Topic: Investor Group on Climate Change
25 May 2020
The following is a joint statement from: Australian Conservation Foundation, Australian Council of Social Service, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Australian Energy Council, Australian Industry Group, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Business Council of Australia, Carbon Markets Institute, Energy Efficiency Council, Energy Users’ Association of Australia, Investor Group on Climate Change, Master Electricians Australia, Property Council of Australia, St Vincent de Paul Society and WWF Australia.
13 May 2020
Australia has found common ground to respond to Covid-19.
We can do the same for climate change | Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC
This article first appeared in The Guardian 07 May 2020
After all we have already endured in 2020 we should know that stopping an emergency is far better than responding to one.
19 March 2020
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes the release of the Climate Change Authority’s Climate Policy Toolkit for Australia, with a strong focus on creating investable policies which support the transition to a net zero emissions economy by 2050.
In response to the release of the report, IGCC Chief Executive Officer, Emma Herd, said:
“Large institutional investors understand the systemic risk climate change poses to long-term sustainable returns and our economy as a whole.
21 February 2020
In response to the Federal Opposition’s recommitment to a net-zero emissions target for 2050, Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change said:
“We are seeing an increasing consensus among investors and the business community that a 2050 net-zero emissions target constitutes the responsible economic management needed to address systemic climate change risk.
12 February 2020
Investors continue to adopt new targets and strategies for pursuing net-zero emissions by 2050 and investing in climate solutions, according to a new report released today by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).
The new report –
Zero Emissions/Sustainable Returns – is a practical guide for investors on strategies to pursue net-zero emissions portfolios while ensuring sustainable returns.
29 January 2020
Australia can boost its climate change resilience and accelerate emissions reductions with policies that unlock private capital, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) said in response to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s address to the National Press Club.
IGCC Chief Executive Officer, Emma Herd, said Australia needed prudent management of climate risks that would reduce the financial, economic and community costs of climate change.