ExxonMobil Singles Out Australian Mining Tycoon Andrew Forrest in Defamation Case

ExxonMobil alleged that Forrest’s Intergenerational Environment Justice Fund was behind smear campaigns against the oil producer’s plastic recycling ventures.

Australian businessman Andrew Forrest attends the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai, the UAE, on Dec. 5, 2023. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest has been accused as one of the orchestrators of smear campaigns against U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil in a defamation lawsuit.

On Jan. 6, ExxonMobil filed a court case against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups at a federal court in Texas, accusing them of slandering the company’s plastic recycling ventures.