Climate Governance Initiative Australia

The AICD is hosting Climate Governance Initiative Australia to support our members better to meet the challenges and opportunities of governing climate change risk.

Specifically, we aim to support the AICD membership and Australian director community more broadly with strategies for embedding climate considerations into boards’ strategic decision-making.

As host, our members have access to a global network of non-executive directors and support from experts leading their organisations’ governance response to climate change.

The AICD is proud to be the Australian home for this important conversation amongst directors.

With more than 50,000 members, no other organisation in Australia is better positioned, both in mission and reach, to impact the conversation on climate change at the board level.

As host of the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) Australia, the AICD collaborates with senior non-executive directors and partner organisations to support governance practice.

Non-executive directors are the majority members of the CGI Australia Advisory Council, which helps drive the activity of the initiative.

Membership of the Advisory Council also includes representatives from the AICD and partner organisations PwC, Deloitte, MinterEllison, Herbert Smith Freehills and Pollination.

Advisory Council members

• Geoff Summerhayes GAICD (Chair)
• Penny Bingham-Hall FAICD (Deputy Chair)
• Jillian Broadbent AC
• Michael Coleman FAICD
• Ken Dean FAICD
• Naomi Edwards FAICD
• Andrew Fraser GAICD
• Ming Long AM GAICD
• Diane Smith-Gander AO FAICD
• David Thodey AO FAICD
• Michael Ullmer AO FAICD
• Dr Katherine Woodthorpe AO FAICD
• Christian Gergis GAICD (AICD)
• Louise Petschler GAICD (AICD)
• Timothy Stutt / Mark Smyth (Herbert Smith Freehills)
• Tom Imbesi / Rebekah Cheney GAICD (Deloitte)
• John O'Donoghue GAICD (PwC)
• Paul Schoff MAICD / Keith Rovers (MinterEllison)
  
• Sarah Barker MAICD (Pollination)

Secretary 

Kulja Coulston, Senior Policy Adviser