by around 2050, reaching 2.9°C by 2100, and continuing to rise thereafter. www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...
Only a tiny fraction of all corporate decisions are put to a shareholder vote, and ISS and Glass Lewis mostly tend to tell investors how to vote on nonbinding proposals about executive pay or climate action, not on competitive strategy. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
Blackstone Is for Everyone
Also proxy adviser antitrust, multiverse shareholder voting, how to get very rich, Robinhood bags of cash and Sealed Air.
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Only a tiny fraction of all corporate decisions are put to a shareholder vote, and ISS and Glass Lewis mostly tend to tell investors how to vote on nonbinding proposals about executive pay or climate action, not on competitive strategy. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
Ramping up investment in grid-scale batteries is an untapped opportunity for Japan’s incumbent electric utilities. This webinar discusses the latest technological and policy developments in Japan’s decarbonisation of its energy grid. youtu.be/vDH1ILeBuZo?...
Investor Briefing: Future-proofing Japan's utilities
YouTube video by Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility
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November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Ramping up investment in grid-scale batteries is an untapped opportunity for Japan’s incumbent electric utilities. This webinar discusses the latest technological and policy developments in Japan’s decarbonisation of its energy grid. youtu.be/vDH1ILeBuZo?...
The 2025 WEO underscores the vast gap between current policies and the pace of change needed for a lower-emissions future. For investors, whether a high-risk future materialises is increasingly a matter of choice. www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...
Investor Bulletin: IEA 2025 World Energy Outlook - ACCR
The 2025 World Energy Outlook (WEO) from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has been released.
www.accr.org.au
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The 2025 WEO underscores the vast gap between current policies and the pace of change needed for a lower-emissions future. For investors, whether a high-risk future materialises is increasingly a matter of choice. www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...
Kingsmill Bond, energy strategist at Ember, shares insights from his latest report, "The Electrotech Revolution". Discover how new energy technologies are transforming economies & geopolitics, with a special focus on Asia's rapid clean energy advancements. www.buzzsprout.com/1951932/epis...
Ep70 Why Energy Tech Will Change Everything, ft Kingsmill Bond, Ember - The Asia Climate Finance Podcast
We talk to Kingsmill Bond, energy strategist at Ember, sharing insights from his latest report, "The Electrotech Revolution". Discover how new energy technologies are transforming economies and geopol...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Kingsmill Bond, energy strategist at Ember, shares insights from his latest report, "The Electrotech Revolution". Discover how new energy technologies are transforming economies & geopolitics, with a special focus on Asia's rapid clean energy advancements. www.buzzsprout.com/1951932/epis...
We are #hiring for a Funder Engagement, Reporting and Evaluation Officer. Could it be you?
Apply at the link below before 9:00am, 26th Nov 2025 AEDT app.beapplied.com/apply/lemyut...
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Funder Engagement, Reporting and Evaluation Officer
Employer: Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility Work Type/s: Permanent, 30-37.5 hours (4-5 days) per week. Flexibility available. Please specify your preference when applying. Salary: $80-1...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
We are #hiring for a Funder Engagement, Reporting and Evaluation Officer. Could it be you?
Apply at the link below before 9:00am, 26th Nov 2025 AEDT app.beapplied.com/apply/lemyut...
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Investors are still unable to properly assess the Paris alignment of Shell’s lobbying and its effect on the company’s gas & LNG strategy. Read our full report: www.accr.org.au/research/com...
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Investors are still unable to properly assess the Paris alignment of Shell’s lobbying and its effect on the company’s gas & LNG strategy. Read our full report: www.accr.org.au/research/com...
Trump had been urged to examine possible antitrust violations by several influential chief executives frustrated with what they view as the excessive power held by proxy advisers to influence crucial corporate decisions www.ft.com/content/95c0...
US antitrust regulator launches probe into ISS and Glass Lewis
Federal Trade Commission’s investigation comes as Trump administration targets influential proxy advisers
www.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Trump had been urged to examine possible antitrust violations by several influential chief executives frustrated with what they view as the excessive power held by proxy advisers to influence crucial corporate decisions www.ft.com/content/95c0...
Some call it the “Pilbara killer” for its potential to upend the domination of the iron ore industry by Australia. Others say that the mine’s high-grade deposits could help catalyse a green revolution in steelmaking. www.ft.com/content/9fe8...
