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This is indeed BIG news. I’d guessed it was going to be delayed but what a pleasant surprise!!! We are now 100 days away from mandatory scope 1,2 and 3 emissions. The ripple effect means that any company upstream or downstream of a Group 1 company will be impacted. Climatezero have an awesome platform for helping you organise your reporting. Get in touch directly or if you’re a food business looking to navigate Sustainability Reporting please DM me to explore how we at Climateers can assist.

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🌍 The Future of Climate Risk Reporting As climate-related reporting regulations ramp up, it's not just crucial but required for organisations to adopt climate-based reporting. This move not only boosts financial transparency but also aligns with global standards and attracts international capital. Good for the environment and good for business! Effective climate risk disclosures ensure climate impacts are central to business decisions and provide accountability for mitigating environmental risks. CSIRO's work in this space highlights how design-led approaches can improve climate risk reporting. Using Generative AI to assess these claims is a fantastic use case, and their pilot project offers innovative ways to enhance report integrity. This isn't just about tech—it's about understanding the complex systems we operate in, from economics and politics to society and nature. Digital Village was fortunate to assist in exploring these relationships through the facilitation of a Warm Data Lab, ensuring these AI systems are designed responsibly with all stakeholders in mind. Thanks for your important work, Justine Lacey, Cara Stitzlein, and the rest of the Responsible Innovation team at CSIRO. And terrific facilitation, Catherine Donnelley and Clare Babbage! https://lnkd.in/gPK6wQdZ #ClimateRisk #Sustainability #Innovation #WarmDataLabs #CSIRO #Transparency #GlobalStandards Thanks to those supporting this work in using technology to enable important change: Derryn Heilbuth, Adam Alexander, Audrey Lobo-Pulo, Nikki Thompson, Beth Dowe, Dan Leverington, Lee Schofield, Mac Bryla, William Glamore, Simon Fielke, Torres Webb, Jessica Stromberg

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The Climate Change Authority has released its 2024 Sector Pathways Review, providing a comprehensive roadmap for Australia's transition to #netzero emissions by 2050! • The review examines six critical sectors: electricity and energy, #transport, industry and waste, agriculture and land, resources, and the #builtenvironment. • It emphasises the urgent need to deploy existing technologies like #solar and wind, rather than waiting for future breakthroughs. • The report identifies opportunities, barriers, and workforce considerations for each sector's #decarbonisation journey • #renewableenergy deployment is crucial, with delays potentially jeopardising #emissionsreduction goals • The review pours cold water on #nuclear energy's role in meeting 2050 targets due to long lead times and lack of experience This landmark report provides invaluable insights for policymakers, investors, and industry leaders. It's clear that Australia has the potential to prosper in a low-emissions future, leveraging its abundant renewable resources and skilled workforce. #climateaction #netzero2050 #sustainablefuture

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How do you handle emissions data if your business operates in Australia & overseas? 👀 This is one of the trickiest parts of sustainability reporting for many Australian companies for two main reasons: ❌ Many companies have had to manually separate or combine data from different countries – and manual handling often leads to data errors. ❌ Carbon accounting platforms aren’t all the same. So even companies using a carbon accounting tool to measure emissions might not be able to separate/combine data from different countries, or might find their measurements and emission factors don’t actually meet international reporting standards. ✅ That’s why we made this a priority at Climate Zero. 🙂 With our platform, you get everything that makes emissions measurement easier and consistently accurate for sustainability reporting in Australia and internationally including global emission factors. This work is based on our experience helping AU based companies measure and reduce emissions for 15+ years including companies like SG Fleet AU and Autorola Group. To find out, take a look at one of our recent case studies: https://lnkd.in/gwnKbQ79 And if you’d like to take a look around Climate Zero, please reach out to our team Pete Brownstein, KB (Katherine) Buzza, Jess Symes or Tai Lennon #Sustainability #FleetManagement #CarbonEmissions #ClimateZero #DataManagement #NetZero

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Australia’s well-being is at a turning point. The OECD’s latest report shows strengths but also highlights areas where we face challenges. We must prioritise resilience and equity to secure a better future for all. Key insights from the chart: 🔸 Income and wealth – While household income is a positive indicator, wealth inequality persists. Australia’s income distribution and housing affordability challenges highlight a need for inclusive economic growth. 🔸 Housing – Overcrowding and housing affordability remain key issues. With high living costs, achieving stable housing is becoming increasingly difficult, impacting mental well-being and security. 🔸 Environmental quality – Australia faces challenges with exposure to air pollution and extreme temperatures. These environmental stressors underscore the importance of climate resilience and policies that protect our natural resources. 🔸 Social connections – A lack of social support and limited social interactions are significant concerns for Australians. Post-pandemic, strengthening community bonds and addressing social isolation are more crucial than ever. 🔸 Work-life balance – Gender gaps in work hours and perceptions of safety reveal underlying inequality. Prioritising fair workplaces and true work-life balance is essential for Australia’s overall well-being. Australia shows strengths in areas like health and subjective well-being, but for a sustainable future, targeted efforts are required to close gaps and build resilience. The OECD’s findings offer both a warning and a roadmap. #wellbeing #sustainability #socialimpact

