Climate
After 16 Years, Climate Active Certification Is Ending
In July 2026, the Australian Government announced that the Climate Active certification program is ending, also bringing an end to...
$8.6 Billion Cost of Extreme Weather: Why Climate Scenario Analysis Matters
Extreme weather generated significant losses across Australia in 2025. Severe storms and hail events caused $4.8 billion in insured losses,...
Fleet Electrification
Australia’s freight sector will be central to Australia’s net zero transition. In the year to December 2025, transport accounted for...
The Evolving Net Zero Landscape
The past year has brought major advances in the standards which guide credible corporate climate action. As more organisations set...
SBTi Releases Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0
This month the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released the long-awaited of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, representing a...
Nature-Related Disclosures: The ISSB Has a Path Forward
Last month, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) settled a question it had been working toward for two years: how...
Evolution of Global Sustainability Regulations
Over the past decade, sustainability reporting has shifted from a voluntary, values-driven exercise to a core part of corporate governance...
World Water Day 2026 – Where Water Flows, Equality Grows
Every year on 22 March, the world comes together to recognise World Water Day — a United Nations observance that...
What the LSR Standard Means for Corporate Carbon Accounting
On the 30 January 2026, the GHG Protocol officially released its first-ever Land Sector and Removals (LSR) Standard. This is...
When Climate Risk Becomes Human Risk: Implications for Modern Slavery Due Diligence
Climate change and modern slavery are often discussed separately, but in practice they are increasingly connected. As extreme weather events...
Preventing Exploitation: Why Modern Slavery Risk Management Is a Business Imperative
Modern slavery remains one of the most pervasive human rights challenges of our time. Global estimates from Walk Free (2023)...
Australia’s First National Climate Risk Assessment: A New Baseline for Understanding Physical Risk
On 15 September 2025, Australia’s first landmark National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) report developed by the Australian Climate Service was...