{"id":82228,"date":"2026-05-05T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketforces.org.au\/?p=82228"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:59:37","slug":"woodside-agm-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketforces.org.au\/woodside-agm-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodside AGM 2026: HESTA steps up, Aware Super backslides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Woodside Energy, Australia\u2019s biggest oil and gas company and renowned climate wrecker, held its annual general meeting (AGM) on 23 April.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, the company couldn\u2019t escape scrutiny for its dangerous oil and gas expansion plans, from a significant rally outside the AGM venue to several protestors causing disruptions inside the meeting room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer hide-desktop\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hide-desktop margin-bottom-24px has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Take action<\/strong>: contact your fund!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"#take-action\" style=\"background-color:#f06400\">Take action!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer hide-desktop\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But when it comes to major investor votes, two particular investors stand out: <strong>HESTA<\/strong> and <strong>Aware Super<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>HESTA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In good news, HESTA took a positive step forward this year by publishing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hesta.com.au\/about-us\/media-centre\/statement-woodside-agm-april-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> scrutinising Woodside\u2019s oil and gas expansion strategy! The fund noted that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Woodside\u2019s current strategy does not adequately mitigate the climate risk posed by its focus on oil and gas expansion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It would like to see Woodside\u2019s board challenge the assumptions underpinning the company\u2019s oil and gas growth-focused strategy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It doesn&#8217;t believe the board&#8217;s sustainability committee has the necessary skills to deliver a more ambitious climate transition approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To back this commentary up, HESTA also voted <strong>against<\/strong> the re-election of two members on the board\u2019s sustainability committee, as well as <strong>against<\/strong> CEO bonuses and executive pay arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"#take-action\">HESTA members: thank your fund and request greater action!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" id=\"take-action\" style=\"color:#f06400\">Take action!<\/h3>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,themeScriptsLoaded:!1,isFormEditor:()=>\"function\"==typeof InitializeEditor,callIfLoaded:function(o){return!(!gform.domLoaded||!gform.scriptsLoaded||!gform.themeScriptsLoaded&&!gform.isFormEditor()||(gform.isFormEditor()&&console.warn(\"The use of gform.initializeOnLoaded() is deprecated in the form editor context and will be removed in Gravity Forms 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           <div class='gform-body gform_body'><div id='gform_fields_725' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_below validation_below'><div id=\"field_725_55\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-html gfield--input-type-html gfield--width-full gfield_html gfield_html_formatted gfield_no_follows_desc field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thank HESTA and request greater action.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"field_725_56\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-html gfield--input-type-html gfield--width-full gfield_html gfield_html_formatted gfield_no_follows_desc field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Submit a complaint to AustralianSuper and demand a clear stance against Woodside\u2019s oil and gas expansion plans.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"field_725_57\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-html gfield--input-type-html gfield--width-full gfield_html gfield_html_formatted gfield_no_follows_desc field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Submit a complaint to Aware Super and demand a clear stance against Woodside\u2019s oil and gas expansion plans.\n<\/p><\/div><fieldset id=\"field_725_1\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-name gfield--input-type-name gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex' >Name<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/legend><div class='ginput_complex ginput_container ginput_container--name no_prefix has_first_name no_middle_name has_last_name no_suffix gf_name_has_2 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gfield--no-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_725_4'>Select fund<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_select'><select name='input_4' id='input_725_4' class='large gfield_select'    aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" ><option value='' selected='selected' class='gf_placeholder'>Select from list<\/option><option value='HESTA' selected='selected'>HESTA<\/option><option value='Aware Super' >Aware Super<\/option><option value='AustralianSuper' >AustralianSuper<\/option><\/select><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_725_48\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-html gfield--input-type-html gfield--width-full gfield_html gfield_html_formatted gfield_no_follows_desc field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><strong>Your message to HESTA<\/strong><\/div><div id=\"field_725_49\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-text gfield--input-type-text gfield--width-full field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_725_49'>Subject<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_49' id='input_725_49' type='text' value='Thanks for scrutinising Woodside\u2019s gas expansion strategy: now let\u2019s bring it home' class='large'      aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_725_50\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield--input-type-textarea gfield--width-full field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_725_50'>Your message<\/label><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_725_50'>Please feel free to personalise the message! Let ANZ know if you are a customer or shareholder.