Emma Herd is departing the organisation in June to pursue a new but unclarified opportunity.
She had joined IGCC in 2015, following 15 years’ working in sustainable finance across the banking sector.
The IGCC management committee has begun a recruitment process for a new chief executive.
IGCC chair Stephen Dunne noted the group had significantly grown its membership base during Ms Herd’s tenure and it had played a key part in developing programs such as Climate Action 100+, The Investor Agenda, Climate League 2030 and the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative.
“Under Emma’s leadership the investor voice has become clear and impactful in the Australian and New Zealand climate change discussion,” Mr Dunne said.
“Emma has overseen a massive growth in the size and activities of IGCC, while also supporting the establishment of the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change, which now represents investors with over US$15 trillion in combined assets under management (AUM).
“The entire Australian and New Zealand investment community has been lucky to benefit from Emma’s skill and leadership as they navigate a path to net zero emissions by 2050 or before.”
Ms Herd added she is proud of the work IGCC has done to support investors on climate progress.
“Investors are moving in large numbers to address the climate risk they are exposed to and seize the enormous opportunities in the transition to net zero emissions,” she said.
“I am incredibly proud of the work IGCC has done to support so many organisations to accelerate that progress and to ensure that the investor voice has been a positive and loud champion for climate action. I look forward to continuing to build on this momentum to take on climate change risks and opportunities in Australia and New Zealand.”
