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Westpac best for ESG reporting in Australia: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... Mark Paterson said. The next most highly ranked company in Australia was an even more surprising inclusion - Woodside Petroleum was found to have the second best ESG reporting transparency. Woodside was followed by a tie for third place between Newcrest ...

Woodside results vindicate divestment argument: Activists

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Woodside Petroleum's annual results, with a $US4.028 billion net loss for 2020, are food for thought for super funds, according to divestment activists. Several of Australia's largest super funds have significant holdings in Woodside. It appears ...

Super funds bow to divestment pressure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... the report arguing that all these companies are worthy of divestment. These companies included the likes of Woodside Petroleum, BHP, Santos, Washington H Soul Pattinson, Whitehaven Coal and Oil Search. "Despite this recent progress, the majority of Out ...

Financial services firm names new directors

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... him extensive corporate finance, advisory and equity capital market experience, Euroz said. Beginning his career as a petroleum engineer before joining NM Rothschild & Sons in London, Simpson worked in corporate finance and specialized in natural resources ...

AMP Capital Ethical Leaders loses another mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... companies that might surprise super fund members invested in an ethical option - Oil Search, Rio Tinto, BHP and Woodside Petroleum. A spokesperson for AMP Capital said: "AMP Capital has a strong commitment to ESG and making responsible investments on ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... the economy." BP Australia SVP fuels & low carbon solutions Asia Pacific president Frederic Baudry said the mining and petroleum company was excited to partner with the initiative to progress towards a net zero Australia by 2050. "BP has set an ambition ...

First State to dump $40m of thermal coal holdings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... at least 30% by 2023. First State Super currently has shareholdings in BHP, Rio Tinto, Newcrest Mining and Woodside Petroleum, according to Rainmaker Information. These holdings account for approximately 10% of their Australian equity portfolio, with ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... Sealink (ASX: SLK). Meanwhile, Bilney's small cap picks for the coming months are Spark New Zealand (ASX: SPK), Beach Petroleum (ASX: BPT) and Saracen Mineral Holdings (ASX: SAR).

Calls for super funds, government to collaborate on energy security

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... reliant on imports to meet its oil needs and, at December end, had only 55 days-worth of fuel, according to the Australian Petroleum Statistics. It has long been under the requirement to hold 90-days of its net oil import mandated by International Energy ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... Group, Blackmores, Premier Investments, Super Retail Group, Telstra, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Viva Energy, and Woodside Petroleum.