Many shareholders are using AGMs to demand action on climate change

Environmental sustainability has become an increasingly hot topic.

AGMs give shareholders a chance to vote on critical issues Source: Getty

AGM season is underway - giving shareholders a chance to vote on critical issues and usually, they bring together thousands of people.

But for the second year, the pandemic has forced them online.

As yesterday's Commonwealth Bank meeting showed, many are using it as a forum to demand action on climate change.