Corporate Engagement Working Group

We support capacity building on engagement for Australian investors through briefings, knowledge sharing and master classes on climate related active stewardship challenges and engagement.

To avoid conflicts of interest, working group meetings are open only to full IGCC members and Australia/New Zealand Climate Action 100+ signatories; asset owners and asset managers.

Chair

Richard Proudlove
Director, Corporate Engagement, IGCC

Contact

Dani Siew
Senior Manager, Corporate Engagement IGCC

Email Dani

Practices

Investor Briefings

We organise investor briefings and webinars to highlight notable corporate decarbonisation matters and to engage and upskill institutional investors on the latest corporate climate engagement announcements, research and trends.

This includes pre-AGM briefings on climate-related resolutions, expert analysis on sector specific decarbonisation barriers and enablers, and investor insights related to engagement on corporate climate disclosures, strategies and governance.

Relevant News, Events, and Resources

Submission: Net Zero Fund should fast-track REIP development

19 October 2025

IGCC members understand the importance of decarbonisation solutions being accessible to industry, both to meet national emissions reductions targets and for Australian exporters to better compete as global markets decarbonise.

Building Board Capability for the Climate Transition

13 October 2025

IGCC’s Climate Capability for Boards report sets out what good climate governance looks like — and how investors can assess and engage company boards on transition readiness. It identifies five principles for effective oversight and provides practical tools to guide investor engagement.

Climate Capability Principles for Boards

Report | Richard Proudlove, Alice Martin | 13 October 2025

This report provides investors with guidance to strengthen their engagement with companies on aligning governance practices with the demands of the climate transition. It also aims to support companies in embedding climate considerations into governance structures, strategic planning, board oversight and stakeholder engagement to deliver real-world decarbonisation outcomes.

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State of Net Zero Report 2025

Submission: What investors need from Treasury’s transition planning guidance

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.

IGCC Research Needs Analysis Report

Report | Donna Lopata, Accela | 16 September 2025

Investors need granular, financially grounded, sector-specific research to strengthen corporate engagement and transition plan scrutiny. This report maps current gaps and seeks to catalyse new research that will equip investors for more effective, impactful engagement.

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