A resolution demanding Whitehaven Coal improve its climate risk disclosure has received 40% support, the highest-ever vote by shareholders in favour of better reporting.
Groups including the Business Council, the Australian Industry Group and the Australian Conservation Foundation today warned that electricity prices will only fall if there is a strategy to cut carbon emissions.
Oil and gas producer Beach Energy has benchmarked its climate-risk disclosure practices against global recommendations, and will this year implement a comprehensive climate strategy.
The circumstances in which companies can apply to have their greenhouse gas emissions kept confidential are much too restrictive, Chevron has told the Climate Change Authority.
Shareholders at Transurban's annual general meeting have quizzed the company over Business Council criticism of a 45% emissions target, and questioned its PwC auditor about climate risk.