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SAVE THE TREES ANDANIMALS CAMPAIGN.COM
LET’S MAKE OUR TREES AND ANIMALS VALUED CITIZENS OF AUSTRALIA.
www.SaveTheTreesAndAnimalsCampaign.ComTelephone for assistance and to assist us: Contact John Bellamy (02) 8958 3783
Email: [email protected] to NAB Account Name: Save The Trees And Animals
BSB: 082-001 Acct No: 72-304-7240
Save The Trees And Animals Campaign.ComPO Box 4128
SOUTH MAROUBRA NSW 2035Telephone: (02) 9565 4264
Wednesday, 3rd November 2021
Michael J. Ullmer AO,Chairman
Lend LeaseLevel 14 International Towers Exchange Place Tower Three300 Barangaroo Ave, Sydney NSW 2000
VIA EMAIL: [email protected]
Dear Mr Ullmer,
I am writing to you as I am upset about your Lend Lease's plans to kill part of the Koalas habitatfor the Figtree Hill development in Campbelltown, Sydney, Australia.
As you are no doubt aware, Koalas are likely to be extinct in New South Wales by 2050.
I acknowledge that you plan to keep a portion of the Koalas habitat and build some tunnelsunder Appin Road, but I do not understand why Lend Lease has to kill any trees for thisdevelopment, or indeed any development anywhere.
Could you please explain why Lend Lease has to kill trees for this development?
A woman I spoke to in Campbelltown said “It’s as hot as Hades out here anyway and no onewants to live here, it’s a hole.”
I do not see how killing any more trees will improve the situation.
I respectfully request that you stop killing any more trees or other vegetation for thisdevelopment and work with the government to turn the area into National Park. If you will notdo this, could you please explain why not?
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SAVE THE TREES ANDANIMALS CAMPAIGN.COM
LET’S MAKE OUR TREES AND ANIMALS VALUED CITIZENS OF AUSTRALIA.
www.SaveTheTreesAndAnimalsCampaign.ComTelephone for assistance and to assist us: Contact John Bellamy (02) 8958 3783
Email: [email protected] to NAB Account Name: Save The Trees And Animals
BSB: 082-001 Acct No: 72-304-7240
As you said in your interview with Narelle Hooper, editor in chief of the Australian Institute ofCompany Directors, following the Banking Royal Commission:
"Reflecting on history in the context of the debate about the purpose of the corporation and theprimacy of shareholders, Ullmer says there’s economist Milton Friedman’s camp, which refers tothe whole objective of corporations as the maximisation of profit for shareholders, and the likesof Lendlease founder Dick Dusseldorp.
“In 1972, [Dusseldorp] gave a speech talking about the need for companies to find a commoninterest that went beyond the bottom line profit to broader accountability to employees, tocommunities that the companies serve, and to the environment,” says Ullmer.“That’s been part of the Lendlease ethos ever since. I think we’ve seen that play out through therole of the Royal Commission. If you don’t take those things into account, there is enormousdamage to shareholder interests.”
Reference: https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/membership/company-director-magazine/2019-back-editions/march/michael-ullmer
I hope that your vision is more in line with Dick Dusseldorp’s speech rather than being in MiltonFriedman’s camp. This would also reflect the Business Roundtable Purpose of the globalcorporations in the USA: https://www.businessroundtable.org/purposeanniversary
I sincerely hope that you and CEO Tony Lombardo will have a change of heart and save thesebeautiful trees and the entire habitat of the last healthy colony of Koalas in NSW
Looking forward to hearing from you at your earliest opportunity.
Yours sincerely,
John BellamySave The Trees And Animals Campaign.ComPO Box 4128 MAROUBRA SOUTH NSW 2035
Email: [email protected]: 0414 755 621Telephone: +61 2 9565 4264
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