Legal letter to HESTA over investments in Santos and Woodside

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Other

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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