Market: Australia

Submission: What investors need from Treasury’s transition planning guidance

Submission | Francesca Muskovic | 25 September 2025

IGCC supports Treasury’s development of transition planning guidance. Investors will use the guidance to inform their own transition planning and to scrutinise company transition plans, informing investment strategies.

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AustraliaCorporate EngagementGovernance & DisclosureInvestor PracticePolicy & Advocacy

Submission: Good governance for an evolving electricity system – NEM Review

Submission | Bethany Richards | 17 September 2025

Investors support the dual intentions of the NEM Review, which is to propose solutions to challenges that hinder investment in the National Electricity Market (NEM), and to deliver electricity system services more efficiently.

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AustraliaEnergyPolicy & Advocacy

Submission: Net Zero Fund should fast-track REIP development

Submission | Bethany Richards | 15 October 2025

The Net Zero Fund is a new carveout of the National Reconstruction Fund, with $5 billion in public finance to deploy. The Department of Industry, Science and Resources consulted on priority areas for blended finance, and on which financial products are useful to companies and investors in this space. Given the broader challenges that established industries are experiencing in transitioning, and those of budding green industries, IGCC believes that the Fund should address the toughest challenges that can unlock the biggest decarbonisation gains.

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AustraliaClimate Solutions & TechCorporate EngagementDecarbonising the EconomyPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group

Submission: Net Zero Fund should fast-track REIP development

19 October 2025

IGCC members understand the importance of decarbonisation solutions being accessible to industry, both to meet national emissions reductions targets and for Australian exporters to better compete as global markets decarbonise.
AustraliaClimate Solutions & TechCorporate EngagementCorporate Engagement Working GroupDecarbonising the EconomyPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group

Climate Capability Principles for Boards

Report | Richard Proudlove, Alice Martin | 13 October 2025

This report provides investors with guidance to strengthen their engagement with companies on aligning governance practices with the demands of the climate transition. It also aims to support companies in embedding climate considerations into governance structures, strategic planning, board oversight and stakeholder engagement to deliver real-world decarbonisation outcomes.

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AustraliaCorporate EngagementCorporate Engagement Working Group

As Climate Risks Escalate, IGCC Summit 2025 Puts the Asia Pacific Opportunity in the Spotlight

1 October 2025

Sydney, 1 October 2025 — The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has announced the full agenda and speaker line-up for the IGCC Summit 2025, to be held in Sydney on 16–17 October.
AustraliaCorporate EngagementInvestor PracticePolicy & Advocacy

Submission to the Productivity Commission 2025 interim reports on five pillars of productivity

Submission | Francesca Muskovic, Bethany Richards | 15 September 2025

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AustraliaDecarbonising the EconomyPolicy & Advocacy

What do the Australian Government’s 2035 Climate Targets Mean for Investors?

25 September 2025

Australia’s 2035 climate target (62–70%) comes with an NDC, Net Zero Plan and sector roadmaps. IGCC’s policy team breaks down the implications for portfolios — from efficiency and electrification to methane, heavy vehicles, land sinks and clean exports — plus why the Safeguard Mechanism review in 2026–27 will set the pace.
AustraliaPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group
State of Net Zero Report 2025

Submission: What investors need from Treasury’s transition planning guidance

25 September 2025

IGCC supports Treasury’s development of transition planning guidance. Investors will use the guidance to inform their own transition planning and to scrutinise company transition plans, informing investment strategies.
AustraliaCorporate EngagementCorporate Engagement Working GroupGovernance & DisclosureInvestor PracticeInvestor Practice Working GroupPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group

Submission: Good governance for an evolving electricity system – NEM Review

23 September 2025

Investors support the dual intentions of the NEM Review, which is to propose solutions to challenges that hinder investment in the National Electricity Market (NEM), and to deliver electricity system services more efficiently.
AustraliaEnergyEnergy Transition Working GroupPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group