Resource type: Submission
Submission: Draft standard for climate reporting critical for attracting investment capital in Australia
Submission | Amy Quinton | March 1 2024
As major markets move to mandate climate-related financial disclosures, these new requirements will help Australia remain a competitive destination for investment capital.
These reforms are a natural evolution of Australia’s strong corporate governance framework to promote efficient and resilient markets.
IGCC’s Submission to Treasury’s consultation on Exposure Draft standard:
- Supports the direction of the legislation as a critical step towards internationally aligned climate-related financial risk disclosure requirements in Australia.
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Submission on Mandatory Climate Disclosures – Draft Legislation
Submission | Amy Quinton | 13 February 2024
Our submission supports the direction of the legislation and provides insights on where the legislation needs to be clearer, particularly reporting threshold criteria for investment institutions.
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Climate Financial Disclosures Submission – Second Treasury’s Consultation Paper
Submission | Amy Quinton | July 2023
Australia is broadly on the right track when it comes to mandatory climate disclosures; the sooner investors can get a reliable and comprehensive picture of climate risks and opportunities for the companies they hold, the sooner they can efficiently put capital to work decarbonising the economy.
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Submission: Climate Change Authority – Setting, tracking and achieving Australia’s emissions reduction targets – Issues Paper
Submission | Erwin Jackson | June 2023
IGCC’s submission covers four main topics:
- National and sector pathways and goals should be 1.5°C aligned.
- Currently, the physical impacts of climate change are significantly under-priced in financial markets.
- Australia can be a world leader in resilience
- Australia needs quality climate modelling and scenarios covering both transition and physical risks.
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