<\/div><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_50' id='input_725_50' class='textarea large'  aria-describedby=\"gfield_description_725_50\"    aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'>To HESTA,\n\nI\u2019m getting in touch to thank HESTA for publicly scrutinising Woodside\u2019s oil and gas expansion-focused strategy.[1]\nAs the expansion of the fossil fuel sector accelerates the climate crisis, we urgently need more major investors taking a stance against the dangerous coal, oil and gas growth plans of portfolio companies.\n\nHESTA is the largest Australian super fund to publicly scrutinise Woodside\u2019s focus on oil and gas growth and has set a baseline example for others to follow and improve on. But there is more work to be done.\n\nI would like to request that HESTA takes its recent commentary further by:\n\n1. Citing the risks posed by, and calling for an end to, Woodside\u2019s specific gas growth projects\u2014such as the Browse LNG export project\u2014in future public commentary on the company.\n\n2. Publishing a clear, time-bound escalation pathway for raising further pressure on Woodside to end its oil and gas expansion plans.\n\nWe need more investors bringing their engagements with fossil fuel companies out from behind closed doors and into the public domain if we are to see stewardship efforts drive real-world emissions reduction from these major polluters. \nFossil fuel producers and their financial backers\u2019 culpability for the climate crisis will only increase while those companies continue to expand production. \n\nI call on HESTA to demonstrate climate leadership by taking the further steps requested above.\n\n[1] https:\/\/www.hesta.com.au\/about-us\/media-centre\/statement-woodside-agm-april-2026\n\nSincerely,<\/textarea><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_725_51\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-html gfield--input-type-html gfield--width-full gfield_html gfield_html_formatted field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><strong>Your message to Aware Super <\/strong><\/div><div id=\"field_725_52\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-text gfield--input-type-text gfield--width-full field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_725_52'>Subject<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_52' id='input_725_52' type='text' value='Formal complaint: Aware Super backsliding at Woodside' class='large'      aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_725_53\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield--input-type-textarea gfield--width-full field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_725_53'>Your message<\/label><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_725_53'>Please feel free to personalise the message! Let CommBank know if you are a customer or shareholder.<\/div><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_53' id='input_725_53' class='textarea large'  aria-describedby=\"gfield_description_725_53\"    aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'>To Aware Super,\n\nAs a member, I am writing to submit a formal complaint about Aware Super backsliding on its climate-related stewardship efforts at Woodside. I demand an explanation for this.\n\nI understand that Aware Super voted for all director re-elections at Woodside this year.[1] This is despite having voted against the re-election of multiple key board directors between 2023 and 2025, to voice the fund\u2019s \u201cdissatisfaction\u201d with Woodside\u2019s climate strategy and signal \u201c\u2026displeasure over the company&#039;s efforts to cut emissions.\u201d[2] [3]\n\nThis is the first time since 2022 that Aware Super hasn\u2019t sought board accountability through binding director votes at Woodside.[4]\n\nAware Super must disclose its rationale for backing off pressure and supporting the re-election of four directors on Woodside\u2019s sustainability committee this year, despite no material progress from the company towards delivering a Paris-aligned climate transition plan.\n\nBy weakening its public scrutiny of Woodside\u2019s board, Aware Super has backpedalled on climate action and sent confusing signals about its stewardship of major polluters.\n\nAware Super must now demonstrate its climate commitments are more than greenwash by taking a clear stance against Woodside\u2019s dangerous oil and gas expansion plans, following HESTA\u2019s recent scrutiny of the company\u2019s strategy.[5]\n\nFossil fuel producers like Woodside and their financial backers\u2019 culpability for the climate crisis will only increase while those companies continue to expand production.\n\nTo resolve my complaint, I demand that Aware Super:\n\n1. Publishes its rationale for backing off pressure and supporting the re-election of all Woodside board directors this year.\n\n2. Publishes a clear position against Woodside\u2019s oil and gas growth-focused strategy, with specific reference to the risks posed by projects such as the Browse LNG export project.\n\nI expect Aware Super to resolve my complaint within one week.\n\n[1] https:\/\/viewpoint.glasslewis.com\/WD\/MeetingDetail\/?siteId=Aware_Super_Voting&amp;securityId=30700\n\n[2] https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/companies\/australia-s-biggest-gas-company-roasted-for-emissions-failure-20250508-p5lxld.html\n\n[3] https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/climate-energy\/australian-pension-major-votes-against-woodside-chair-climate-plan-ahead-agm-2024-04-22\/\n\n[4] https:\/\/aware.com.au\/content\/dam\/aware\/au\/en\/documents\/member\/governance\/voting-summaries\/Aware-Super-SP-FY22-Q4.pdf\n\n[5] https:\/\/www.hesta.com.au\/about-us\/media-centre\/statement-woodside-agm-april-2026\n\nSincerely,<\/textarea><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_725_46\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-html gfield--input-type-html gfield--width-full gfield_html gfield_html_formatted field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><strong>Your message to AustralianSuper <\/strong><\/div><div id=\"field_725_39\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-text gfield--input-type-text gfield--width-full field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_725_39'>Subject<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_39' id='input_725_39' type='text' value='Formal complaint: poor climate-related stewardship of Woodside' class='large'      aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_725_17\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield--input-type-textarea field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_725_17'>Your message<\/label><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_725_17'>Please feel free to personalise the message! Let NAB know if you are a customer or shareholder.