To the shareholders ‘ meeting of Siemens, which begins on Wednesday, plan to activist protests. Including the Australian Varsha Yajman is.
before the annual General meeting, there were protests – here, Greenpeace photo: Andreas Gebert/reuters
taz: Mrs Yajman, you will be on Wednesday at the annual General meeting of Siemens. What will you say to Siemens-Chef Joe Kaeser?
Varsha Yajman: We want to ask him about his understanding of sustainability. Siemens is eco-friendly and places great value on its positive Image. In cooperation with the raw materials group, Adani is not compatible with it. We want to know why Kaeser is so contradictory. We are angry and frustrated.
Is not Siemens the wrong addressee?
The involvement of Siemens on the Carmichael Mine is low. Any cooperation with Adani is the wrong Signal. It also suggests to other companies, that it was okay to cooperate with Adani. But it’s not. In Australia, many banks by Adani entered project. When Siemens pulls back, it will also realize other companies, that the consequences of climate change are already real and that a cooperation agreement with Adani fueled the disaster.
The German conglomerate Siemens in an uncomfortable annual General meeting is imminent. To the shareholders ‘ meeting in Munich on Wednesday, activists plan protests.
exercises But also the investors page of criticism. Because of the dispute over the delivery of a zugsignal plant for a huge coal mine in the disputed Indian group Adani makes for indignation, and charged, in the meantime, the global business of the German group.
you Should not address Adani directly?
We are working on it. But it is much more difficult, especially as corruption in India is widespread. The Siemens annual General meeting is a good opportunity for us, other companies from working with Adani to dissuade. If we succeed in that the support for Adani crumbling, the company will lose in India at retaining.
they Had put a lot of hopes in the Meeting between Kaeser and Neubauer?
Yes, the result was very frustrating. So many people in the world try to achieve something, and have understood that we need to protect the climate. But the big companies make more money over all. This makes me very angry. But it is impressive how our concerns, Siemens, Adani, to hold, to become an international issue. The rejection of Adani is widely used in the Australian population, even outside of the climate movement now far. Especially in Queensland, where the Mine is built, grows the resistance.
17, organized by the climate of the protests of the pupils in the Australian metropolis of Sydney. This year she wants to begin to study law.
How large is the school strike movement in Australia is?
During our last strike, more than 350,000 people were on the street. There are weekly strikes in front of the town hall in Sydney. We place a lot of value on it, that the movement is sustainable. People should not hinfiebern a large strike and the theme of then again put it aside. Clearly, we can also reach many people through Social Media, young people are on Instagram, older generations on Facebook. But it is important that the people are really involved and organize.
