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Many shareholders are using AGMs to demand action on climate change

AGMs give shareholders a chance to vote on critical issues

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

Environmental sustainability has become an increasingly hot topic.


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By Jennifer Scherer

Presented by Junko Hirabayashi

Source: SBS




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Environmental sustainability has become an increasingly hot topic.


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.


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