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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
Ten of the world’s largest oil and gas companies would create significantly more shareholder value by ending exploration and sharply curtailing upstream development. Read our full report: www.accr.org.au/research/whe...
As reported in the AFR, Alex Hillman called for the appointment of director who is “capable of breaking out of the sector’s ill-informed assumption that spending money creates value and genuinely apply capital discipline”. Read the full article: www.afr.com/companies/en...
Dimitri Lafleur provided this statement to media: "The pragmatic and realistic course of action is to focus efforts on investing in existent low- to zero-carbon alternatives to blast furnaces in the steel sector and optimising the policy environment to facilitate this."
“Investors are not abandoning fossil fuels because governments told them to. They are doing so because the economics increasingly favour technologies whose fuel is effectively free once the infrastructure has been built,” Leon Stille writes. oilprice.com/Alternative-...
New research in Nature Climate Change explains the potential scale and impact of carbon lock-in for the steel sector, and considers how targeted, near-term investment decisions can help prevent this. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The 2026 El Niño has formed on top of a long-term warming trend, and its effects are likely to be amplified, with significant implications for weather, the environment, and the economy over the coming months. www.accr.org.au/insights/cli...
ExxonMobil has stepped up “internal discussions about buying an Asia Pacific-based LNG producer” but any deal is “likely to prove disappointing,” Antony Currie writes. www.reuters.com/commentary/b...
El Niño acts as a stress test for global systems – disrupting weather patterns, amplifying physical risks, and exposing vulnerabilities across regions and sectors. For investors, the significance of El Niño might be the vulnerabilities revealed. www.accr.org.au/insights/cli...
📢 We are looking for a strategic communications professional - ideally with a background in climate communications and familiarity with corporate and investment power - to lead ACCR’s high-performing communications team. Applications close soon: app.beapplied.com/apply/zjulch...
With our shareholder powers combined, we can have real-world impact. If you live near Fremantle, WA, and are interested in our work - we'd like to meet you! Together, we can put climate action on the agenda of Australia’s largest companies. RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/accr-communi...
A recent article by CNBC asks what next for BP? The reporting notes that senior personnel changes at the company have prompted questions over the structure and oversight of the firm’s board. www.cnbc.com/2026/06/10/b...
ACCR and the co-filing institutional investor have withdrawn their shareholder proposal on how J-POWER makes and evaluates investment decisions. www.accr.org.au/news/j-power...
WA's LNG does not have significant potential to enhance the decarbonisation or energy security of Australia's trading partners, because decarbonisation is driven by renewables. www.accr.org.au/research/sub...
“He did not explain how the potential conflict was managed & ignored the core part of the question about who recused themselves from the decision to appoint Cutifani,” he said, adding the quality of the board was important for Woodside as it had “chronically underperformed” peers
The BP board announced that it removed Chairman Albert Manifold on Tuesday. ACCR has called on BP’s board to provide “a full and transparent account” of exactly what led to Manifold’s dismissal. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/26/b...
As climate extremes intensify, the probability of cascading failures will rise. Investors who fail to incorporate this perspective risk being blindsided by shocks that cannot be understood through asset-by-asset analysis alone. Read our latest insight: www.accr.org.au/insights/cli...
ACCR’s Nick Mazan attended the Shell AGM on Tuesday. He challenged the company on maintaining a bullish LNG outlook as the clash between short-and long-term vision dominated the agenda. www.netzeroinvestor.net/news-and-vie...
Our ‘Fork in the Road’ analysis shows that for Woodside at this point in time, ceasing oil and gas exploration and development would generate almost $3 billion more NPV than a business-as-usual strategy. www.accr.org.au/research/for...
From ACCR’s perspective, one of the central challenges in steel decarbonisation is not identifying the single, silver bullet pathway toward green steel production – it is aligning the system. www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-...
Reuters reports that Woodside is struggling to secure long-term contracts for Louisiana LNG capacity, with pricing — specifically liquefaction fees — emerging as the key sticking point. www.linkedin.com/pulse/woodsi...
Are you a strategic communications professional that could maximise our impact and shape the narratives around ACCR’s work? Learn more about the position and submit your application here: app.beapplied.com/apply/zjulch...
Globally, extreme heat is an underappreciated risk. www.accr.org.au/insights/new...
💥At BP’s AGM, 25.85% of shareholders voted in support of our co-filed shareholder proposal resolution 24. It is the highest ever vote of support recorded for a management-opposed resolution at BP.
Climate risk models are highly complex and it is rarely feasible for financial institutions to independently rebuild or fully validate every component. Investors should seek greater transparency from model providers. www.accr.org.au/insights/new...
Which fossil fuel company will be the last one standing? In oil and gas, fewer companies are doing more of the deals and creating more of the value. Frequent acquirers yielded total shareholder returns that are 130% higher than non-acquirers. www.bain.com/insights/oil...
Investors have an opportunity to improve the value and effectiveness of transition finance in Japan by engaging policy makers and companies along the steel value chain. Read our latest investor bulletin: www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...
In our latest commentary by Dr Sophie Lewis, we look at the Earth’s energy imbalance, an indicator the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has included for the first time in its ‘State of the Global Climate 2025’ report. Read more here: www.accr.org.au/insights/com...
Japan’s Green Transformation (GX) transition finance initiative is among the largest in the world. It risks entrenching fossil fuel use and inhibiting future competitiveness by financing technologies with limited decarbonisation and commercial potential. www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...
💥 We’re hiring! ACCR is looking for a senior communications professional who wants challenge, ownership, and the chance to make real impact from day one. Learn more about the role and submit your application here: app.beapplied.com/apply/zjulch...
At a time when transparency matters, BP is asking shareholders to accept less information, less oversight, and to overlook its record of underperformance. Watch this investor briefing www.accr.org.au/insights/acc...