Resource type: Submission
Submission to XRB: Current disclosure timeframes position Aotearoa New Zealand as a destination for international capital
Submission | September 2025
IGCC responded to the External Reporting Board (XRB) proposals to delay by a further two years disclosure and assurance of Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and disclosure of anticipated financial impacts (AFI).
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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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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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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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Submission to XRB: Current disclosure timeframes position Aotearoa New Zealand as a destination for international capital
Submission | Lisa Caripis | September 2025
Investors are increasingly looking for markets where climate-related financial risks and opportunities are effectively managed. Markets with robust mandatory climate reporting rules are well place to attract climate-aware global capital.
IGCC has recommended:
- No delay to Scope 3 and AFI disclosures. Investors need this information for investment decision-making and stewardship. Retaining the existing disclosure timeframes is in the interests of Aotearoa New Zealand’s investment credibility.
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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Submission to the Climate Change Authority 2025 Issues Paper
Submission | Francesca Muskovic | 1 September 2025
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Submission to the Senate Climate Risk Assessment Inquiry
Submission | Fergus Pitt | 9 September 2025
Covering IGCC’s policy priorities on the National Climate Risk Assessment and the National Adaptation Plan, and responses to the inquiries specific terms of reference.
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Submission on New Zealand Mandatory Climate Disclosures
Submission | IGCC | June 2025
New Zealand’s XRB asked for feedback on the international alignment of their climate-related disclosures regime, which has now been running for more than a year.
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Submission to ASIC on Consultation CP 380: Sustainability Reporting
Submission | Investor Group on Climate Change | December 2024
Additional guidance specifically for institutional investors would help clarify “reasonable grounds”, and give investors confidence to provide information to the market.
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