{"id":169645,"date":"2024-06-18T12:51:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T04:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/?post_type=pd&#038;p=169645"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:39:55","slug":"esg-and-sustainability-mastering-mandatory-climate-reporting","status":"publish","type":"pd","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/prof-development\/esg-and-sustainability-mastering-mandatory-climate-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"ESG and sustainability related financial disclosures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The growing importance of environment, social and governance (ESG) performance globally is real and long-term. Over the last 15 years, ESG strategies and reporting practices have been recognised as an essential tool in evaluating businesses across all sectors including corporations, private practice, NFPs and government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an operating domain marked by increasing environmental awareness and the resulting regulatory scrutiny, sustainability reporting has become a critical practice for organisations in Australia and accurate and transparent sustainability reporting (including mandatory climate reporting) not only shows a reporters\u2019 commitment to environmental responsibility, but also encourages trust among stakeholders such as shareholders, investors and consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Essential to a robust ESG strategy is the: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>identification of significant ESG issues important to stakeholders,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the subsequent formulation of targets and metrics to positively respond to these issues\/risks;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the reporting and monitoring of businesses responses; and finally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the auditing and verification of the reported disclosures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This two-day masterclass provides participants with not only the background to ESG and the regulatory frameworks which underpin it, but also practical strategies for ESG risks identification, measurement, mitigation, and the subsequent reporting in a meaningful way to stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees will leave equipped with the ability to meet the mandatory regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations related to sustainability<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Learning-outcomes\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Learning-outcomes\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Learning-outcomes\">Learning outcomes<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Learning-outcomes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Upon completing this Masterclass, participants will be able to &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the benefits from ESG, its rising prominence and importance to multiple stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>Distinguish between the ESG regulatory frameworks, disclosures and compliance requirements<\/li>\n<li>Identify and assess ESG risks and develop ESG performance indicators and metrics<\/li>\n<li>Understand the considerations when developing ESG reporting and disclosure outcomes<\/li>\n<li>Recognise the importance of the ESG auditing and assurance process<\/li>\n<li>Create an ESG strategy and align it to your businesses\u2019 outcomes<\/li>\n<li>Meet the requirements of the current and future mandatory sustainability framework\u2019s reporting and disclosure obligations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Who-is-the-program-for?\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Who-is-the-program-for?\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Who-is-the-program-for?\">Who is the program for?<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Who-is-the-program-for?\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>This program is designed for businesses facing organisational change in the ESG sustainability area with a focus on ESG risk identification, mitigation and reporting\/disclosures. The program will also interest those in a management, team leader or senior role tasked with developing the practices and processes suitable for their organisation\u2019s mandatory sustainability reporting and disclosures, including understanding the assurance aspects of such reporting.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Program-schedule----Day-1\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Program-schedule----Day-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Program-schedule----Day-1\">Program schedule &#8211;  Day 1<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Program-schedule----Day-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;background-color: #f5f2f2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #b8b6b6\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Time<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Description<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Facilitator<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">9:00am \u2013 10:30am<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Introduction and key concepts in Environmental, Social and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Governance and Sustainability<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">ESG reporting frameworks and standards<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Professor Nigar Sultana<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">10:30am \u2013 11:00am<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Morning tea<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">11:00am \u2013 12:30pm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">ESG disclosure and reporting<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Professor Nigar Sultana and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Associate Professor Harj Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Assurance and verification:<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">12:30pm \u2013 1:15pm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Lunch<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">1:15pm \u2013 2:45pm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">ESG strategy development and implementation<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Associate Professor Harj Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">2:45pm \u2013 3:00pm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Afternoon tea<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">3:00pm \u2013 4:30pm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Mandatory Climate Reporting and Disclosures: IFRS S2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Professor Nigar Sultana and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Associate Professor Harj Sing<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">h<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Program-schedule---Day-2\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Program-schedule---Day-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Program-schedule---Day-2\">Program schedule &#8211; Day 2<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Program-schedule---Day-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;background-color: #f5f2f2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #b8b6b6\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Facilitator<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\">9.00am-10.30am<\/td>\n<td width=\"435\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Mandatory Climate Reporting and Disclosures: AASB S2:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identifying key considerations in relation to governance, risk management and metrics and targets<\/li>\n<li>Formulating a reporting and disclosure methodology, including development of industry-based KPIs\/ metrics, materiality levels, development of boundaries, data needs etc.<\/li>\n<li>Structuring an engaging and informative report<\/li>\n<li>Future trends and reporting challenges in sustainability reporting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Professor Nigar Sultana and<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\n<td width=\"113\">10:30am \u2013 11:00am<\/td>\n<td width=\"435\">Morning tea<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\">11:00am \u2013 12:30pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"435\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Mandatory Climate Reporting and Disclosures: AASB S2:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identifying key considerations in relation to strategy<\/li>\n<li>Evidencing climate resilience<\/li>\n<li>Understanding scenario analysis\n<ul>\n<li>Setting objectives and scope<\/li>\n<li>Identifying key variables and data gathering<\/li>\n<li>Assessing impacts under identified scenarios<\/li>\n<li>Reporting findings and communicating transparently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Professor Nigar Sultana and<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor Harj Singh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\n<td width=\"113\">12:30pm \u2013 1:15pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"435\">Lunch<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\">1:15pm \u2013 2:45pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"435\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifrs.org\/content\/ifrs\/home\/projects\/work-plan\/biodiversity-ecosystems-and-ecosystem-services.html\"><strong>Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Likely IFRS S3:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reporting frameworks and standards such as TNFD, the Natural Capital Protocol, SEEA (CF)<\/li>\n<li>Identifying key considerations in relation to governance, strategy and risk management<\/li>\n<li>Formulating metrics and targets<\/li>\n<li>Using natural capital accounting<\/li>\n<li>Operationalising natural capital accounting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Associate Professor Harj Singh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\n<td width=\"113\">2:45pm \u2013 3:00pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"435\">Afternoon tea<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\">3:00pm \u2013 4:30pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"435\">\n<ul>\n<li>Group case study on AASB S2 \u2013 Scenario analysis<\/li>\n<li>Individual presentations on ESG strategy formulation and reporting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Credit-for-recognised-learning\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Credit-for-recognised-learning\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Credit-for-recognised-learning\">Credit for recognised learning<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Credit-for-recognised-learning\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>When you complete this course, you can choose to study further, and may be eligible to receive up to 10 credit points towards Curtin\u2019s flagship MBA Program and the Master of Human Resources.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The growing importance of environment, social and governance (ESG) performance globally is real and long-term. 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