How the world’s biggest mining project is a win for China
The $23bn Simandou mine in Guinea has taken almost three decades to begin operating but could tilt the balance of power in the global iron ore market
www.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Some call it the “Pilbara killer” for its potential to upend the domination of the iron ore industry by Australia. Others say that the mine’s high-grade deposits could help catalyse a green revolution in steelmaking. www.ft.com/content/9fe8...
Friday Night Gaslights www.afr.com/rear-window/...
Woodside doubles down on Louisiana with college football sponsorship
The energy giant is going all in on its $27 billion liquid gas project in the US state.
www.afr.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Friday Night Gaslights www.afr.com/rear-window/...
The finance sector is falling well short of delivering the level of capital needed to meet our critical sustainability goals. It continues to cause harm by providing capital to industries that damage nature. theconversation.com/green-financ...
Green finance was supposed to contribute solutions to climate change. So far, it’s fallen well short
It’s ten years since a seminal speech triggered a rush into green finance. What happened to those early hopes?
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The finance sector is falling well short of delivering the level of capital needed to meet our critical sustainability goals. It continues to cause harm by providing capital to industries that damage nature. theconversation.com/green-financ...
In Australia, the number of deaths per annum is likely to increase by around 1% by 2030 up to 7% by the end of this century due to global heating. The extra deaths will mostly be at older age groups, and among those who find it harder to shelter from heat. actuarialeye.com/2025/11/10/c...
Climate change and Mortality – what can we expect?
In Australia, the number of deaths per annum is likely to increase by around 1% by 2030 up to 7% by the end of this century due to global heating. The extra deaths will mostly be at older age group…
actuarialeye.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
In Australia, the number of deaths per annum is likely to increase by around 1% by 2030 up to 7% by the end of this century due to global heating. The extra deaths will mostly be at older age groups, and among those who find it harder to shelter from heat. actuarialeye.com/2025/11/10/c...
Ultimately it will be up to the state to act and hold Shell and BP accountable for the full costs of remediating pollution in the area. The question is whether they will do so, considering the close relationship between government and industry. theconversation.com/when-pollute...
When polluters don’t pay: still no cleanup at South African oil refinery that’s caused millions in damage but was sold for 6 cents
Steps need to be started urgently to clean up the petrol pollution left behind in South Durban by BP and Shell.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Ultimately it will be up to the state to act and hold Shell and BP accountable for the full costs of remediating pollution in the area. The question is whether they will do so, considering the close relationship between government and industry. theconversation.com/when-pollute...
We're hiring for a Steel Demand-Side Analyst to join our research team. Could it be you?
Applications close 18th November 2025 app.beapplied.com/apply/l0ms3k...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
We're hiring for a Steel Demand-Side Analyst to join our research team. Could it be you?
Applications close 18th November 2025 app.beapplied.com/apply/l0ms3k...
Applications close 18th November 2025 app.beapplied.com/apply/l0ms3k...
Chaired by Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, the inquiry is investigating how misinformation and disinformation are shaping Australia’s response to the climate crisis and the shift to renewable energy. reneweconomy.com.au/we-do-not-ha...
reneweconomy.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Chaired by Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, the inquiry is investigating how misinformation and disinformation are shaping Australia’s response to the climate crisis and the shift to renewable energy. reneweconomy.com.au/we-do-not-ha...
The Waratah transformer failure is the latest delay to affect the clean energy projects and transmission lines needed for the transition away from fossil fuels. www.afr.com/companies/en...
‘Catastrophic’ failure delays massive $1b Waratah super battery
The BlackRock-owned development is the largest storage project in the world and a key part of the transition away from coal power.
www.afr.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Waratah transformer failure is the latest delay to affect the clean energy projects and transmission lines needed for the transition away from fossil fuels. www.afr.com/companies/en...
AGL Energy has agreed to sell almost all of its 20% stake in Australian wind giant Tilt Renewables. “The transaction demonstrates our commitment to realising value in our portfolio and recycling capital to invest in flexible, dispatchable capacity" reneweconomy.com.au/agl-sells-mo...
reneweconomy.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
AGL Energy has agreed to sell almost all of its 20% stake in Australian wind giant Tilt Renewables. “The transaction demonstrates our commitment to realising value in our portfolio and recycling capital to invest in flexible, dispatchable capacity" reneweconomy.com.au/agl-sells-mo...
