Green moves: IPCC, First Sentier Group

First Sentier Group named a new responsible investment manager, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) welcomed a new secretary, while Rabobank made a new hire to its research team.

The IPCC has named Annett Möhner as the upcoming secretary of the IPCC, effective November 1.

Möhner is currently a senior manager at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and will bring over two decades of experience in global climate action, sustainable development and multilateral diplomacy when she commences in her new role.

She has been managing the first-ever global stocktake under the Paris Agreement at the UNFCCC since early 2023 and served as secretary to the UNFCCC's governing bodies and the adaptation committee before that.

She also led engagement with the IPCC, the global research community and development finance stakeholders to enable well-informed, evidence-based policymaking.

Australia is one of the 195 members in the panel and communicates via the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

IPCC chair Jim Skea welcomed the appointment.

"I am delighted to extend our warmest welcome to Möhner as the new secretary of the IPCC," Skea said.

"Her professional expertise, strategic vision, and extensive experience in multilateral climate fora will strengthen IPCC's leadership and reinforce its capacity to deliver rigorous, policy-relevant climate science."

Möhner said: "I am deeply honoured to take on the role of secretary of the IPCC and to build on the IPCC's remarkable legacy."

"I will help ensure that its assessments continue to provide a trusted scientific foundation for climate decision-making around the world while ensuring that the organisation remains effective, inclusive and responsive to the needs of its member governments."

Meanwhile, Oskar Mitchell has joined Rabobank as a commodity analyst.

Based in Sydney, Mitchell has joined the RaboResearch division, where he is responsible for providing industry insights and market updates on farm inputs, cotton, wool and farmland values.

Mitchell worked as an analyst within the market intelligence team for Australian Wool Innovation, providing research and reporting on the wool industry, as well as the grains sector.

RaboResearch general manager Stefan Vogel said Mitchell's strong knowledge of, and experience in, agriculture, across a range of sectors, made him an ideal fit.

"Oskar's experience across a range of agricultural commodities, combined with his strong analytical skills and personal connection to farming, make him well placed to provide valuable support for the bank's food and agri clients," Vogel said.

"In particular, his expertise in interpreting complex global market information and turning it into practical insights for local producers will be highly valuable."

Mitchell said he looks forward to helping producers and agribusiness operators to make informed decisions.

Separately, First Sentier Group has promoted Sarah Robson to responsible investment manager.

Robson joined the firm in May 2025 as senior responsible investment analyst and was the manager of responsible investment and impact at LVP, a sustainability-led, multi strategy alternative asset manager, before that.

She began her career at Deloitte, where she held various environmental, sustainability, and governance (ESG) roles, including associate director in ESG and M&A and senior analyst for sustainability and climate change.