Audit briefing: Falling Short
Shareholder votes on audit and climate risk
Scientific research, reports, investor briefings, resources for schools and annual impact reports
Shareholder votes on audit and climate risk
Report prepared by Cambridge Econometrics for Greenpeace UK
A number of energy policy announcements are anticipated over the next fortnight. These could determine whether the government’s energy policy genuinely addresses the triple crises of energy security, escalating household costs and the climate emergency.
Taxing extra oil and gas profits to support households and boost UK energy resilience
A joint civil society statement
We are writing as a coalition of 37 civil society groups to call on the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the Business Secretary to ensure the upcoming energy independence plan protects vulnerable households, lowers bills, tackles the climate emergency, addresses air pollution, and gets the UK off gas.
The International Energy Agency’s new Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 scenario, published in May 2021 and incorporated in the World Energy Outlook published in October, sparked wide debate on the future of oil and gas.
This briefing is a review of the 2021 voting records of some of the largest asset managers operating in the UK on the appointment of auditors at over 300 large listed companies. Shareholders are waiving through the reappointment of auditors that have failed to address climate risk in their reports, posing a significant risk to their own investments and the climate.