Topic: Governance & Disclosure
12 December 2025
IGCC’s Executive Director - Policy, Frankie Muskovic appeared before the New Zealand Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee to raise concerns about proposed amendments that would slash the number of entities required to publish climate reports.
Submission: Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Reporting
Submission | Lisa Caripis | 4 December 2025
Submission: Financial Markets Conduct Amendment Bill – Amendment Paper No 446: Climate Related Disclosure
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23 October 2025
The changes to Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate disclosures regime, proposed this week, would significantly weaken the framework that established the country as a global leader in managing climate-related financial risks
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.
29 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).
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.
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 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 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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17 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.