Risk Assessment, Measurement and Reporting
The sustainability and climate reporting landscape is changing fast. From 1 January 2025, new legislation requires many organisations to include mandatory climate-related financial disclosures in their annual reports.
To help you prepare, this masterclass will build the skills and knowledge needed to comply with these new requirements. It is designed around the Australian Accounting Standards Board’s (AASB) S1 and S2 sustainability standards, which align with the International Sustainability Standards Board’s global framework.
You’ll gain practical insights into how to:
- Understand your obligations under the new standards.
- Respond effectively to internal and external reporting requirements.
- Identify and communicate the risks and opportunities linked to sustainability and climate impacts on financial performance.
The program follows the four key reporting pillars of AASB S1 and S2:
- Governance – How your organisation oversees and manages sustainability and climate-related risks and opportunities.
- Strategy – The approaches you use to respond to these risks and opportunities.
- Risk management – The processes for identifying, assessing, prioritising and monitoring risks and opportunities.
- Metrics and targets – How performance is measured, tracked and reported, including progress toward set goals.
About the facilitators
Professor Nigar Sultana
Nigar is a chartered accountant with over 15 years of experience in tertiary education and research. She teaches executive education programs, undergraduate and graduate courses on sustainability, ESG regulations, reporting, assurance, and carbon accounting globally. Nigar has a strong record of grant income and research published in top accounting journals, focusing on corporate governance, gender diversity, environmental sustainability, and climate and carbon accounting. Her expertise is sought after by industry and government sectors, providing practical solutions in financial literacy, gender equity, natural capital and climate accounting. Nigar serves as the Climate Action Lead and ESG and Carbon Accounting Lead at the Curtin Institute of Energy Transition, and she contributes as a climate research expert to the Australian Accounting Standards Board and international regulators.
Associate Professor Harj Singh
Harj is a Chartered Accountant with a decade of experience in public practice, including at a Big4 accounting firm, before transitioning to academia. He specialises in sustainability, focusing on climate risk, carbon accounting, ESG assurance, and developing ESG reporting metrics across commercial and not-for-profit sectors. Harj has been appointed to the Australian Accounting Standards Board’s Climate Research Expert List, shaping future climate-related reporting requirements in Australia. His recent achievements include pioneering a Natural Capital Accounting framework in Australia’s mining sector and building climate accounting capacity in Vietnam and across Africa through prestigious Australia Awards Short Courses.