Woodside Energy Group
Roger Cook faces defamation threat from teen climate protesters
A concerns notice – the first step in a defamation action – regarding Cook’s comments was sent to his office on Wednesday morning.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Anzac cakewalk: Albo gets a sweet treat in PNG while Duttons stokes home front
The prime minister gets a helicopter re-up while the opposition leader stays home in Queensland.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Opinion
Activist shareholders
Why Goyder survived even though his climate plan was panned
For large investors such as pension and superannuation funds, a vote against what climate activists and experts and some shareholders believe is a vague and feeble plan to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement is a no-brainer.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Biggest climate revolt rocks Woodside as investors turn up heat on emissions
Australia’s largest oil and gas company has been hit with an unprecedented investor uprising demanding greater action on climate change.
- by Nick Toscano and Peter Milne
Consumer watchdog refuses to certify green labelling scheme
The ACCC has not certified a key federal government program used by more than 500 companies to promote their environmental credentials.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Gas
‘Upfront, credible and honest’: Woodside boss spruiks climate plan ahead of crucial AGM
Meg O’Neill says the energy major is working to reduce its emissions but warns it’s not going to be easy or cheap.
- by Peter Milne
Top UK fund turns up heat on Goyder as Woodside faces climate revolt
Britain’s biggest asset manager will vote to remove Richard Goyder as chair of Australian energy giant Woodside amid a backlash over the board’s climate stance.
- by Nick Toscano
Goyder appeals to Woodside shareholders to back climate plan
Woodside chair Richard Goyder has written a last-minute letter to investors ahead of a vote next week on his own position and the company’s plans for climate change.
- by Peter Milne and Nick Toscano
Inside the backlash facing Australia’s biggest energy company
Woodside shareholders are about to decide if the company is doing enough to diversify revenue away from fossil fuels as warnings intensify about emissions heating the planet.
- by Nick Toscano
Opinion
Activist shareholders
Qantas baggage haunts under-pressure Goyder at Woodside
After chairing Qantas during a period when it fell from grace, Richard Goyder is under intense pressure for the second time in less than a year.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Views split on Woodside’s climate stance as investor vote looms
The company’s credibility will be put to the test this month when backers have their say on its emissions plan and the future of chairman Richard Goyder.
- by Nick Toscano