Topic: Governance & Disclosure
New Zealand Investors Keep Climate at the Heart of Decision-Making
16 October 2026
Survey finds investors value climate disclosure, even as reporting requirements change.
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.
Submission: Improving the efficiency of Australia’s climate-related financial disclosures
Submission | Katharina Surikow (IGCC) | 02 October 2026
IGCC welcomes government’s consideration of targeted measures to improve the efficiency of Australia’s climate-related financial disclosures regime without compromising the integrity, comparability and usefulness of disclosures. Climate change is a systemic risk to the economy and presents both financial risks and opportunities for investors’ portfolios. Managing climate risk requires good data on material impacts, consistently reported to agreed and comparable standards and a clear articulation of the strategic steps being taken in response.
Submission: IGCC responds to draft climate reporting roadmap for Aotearoa New Zealand
Submission | Katharina Surikow (IGCC) | 30 September 2026
IGCC welcomes and broadly supports the strategic direction and principles outlined in the External Reporting Board’s (XRB) draft roadmap. Climate-related disclosures aim to support the allocation of capital towards activities that are consistent with a transition to a low-emissions, climate-resilient future. By publicly reporting on their climate-related risks and opportunities, investors and other entities can demonstrate how they are considering them throughout their business models.
Submission: Methane accounting standards under NGERS legislation
13 May 2026
Investors rely on reported emissions data to provide an accurate picture of companies’ emissions and transition risk, to assess current and prospective investments as well as the risk to asset value.
Submission: CCA Evidence Platform to Support Investors on Progress to Net Zero
Submission | Bethany Richards (IGCC), Dr Kate Simmonds (IGCC), Nayanisha Samarakoon (RIAA) and Tori Huggins (RIAA). | 30 April 2026
While the government’s sector decarbonisation plans and National Adaptation Plan and National Climate Risk Assessment are positive steps towards a resilient, net-zero economy, they have been less useful in identifying how much and when climate-aligned investment is required. These documents lack short- and medium-term decarbonisation and adaptation goals and milestones, and don’t provide investment roadmaps across key sectors.
Submission: CCA Evidence Platform to Support Investors on Progress to Net Zero
4 May 2026
The Investor Group for Climate Change (IGCC) and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) made a joint submission to the Climate Change Authority (CCA) to strongly support the development of a robust, publicly accessible progress-tracking Platform and commend the CCA for initiating this work at an important moment in Australia's climate transition.Climate Scenario Guidance: Submission to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Submission | Kate Simmonds | 17 December 2025
Investors welcome the draft Climate Scenario Guidance, which addresses a critical challenge for investors: the lack of consistency in physical climate risk assessments, but recommend some adjustments.
IGCC appears before Aotearoa New Zealand Parliamentary Committee: International capital wants climate reporting
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