Richard Proudlove
Richard leads IGCC’s work to drive climate progress in the corporate sector, a crucial element of transitioning to a sustainable, low carbon economy. This includes facilitation of the Climate Action 100+ global investor engagement initiative within the Australia and New Zealand region. Richard sits on the initiative’s global steering committee.
He previously worked within KPMG’s Climate Change and Sustainability team, advising companies on their climate commitments and transition strategies. He also ran ClimateWorks Centre’s Net Zero Momentum Tracker, a research and engagement campaign scrutinising the climate commitments of Australia’s largest organisations across key sectors of the economy.
His involvement in climate change and decarbonisation developed from an earlier career providing engineering and technology services to asset intensive industries.
Richard studied engineering and manufacturing at both Durham University and the University of Cambridge in the UK, and has a Master of Environment (Climate Change) from the University of Melbourne.
Contacts
Submission: Safeguard Mechanism reforms for industrial transformations
Submission | Bethany Richards, Francesca Muskovic | 14 October 2026
The Safeguard Mechanism (SGM) works well in delivering abatement while keeping compliance costs low, but it does little to support or incentivise on-site abatement and the transition to resilient and competitive low-carbon industries. The review of the SGM presents an opportunity to accelerate Australia’s energy transition, strengthen energy resilience and support industrial competitiveness and development.
Submission: Safeguard Mechanism reforms for industrial transformations
14 October 2026
IGCC proposes reforms that will improve the Safeguard's ability to support on-site emissions reductions and create a productive, futureproofed industrial base that can serve the Australian economy to Net Zero and beyond, addressing transition barriers that inhibit companies from deploying near-term abatement technologies, and demonstrating efficiencies that can be gained by introducing more nuance into the scheme.
Beyond Commitments: A Canbury Insights analysis using IGCC’s Capital Allocation Alignment Framework
25 May 2026
Beyond Commitments assesses whether 26 high-emitting companies are backing their climate strategies with capital — using IGCC's Capital Allocation Alignment Framework.
New IGCC Report: Investors Must Engage the Wider System to Tackle Climate Risks Threatening Market-Wide Returns
15 December 2025
Climate change is driving system-wide financial risks that could undermine long-term returns across entire portfolios unless investors expand their stewardship approach beyond individual companies, according to new research from the Investor Group on Climate Change.
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.