In a world in which China uses ever more Russian gas, many LNG projects would struggle to get built. At current European gas prices, that is almost $90bn a year of lost revenue for US industry — money that could, literally, end up going down the pipes. www.ft.com/content/a974...
A China-Russia sweetheart gas deal could upset US energy exporters
Even without Power of Siberia 2, there was already a risk of superfluous LNG sloshing around the system
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
In a world in which China uses ever more Russian gas, many LNG projects would struggle to get built. At current European gas prices, that is almost $90bn a year of lost revenue for US industry — money that could, literally, end up going down the pipes. www.ft.com/content/a974...
Bill Gates’ charity has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by the Danish academic and climate crisis denier Bjørn Lomborg, according to U.S. tax records reviewed by DeSmog. www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Bill Gates’ charity has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by the Danish academic and climate crisis denier Bjørn Lomborg, according to U.S. tax records reviewed by DeSmog. www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Another scandal for Equinor in the UK. The joint venture "Adura" set up with Shell accused of using Equinor's tax assets so the Adura joint venture can avoid taxes in Britain. A group of organisations are asking for a review of the dealings. www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdee...
Chancellor urged to examine 'legality' of Shell-Equinor deal to create new company
Plans were announced last year for a new company named Adura which would see Shell and Equinor - which owns an 80% majority stake in the Rosebank oil field - join forces.
www.aberdeenlive.news
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Another scandal for Equinor in the UK. The joint venture "Adura" set up with Shell accused of using Equinor's tax assets so the Adura joint venture can avoid taxes in Britain. A group of organisations are asking for a review of the dealings. www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdee...
We're #hiring for a Funder Engagement, Reporting and Evaluation Officer.
Could you coordinate fundraising / grant seeking activities and contribute to managing communications with funders?
Learn more here: app.beapplied.com/apply/lemyut...
Could you coordinate fundraising / grant seeking activities and contribute to managing communications with funders?
Learn more here: app.beapplied.com/apply/lemyut...
Funder Engagement, Reporting and Evaluation Officer
Employer: Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility Work Type/s: Permanent, 30-37.5 hours (4-5 days) per week. Flexibility available. Please specify your preference when applying. Salary: $80-1...
app.beapplied.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We're #hiring for a Funder Engagement, Reporting and Evaluation Officer.
Could you coordinate fundraising / grant seeking activities and contribute to managing communications with funders?
Learn more here: app.beapplied.com/apply/lemyut...
Could you coordinate fundraising / grant seeking activities and contribute to managing communications with funders?
Learn more here: app.beapplied.com/apply/lemyut...
ASIC has imposed a $37,560 penalty on industry superannuation fund HESTA over misleading statements about carbon emissions.
Another industry fund, Prime Super also received an infringement notice and paid a $18,780 penalty. financialnewswire.com.au/superannuati...
Another industry fund, Prime Super also received an infringement notice and paid a $18,780 penalty. financialnewswire.com.au/superannuati...
ASIC hits HESTA with $37,560 penalty - Financial Newswire
Industry superannuation fund HESTA has been hit with a $37,560 ASIC penalty over allegedly misleading statements about carbon emissions.
financialnewswire.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
ASIC has imposed a $37,560 penalty on industry superannuation fund HESTA over misleading statements about carbon emissions.
Another industry fund, Prime Super also received an infringement notice and paid a $18,780 penalty. financialnewswire.com.au/superannuati...
Another industry fund, Prime Super also received an infringement notice and paid a $18,780 penalty. financialnewswire.com.au/superannuati...
In the blame game of who is doing most, or least, corporations are not typically showered in climate glory. ACCR is shining a spotlight on the good and the bad. Watch Brynn O’Brien discuss the important (and tireless) job of holding business to account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFHV...
Cleaning up the market
YouTube video by Climate 360
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November 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
In the blame game of who is doing most, or least, corporations are not typically showered in climate glory. ACCR is shining a spotlight on the good and the bad. Watch Brynn O’Brien discuss the important (and tireless) job of holding business to account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFHV...