Policy & Advocacy IGCC is the investment community’s authoritative voice on climate change. Our policy positions are created through thought leadership, extensive member consultation and research based on the latest science. IGCC then advocates for these policies by engaging with relevant decision-makers across Parliament, government departments, media and other key stakeholders. We publish thought-leading resources based on exclusive research and our unique position in a network of investors, analysts, academic researchers and policy-makers. Download IGCC’s Policy Positions 2022-2025 (pdf). Our People Erwin Jackson, Managing Director, Policy Michael Bones, Senior Manager, Advocacy Kate Simmonds, Senior Physical Risk and Resilience Advisor Bethany Richards, Manager, Policy Emerging Policy Issues 2035 Emissions Target The 2035 target will be the biggest climate policy decision this political term, set by the ambition for sector-by-sector policies, including clean energy targets and Safeguard Mechanism baselines. Clean Energy Transition Australia has an opportunity for an increase in capital investment in clean energy, incentivised by programs like the Capacity Investment Scheme, and in a global market invigorated by the USA’s climate package, the Inflation Reduction Act, Europe’s Green Deal, and others. Physical Risk Physical risk poses a greater impact than transition risk due to hard adaptation limits and higher levels of uncertainty. It will affect all industries and requires place-based solutions with national coordination for effective implementation. Disclosures Building Parliamentary support for reform on climate disclosures and working alongside other peak bodies to achieve major consensus. Parliamentary Engagements The Investor Group on Climate Change has deep relationships with key decision makers. We engage across parliament to advocate for policy that avoids systemic climate risks and unlock substantial investment in a clean economy. Regular Engagements As a bipartisan organisation, we engage regularly with ministers, opposition, and the crossbench. Canberra Roadshow In March 2023, we took six senior investment professionals to Canberra, arranging meetings with the Treasurer, Climate Change and Energy Ministers, Opposition, Department Secretaries, and senior media. Roundtable Discussion We organise high level roundtable events between representatives of some of the country’s largest investors and the Treasurer and key ministers. Working Groups Where we share information, build capacity, and work on collaborative projects with members. Policy & Advocacy Chair: Erwin Jackson Managing Director, Policy, IGCC Coordinates government engagement and maintains oversight on the role companies and industry associations play in delivering constructive climate policy outcomes. Read more… Energy Transition Subgroup Chair: Ian Leiblich Head of ESG, EG Develops effective energy transition policy required to achieve net zero emissions, including in response to the latest Capacity Investment Scheme. Read more… Good energy policy is key to good economic policy. We need groups like the IGCC to continue making the case to all Australians that good climate policy is good for investment and good for jobs. – Chris Bowen MP Minister for Climate Change & Energy IGCC Summit June 2022 Latest Policy & Advocacy News, Resources, and Events Submission: Accelerating the direction of travel VIC 5-year climate strategy 15 April 2025 IGCC commends the Victorian Government on its leading approach to climate policy, which promotes an orderly transition to net zero. AustraliaDecarbonising the EconomyEnergy Transition Working GroupPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group We’re hiring! Policy Director 15 April 2025 Help Australia’s $4+ trillion investment sector influence the policies that will accelerate progress to a climate-resilient net zero economy. Policy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group Report: State of Net Zero Investment Australia 2025 Report | Investor Group on Climate Change | 3 April 2025 IGCC’s State of Net Zero report is Australia’s most comprehensive and rigorous analysis of investors’ climate progress. This year’s findings show that Australia’s institutional investors remain firmly attuned to the risks and opportunities of climate change – and how they align with their fiduciary responsibilities.Download AustraliaClimate Solutions & TechCorporate EngagementCorporate Engagement Working GroupDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyEnergy Transition Working GroupGovernance & DisclosureInvestor Agenda and ICAPsInvestor Group on Climate ChangeInvestor PracticeInvestor Practice Working GroupJust TransitionPhysical Risk & ResiliencePhysical Risk, Adaptation & ResiliencePolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group New Research: Australia’s 2025 State of Net Zero Investment Report 2 April 2025 The number of institutional investors in Australia making progress on climate continues to grow, despite pressure and overseas anti-ESG sentiment, according to new data released by the Investor Group on Climate Change. AustraliaCorporate EngagementCorporate Engagement Working GroupEnergy Transition Working GroupInvestor Agenda and ICAPsInvestor PracticeInvestor Practice Working GroupPhysical Risk & ResiliencePolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group IGCC Annual Report 2024: Year In Review Report | Investor Group on Climate Change | 27 February 2025 The Investor Group on Climate Change has released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a year of significant climate action by investors and policy progress throughout Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Download Climate Action 100+Corporate EngagementDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyGovernance & DisclosureInvestor Agenda and ICAPsInvestor PracticeJust TransitionMiningNet Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAM)Paris-Aligned Asset Owners Initiative (PAAO)Physical Risk, Adaptation & ResiliencePolicy & Advocacy