<\/div><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_17' id='input_725_17' class='textarea large'  aria-describedby=\"gfield_description_725_17\"    aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'>To AustralianSuper,\n\nAs a member, I am writing to submit a formal complaint about AustralianSuper\u2019s failure to take effective climate-related stewardship escalation steps at Woodside.\n\nI understand that AustralianSuper has supported the re-election of all Woodside board directors since 2023, including members of the sustainability committee.[1] This includes director re-elections this year.[2]\n\nDuring this time, Woodside has consistently failed to deliver a Paris-aligned climate transition plan, even in the face of significant investor backlash. Instead, the company has continued aiming its business in the opposite direction by approving several new oil and gas projects and progressing others.\n\nAustralianSuper voted against Woodside\u2019s climate strategy in 2022 and 2024, but has since failed to take escalation steps beyond these non-binding advisory votes. By not demanding board accountability for Woodside\u2019s ongoing failure to address investors\u2019 concerns about climate risk management, AustralianSuper is tacitly endorsing this company\u2019s strategy which is undermining the clean energy transition.\n\nThis conflicts with AustralianSuper\u2019s stated support for the Paris climate goals and the fund\u2019s duty to manage long-term material financial risks, such as climate risk. Fossil fuel producers like Woodside and their financial backers\u2019 culpability for the climate crisis will only increase while those companies continue to expand production.\n\nTo resolve my complaint, I demand that AustralianSuper:\n\n1. Publishes its rationale for supporting each board director\u2019s re-election at Woodside since 2023.\n\n2. Publishes a clear position against Woodside\u2019s oil and gas growth-focused strategy, with specific reference to the risks posed by projects such as the Browse LNG export project.\n\nI expect AustralianSuper to resolve my complaint within one week.\n\n[1] https:\/\/www.australiansuper.com\/investments\/how-we-invest\/esg-management#voting-records\n\n[2] https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/australian-pension-fund-votes-against-woodside-ceos-pay-package-2026-04-23\/\n\nSincerely,<\/textarea><\/div><\/div><fieldset id=\"field_725_9\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-checkbox gfield--type-choice gfield--input-type-checkbox gfield--width-full field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below hidden_label field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex' >Yes, I want to hear more from Market Forces about this campaign<\/legend><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_checkbox'><div 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Super<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In worse news, <strong>Aware Super<\/strong> took a major step backwards by <a href=\"https:\/\/viewpoint.glasslewis.com\/WD\/MeetingDetail\/?siteId=Aware_Super_Voting&amp;securityId=30700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voting<\/a> <strong>for<\/strong> all director re-elections at Woodside this year. This is despite having voted against the re-election of multiple key board directors between 2023 and 2025, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/companies\/australia-s-biggest-gas-company-roasted-for-emissions-failure-20250508-p5lxld.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voice<\/a> its \u201cdissatisfaction\u201d with Woodside\u2019s climate strategy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/climate-energy\/australian-pension-major-votes-against-woodside-chair-climate-plan-ahead-agm-2024-04-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signal<\/a> \u201c\u2026displeasure over the company&#8217;s efforts to cut emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is the first time since <a href=\"https:\/\/aware.com.au\/content\/dam\/aware\/au\/en\/documents\/member\/governance\/voting-summaries\/Aware-Super-SP-FY22-Q4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a> that Aware Super hasn\u2019t sought board accountability through binding director votes at Woodside.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aware Super has not disclosed a rationale for why it backed off pressure and supported the re-election of four directors on the sustainability committee this year, despite no material progress from Woodside towards delivering a Paris-aligned climate transition plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By weakening its public scrutiny of Woodside\u2019s board, Aware Super has backpedalled on climate action and sent confusing signals about its stewardship of major polluters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aware Super must demonstrate its climate commitments are more than greenwash by taking a clear stance against Woodside\u2019s dangerous oil and gas expansion plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"#take-action\">Aware Super members: submit a complaint to your fund and demand a clear stance against Woodside\u2019s oil and gas expansion plans.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AustralianSuper<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A blog post about investor votes at Woodside wouldn\u2019t be complete without mentioning the company\u2019s second largest shareholder and perennial climate laggard, <strong>AustralianSuper<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An AustralianSuper spokesperson told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/australian-pension-fund-votes-against-woodside-ceos-pay-package-2026-04-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters<\/a> that the fund had \u201cvoted in favour of the CEO&#8217;s share grant and the non-executive directors\u201d at Woodside\u2019s AGM this year. This should come as no surprise, given AustralianSuper\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketforces.org.au\/campaigns\/super\/super-funds-woodside-santos-voting-analysis-2024\/\">unwavering<\/a> support for Woodside\u2019s board director re-elections over the years: <strong>but it\u2019s not good enough<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AustralianSuper is responsible for the retirement savings of millions of Australians and has a duty to manage the long-term risks posed by climate change. 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