Yancoal Australia

ASX: YAL17Greenwashing / Harmful· Provisional

0 followersCoal mining·Sydney, Australia·Founded 2004

www.yancoal.com.au

One of Australia's largest coal producers, majority-owned by Yanzhou Coal Mining of China, with thermal and semi-soft coking coal operations across New South Wales and Queensland.

17/100

Greenwashing / Harmful· Provisional

ClimateTicker Green Score · how it's calculated

Greenwashing risk: highData confidence: medium

Why it's on ClimateTicker

Yancoal Australia is one of Australia's largest coal producers, extracting and exporting thermal and metallurgical coal — a business whose core product is a leading driver of climate change. The company publishes an annual sustainability report and has adopted the 'P4 Change 4 Tomorrow' strategy aligned with TCFD, GRI, and SASB frameworks, but has not adopted any voluntary climate-related targets such as SBTi and holds no CDP disclosure rating. Its expanding mine footprint and absence of a credible transition plan mean its sustainability narrative is structurally disconnected from its climate impact.

harmfulYancoal generates revenue by mining, processing, and exporting thermal and metallurgical (semi-soft coking) coal from multiple open-cut and underground mines across New South Wales and Queensland, selling predominantly into Asian markets including Japan, China, South Korea, and Taiwan. It is majority-owned by Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (China).

Controversy & Greenwashing Watch

mediumNo Voluntary Climate Targets Despite Scale

As one of Australia's largest coal producers with over AUD 1.44 billion EBITDA in 2025, Yancoal has adopted zero voluntary emissions reduction targets (no SBTi, no CDP, no net-zero pledge), relying solely on mandatory Safeguard Mechanism compliance.source ↗

mediumSustainalytics Material ESG Controversy Flags

Sustainalytics records material controversy incidents impacting Yancoal's ESG Risk Rating over the past three years and rates its overall management of ESG material risk as only 'Average'.source ↗

highMoolarben Mine Expansion — Koala and Threatened Species Habitat Destruction

Yancoal is seeking approval to expand its Moolarben open-cut thermal coal mine, which would clear over 100 hectares of endangered koala habitat and threaten the critically endangered Regent Honeyeater, drawing protests at its 2025 AGM.source ↗

highFatal Contractor Incident at Austar Mine

A contractor, Craig Hugo, died following an incident at Yancoal's Austar site during a care and maintenance operation in September 2024, worsening the company's TRIFR from 5.1 to 6.7 year-on-year.source ↗

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