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Fergus Pitt

Director, Communications and Climate Resilience

Fergus Pitt directs IGCC and AIGCC’s communications work, including strategy, media relations, positioning and identity. He is also the director for IGCC’s work on climate resilience, which is delivered across work streams.

He has more than 20 years experience in sustainable finance, communications, public policy and research. Before joining IGCC in 2022, he led strategic communications at IIG, a prominent and innovative Australian impact investment funds manager, specialising in clean energy systems and green buildings. He produced influential work for the independent policy think tank, The Australia Institute, focusing on media policy.

He was a senior research fellow at Columbia University’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism and led the digital products department for ABC Radio.

He holds an MA in business and economics journalism from Columbia University (C.V. Starr Scholar), and a BA (Journalism) from RMIT University.

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Our $60bn Public Capital System and Climate

10 December 2025

Modernising Australia’s Specialist Investment Vehicles could complement and stimulate private investment into the country’s renewable energy system, future climate solutions, and climate resilience.
AustraliaClimate Solutions & TechClimate Solutions Subworking Group EnergyEnergy Transition Working GroupPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group

Beyond Risk to Building Resilience

Report | Kate Simmonds, Fergus Pitt | 13 October 2025

The Investor Expectations of Companies on Physical Risk and Resilience report outlines what investors want to see from companies in assessing, managing, and disclosing physical climate risks. It provides practical guidance for boards and executives to strengthen climate resilience — outlining investor expectations on governance, strategy, and transparency to help safeguard long-term value and support a well-managed transition from risk to resilience.

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Corporate EngagementPhysical Risk, Adaptation & ResiliencePrivate: Physical Risk & Resilience

Australia’s First National Climate Risk Assessment and Adaptation Plan: What Investors Need to Know

19 September 2025

Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment and Adaptation Plan set a new benchmark for physical risk. IGCC’s climate resilience and policy team unpacks what this means for portfolios — from infrastructure and supply chains to health, nature and mandatory disclosures.
AustraliaPhysical Risk, Adaptation & ResiliencePolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working GroupPrivate: Physical Risk & Resilience

National Climate Risk Assessment is Much Needed Bad News

15 September 2025

IGCC's response to the release of the National Climate Risk Assessment and National Adaptation Plan
Policy & AdvocacyPrivate: Physical Risk & Resilience