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- Barclays faces complaint over backing for power plant near world’s largest mangrove forest Wed, 2 Sep 26, 8:00pmBangladeshi complainants allege Rampal power station’s pollution and climate risks threaten the Sunderbans, a world heritage site
- BHP quietly scrapped plan to build Pilbara plant that would have drastically cut emissions Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: Jimblebar processing facility would have produced higher quality iron ore sought by steelmakers around the world – themselves under pressure to curb pollution
- Revealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s climate push Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: BHP once dubbed climate change an ‘existential’ threat. But leaked documents show it has backtracked on decarbonisation at a vast network of mines
- Exclusive: Leaked documents show BHP’s climate backtrack - podcast Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmNour Haydar speaks with Christopher Knaus about the BHP files – the cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners – which show that the world’s biggest miner has war-gamed ways to massively...
- Australian taxpayers subsidise Big Mining’s use of fossil fuel to the tune of $4bn a year. It’s a strange way to tackle emissions | Adam Morton Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmGiven the scale of its contribution to global heating, the world’s biggest miner has a duty to invest heavily in solutions that could have a global impact
- BHP defies its own climate strategy to spend hundreds of millions on polluting diesel trucks in Pilbara Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: Mining giant says technology is not yet advanced enough to run a fully electrified fleet but experts say it is hooked on federal fuel tax credits
- The BHP files: World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal Mon, 25 May 26, 8:30pmExclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation
- BHP ‘laughing’ at Australia’s key climate policy while pocketing hundreds of millions in tax breaks, Pocock says Tue, 26 May 26, 2:46pmOutrage as leaked documents reveal mining giant’s backsliding on commitments to slash emissions
- Green activist group is pausing work after backlash by investors Thu, 10 Apr 25, 5:00pmDutch group Follow This says it will not file any resolutions against oil and gas companies this AGM season
- A look at some of the corporations that dominate the Amazon Fri, 2 Jun 23, 10:17pmFrom mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world’s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something back
- ASIC fines energy company for emissions claims in first action over corporate greenwashing Thu, 27 Oct 22, 8:46pmASX-listed energy company Tlou Energy has paid fines totalling $53,280 after being slapped with four infringement notices for alleged false or misleading sustainability-related statements made to the market a year ago.
- Coles shuns coal: supermarket giant vows to source all its electricity from renewables by 2025 Fri, 19 Mar 21, 12:01pmAustralian climate campaigners hail decision: ‘An announcement like this changes the national story’
- Tribal Textiles employs local artisans to uplift rural Zambian community Tue, 16 Mar 21, 5:30amOn the edge of the beautiful South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, social enterprise Tribal Textiles has made significant strides in uplifting a small rural community with eco-friendly and ethically crafted textiles...
- Solar panel project providing financial freedom to regional pensioners Mon, 5 Oct 20, 6:24amThe rollout of solar panels on 5,000 social housing properties is reducing power bills for people on low incomes.
- AGL says it will link bosses’ bonuses to lowering emissions Tue, 30 Jun 20, 4:07pmEnergy provider is first major Australian company to connect executive pay to net-zero goal