Legal letter to HESTA over investments in Santos and Woodside

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DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

04/08/2022

LITIGATION TYPE

Corporate Accountability

SUBJECT MATTER

Transparency/disclosure

REVIEW TYPE

Other

SUMMARY

Environmental Defenders Office has sent a legal letter to HESTA saying that its investments in Santos and Woodside may amount to a breach of their obligations to manage climate risk and that they may be liable for misleading and deceptive conduct.  These breaches could arise from HESTA failing to adequately enquire about the companies' climate claims; voting against shareholder proposals to the companies to align with net zero by 2050; and continuing to invest in companies despite their expansion into oil/gas production being inconsistent with the Paris Agreement. 

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Legal letter to HESTA over investments in Santos and Woodside

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255 CLR 252 R v Moylan [2014] NSWSC 944 Rainbow Shores P/L v Gympie Regional Council [2013] QPEC 26 Ralph Lauren 57 v Byron Shire Council [2016] NSWSC 169 Ralph Lauren v Byron Shire Council [2012] NSWLEC 274 (20 December 2012) Rangitikei Guardians Society Inc v Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council [2010] NZEnvC 14 Rangitira Developments Ltd v Sage [2020] NZHC 1503 Re AGL Limited [2022] NSWSC 576 Re Fire and Rescue NSW Firefighting Staff Awards 2021 [2021] NSWIRComm 1062 Re Otago Regional Council [2021] NZEnvC 164 Re Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd; Queensland Conservation Council Inc v Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd [2007] QLRT 33 RES Southern Cross v Minister for Planning and Taralga Landscape Guardians Inc [2008] NSWLEC 1333 Restall v Hobsons Bay CC [2010] VCAT 1348 Reysson Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2016] NSWLEC 69 Rigg v Western Australia Planning Commission [2017] WASAT 19 Rite Track Pty Ltd v Macedon Ranges SC [2021] VCAT 580 Rizk v Nillumbik Shire Council [2022] VCAT 1236 RJ Davidson Family Trust v Marlborough District Council [2016] NZEnvC 81 RNB Property Group Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2023] NSWLEC 1012 Robertson v City of Albany [2019] WASAT 3 Robertson v Mornington Peninsula SC [2011] VCAT 1393 Robertson v Wangaratta Rural CC [2015] VCAT 1355 Rolles v Commissioner of Police [2020] QDC 331 Ronchi v Wellington Shire Council [2009] VCAT 1206 Ronge v Moreland CC [2017] VCAT 550 Roo Roofing Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [2019] VSC 331 Roubaix Properties Pty Ltd v Somerset Regional Council [2020] QPEC 34 Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated v Southland District Council [2021] NZHC 2977 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc v Buller Coal Ltd [2012] NZHC 1736 Russell v Surf Coast SC [2009] VCAT 1324 Ryan v Northern Regional Planning Panel [2020] NSWLEC 55 S J Connelly Pty Ltd v Byron Shire Council [2009] NSWLEC 1068 Salama v Northern Beaches Council [2020] NSWLEC 143 Salera v Banyule CC [2022] VCAT 1230 Salic v City of Parramatta Council [2021] NSWLEC 1309 Sanda v PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 237 Santos NSW Pty Ltd v Gomeroi People [2022] NNTTA 74 Saonu v Mori [2021] PGNC 384 Save Our Seat Inc v Mornington Peninsula Shire Council [2014] VCAT 1494 Scarlett v Hobsons Bay CC [2022] VCAT 1167 Seifert v Colac-Otway Shire Council [2009] VCAT 1453 Seletala, Pouniu [2020] NZIPT 504858 Serious Developments Pty Ltd v Boroondara CC [2017] VCAT 337 Sharma by her litigation representative Sister Marie Brigid Arthur v Minister for Environment [2021] FCA 560 SHCAG Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure & Boral Cement Ltd [2013] NSWLEC 1032 Sheahan v Hobsons Bay City Council [2010] VCAT 64 Shift2Neutral Pty Ltd v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 86 Site 10 Redevelopment Ltd Partnership [2015] NZEnvC 173 SKP Inc v Auckland Council [2019] NZEnvC 199 Sleiman v Central Coast Council [2019] NSWLEC 1549 Smith v Attorney-General [2020] NZHC 836 Smith v Ferrero [2022] NSWLEC 1352 Smith v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd [2020] NZHC 419 Smith v Pittwater Council [2013] NSWLEC 1145 So v Blacktown City Council [2023] NSWLEC 1020 Southern Environmental Association (Wellington) Inc v Wellington City Council [2010] NZEnvC 114 Sparke v Bass Coast SC [2014] VCAT 358 Spencer v Commonwealth [2014] FCA 1234 SPG Toorak Pty Ltd v Stonnington CC [2022] VCAT 1365 Spring Constructions Pty Ltd v Banyule CC [2020] VCAT 559 Stack v Kahler [2022] NSWLEC 1731 Stanley Pastoral Pty Ltd v Indigo Shire Council [2015] VCAT 36; 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