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 Francesca Muskovic, Executive Director, Policy Michael Bones, Senior Manager, Advocacy Kate Simmonds, Senior Manager, Climate Resilience 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 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 IGCC’s Climate Leaders’ Awards go to John Thwaites, Alison Ewings, Ros McKay and Rick Walters 30 October 2025 Climate Leaders recognised for advancing climate action across investment practice, policy and corporate engagement. AustraliaCorporate EngagementCorporate Engagement Working GroupInvestor Group on Climate ChangeInvestor PracticeInvestor Practice Working GroupNew ZealandPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group IGCC Summit 2025: Decoding the Transition: Key Moments 30 October 2025 Nearly 400 investors, policymakers and experts came together at Ilumina in Sydney for the IGCC Summit 2025 — our most ambitious and energising event yet. AustraliaCorporate EngagementInvestor Group on Climate ChangeInvestor PracticeNew ZealandPolicy & Advocacy Submission: What investors need from Treasury’s transition planning guidance Submission | Francesca Muskovic | 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.Download AustraliaCorporate EngagementGovernance & DisclosureInvestor PracticePolicy & Advocacy Submission: Good governance for an evolving electricity system – NEM Review Submission | Bethany Richards | 17 September 2025 Investors support the dual intentions of the NEM Review, which is to propose solutions to challenges that hinder investment in the National Electricity Market (NEM), and to deliver electricity system services more efficiently.Download AustraliaEnergyPolicy & Advocacy Aotearoa New Zealand Government’s proposed changes to the mandatory climate-related disclosure regime risk the country’s economy. 23 October 2025 The changes to Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate disclosures regime, proposed this week, would significantly weaken the framework that established the country as a global leader in managing climate-related financial risks Governance & DisclosureNew ZealandPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group