Credit: WWF UK / Jiri Rezac
Campaign Highlights
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And the results are in... Shell AGM saw 1 in 10 shareholders refusing to heed the company's recommendation to vote against the resolution, just weeks after 1 in 7 investors in BP (controlling £10 billion in the company's stock) also refused to back management. |
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Tar sands challenge spreads to ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil As shareholders gathered in London for the AGM of BP, American and British investors were working together in a unique effort putting pressure on four major oil multinationals over their controversial investments in the Canadian oil sands. |
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MPs take action: cross-party support on tar sands In the final days of the last parliament, FairPensions worked with concerned MPs from across the political spectrum to put pressure on the parliament's own pension fund to set an example by voting in favour of our tar sands resolutions. |
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Radiohead dig us Thom York blogged about the campaign on the Radiohead blog, Dead Air Space, urging people to put their pension to good use. In the same week, high profile supporters including comedian Alistair McGowan and politicians Caroline Lucas and Zac Goldmisth gave their backing to the campaign. |
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European action on tar sands We were delighted when grassroots mobilisation on tar sands swept across Europe, with the campaign promoted in 16 countries. |
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