Topic: Governance & Disclosure

Submission: Investors welcome Sustainable Finance Strategy to unlock capital and manage systemic risk

12 December 2023

Institutional investors welcome an Australian sustainable finance strategy to support unlocking capital into the economy and to address systemic risk. 

Submission: Climate Active reforms increase rigour of voluntary climate action

11 December 2023

IGCC welcomes the objectives of proposed reforms to the Climate Active program, which aim to set a credible benchmark for voluntary climate action.
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Companies’ Climate Ambition Contrasted By Lack Of Detailed Action Plans

18 October 2023

Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor engagement initiative on climate change, has released the latest round of company assessments against its newly updated Net Zero Company Benchmark, drawing on distinct analytical methodologies and datasets from public and self-disclosed data from companies.
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Climate Action 100+ Summary Presentation of Global Company Assessments

Briefing | Climate Action 100+ | 18 October 2023

The Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark evaluates the performance of some of the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters on their net zero transition, and against the initiative’s three high-level goals: emissions reduction, governance, and disclosure.

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Climate Action 100+ 2023 Assessments of Heavy Emitting Companies’ Climate Progress

Data File | Climate Action 100+ | 18 October 2023

Excel file of the full climate action 100 assessments of global companies against the benchmark.

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$150 trillion of investors call for mandatory reporting of climate transition plans

8 September 2023

Australia’s new climate reporting rules should match global best practice by including standardised and decision-useful transition plans, according to three networks of investors who manage more than $150 trillion.

Masterclass: Effective Engagement in a Time of Heightened Scrutiny

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Attention on Physical Risk Needed in Australia’s Climate Reporting Rules

26 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. However, Australia also has a chance to make a really valuable contribution to best practice for reporting the likely impact of climate change’s damage and disruption, which markets currently under-price.
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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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