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Hunter businesses calling for a strong 2035 emissions reduction target

16 December 2024

Today, the Investor Group on Climate Change has released a joint statement with nine critical Hunter businesses and peak bodies calling on the Federal Parliament to commit to a strong 2035 emissions reduction target.
Corporate EngagementDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group

IGCC Summit 2024: Mission 1.5°: Key Moments

3 December 2024

The IGCC Annual Climate Finance & Investment Summit: Mission 1.5° brought together nearly 400 institutional investors, policymakers and climate finance experts to explore how we can accelerate Australia’s path to a net zero economy. Held during the most active period for climate policy in Australian history — and in the immediate wake of the U.S. election results — the Summit’s timely theme sparked essential discussions on investment, resilience, and the opportunities for Australia to position itself as a climate superpower.
AustraliaCorporate EngagementInvestor Group on Climate ChangeInvestor PracticeNew ZealandPolicy & Advocacy

What Institutional Investors Need from Australia’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

3 December 2024

Australia is developing a taxonomy to help direct capital towards decarbonising the Australian economy.
Decarbonising the EconomyGovernance & DisclosureInvestor PracticePolicy & Advocacy

Submission: Levelling the playing field to support industry decarbonisation

3 December 2024

The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission on the findings of the Carbon Leakage Review, which assesses Australia’s carbon and investment leakage risks and presents different policy options to address them – including a Border Carbon Adjustment (BoCA).
AustraliaPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group

$6.8 trillion GDP hit if renewable energy transition is delayed

2 December 2024

If Australia harness our sunlight and mineral resources, we could become a renewable energy superpower, sell clean products, like green iron, to the world and decarbonise around 10% of global emissions.
Policy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group

Executive pay increasingly linked to climate goals but often ineffective

21 November 2024

New research finds most Australian companies failing to align executive remuneration with global best practice.  
Climate Action 100+Corporate EngagementInvestor Group on Climate Change
IGCC 2024 Climate Leaders' Awards

New Guide for Investors to Engage with Companies on their Plans for a Just Transition to Net Zero

7 November 2024

The shift to net zero should benefit companies, workers, and their wider communities. This new comprehensive guide synthesises existing Just Transition frameworks. It offers investors practical tools and insights to evaluate and engage on company transition strategies.
Corporate EngagementCorporate Engagement Working Group

Activating Private Capital for Climate Adaptation

6 November 2024

New research released as the federal government is working on its next major climate priorities: The National Climate Risk Assessment and Australia's National Adaptation Plan.
Physical Impacts & ResiliencePolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group

Diversity, Investors and Climate: An opportunity for long term transformation

5 November 2024

At the 2024 IGCC Summit, the climate finance industry’s diversity credentials are on show, with almost 60% of speakers and panelists being female. Evidence suggests that diversity topics will have to rise up the agenda of climate-exposed industries if we are to achieve an orderly transition to net zero.