shareholder proposal · 2020

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility at BHP

Impose a moratorium on activities that would disturb, destroy or desecrate cultural heritage sites in Australia until heritage laws are strengthened, and remove contractual gag orders that stop Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners speaking publicly about heritage concerns.

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What happened

Result: Withdrawn before the annual general meetings

BHP negotiated an agreement with the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance, a coalition of more than 20 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and leaders from across Australia.

ACCR Shareholder Resolutions to BHP on cultural heritage and lobbying, Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility, 2020-10

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