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🌍What emissions do you need to report for the Greenhouse Gas Protocol legislature? As efforts to tackle climate change intensify, understanding how to report greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with the GHG Protocol is crucial for Australian businesses. Here's a quick breakdown of what you need to know: The GHG Protocol categorizes emissions into three distinct scopes: 1. Scope 1: Direct Emissions This includes direct emissions from owned or controlled sources, such as on-site fuel combustion, company vehicles, and other direct emissions sources. 2. Scope 2: Indirect Emissions from Purchased Energy This covers indirect emissions from the consumption of purchased electricity, steam, heating, and cooling. These emissions occur at the facility where the energy is generated. 3. Scope 3: Other Indirect Emissions This encompasses all other indirect emissions within a company's value chain, both upstream and downstream. Examples of scope 3 emissions include business travel, transportation and distribution, purchased goods and services, waste disposal, and use of products. Typically, scope 3 emissions represent over 90% of a company’s total emissions, making them very significant for overall GHG impact. Question: Are you ready to report your GHG emissions? If you’re having any challenges with your GHG emission reporting, DM me for a free consultation. 

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https://lnkd.in/gQzexVeV PLAN FOR 2025: Hear key Regulators, leading environmental lawyers and experts present the CHANGES EXPECTED IN 2025 on key environmental, climate change, carbon management/emissions reduction and energy laws, requirements and new developments to assist you and your organisation to remain compliant. Program and Register - https://lnkd.in/gQzexVeV Australian Environment Business Network (AEBN) www.aebn.com.au #ESG #NetZero #climateaction #epa #environment #emissions #emissionsreduction #climatechange #carbon #carbonmanagement #ghg #greenhousegas #mitigation #environmental #environmentalmanagement #practitioners #energy #renewable #renewableenergy #renewables

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Ever wondered how the Safeguard Mechanism (Australia's Emissions Trading Scheme) works? Or how are Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) involved? This slide deck explains it all as simply as possible. Enjoy! #climateaction #carbonmarkets #carboncredits #sustainability #ESG

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How widespread is Greenwashing in Australia and other countries? It's imperative to remember and raise awareness about the prevalence of greenwashing, not just in Australia, but in other countries as well. Greenwashing involves misleading claims about a product's environmental friendliness, sustainability, or ethics. It's a form of deceptive conduct that erodes consumer trust. Consumers and investors must be able to trust the environmental claims made about products they purchase. Tackling greenwashing is a critical enforcement priority for ASIC, and making a transformative change in this area is essential for the betterment of our environment and society. Let's work together to ensure transparency and authenticity in environmental claims to drive meaningful change. #Australia #greenwashing #climatereporting #carbonfootprint #greenhousegas #climatechange #globalwarming

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“Because now that we know we can run grids at at high renewable penetration, the challenge is to continue to identify those remaining barriers and collaboratively together remove those so that when the market decides to deploy renewable energy, that it’s available and ready and there’s no technical constraints.” CEO of Australia's electricity grid operator. When politicians and pundits tell you a renewable grid isn't reliable, they're manipulating a public that think this sounds reasonable because wind isn't always blowing and the sun isn't always shining. The end game is to prevent the continued roll out of the cheapest ways to generate electricity and protect market share for utilities a gas companies that don't want their assets under utilized or in some cases stranded. The danger in this way of thinking is that new polluting infrastructure will be built with lifespans of multiple decades. That's what gas companies want and they certainly don't care if it means higher energy costs that impact consumers, drive inflation and make businesses less competitive in global markets. Ultimately, it's a job killer and makes investment in the region less attractive. #baseload #versus #distributed #power #electricity #grid https://lnkd.in/gRy7KzkN

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🔄 🗑️Scope 3 Emissions & End of Life: Beverage Industry's Circular Economy Challenges! While developing an ESG strategy for a client—a beverage importer—he asked me something worth sharing: “Who should track the end-of-life data for Scope 3 emissions, me, as importer or the beverage company? 📄🌱With Australia’s new mandatory climate reporting (link bellow 🔗 ), companies need more data to report Scope 3 emissions accurately. 📊Data from end-of-life recycling of bottles and cans is essencial for showing circular economy initiatives that reduce emissions. ♻️Currently, importers pay the 10c recycling fee in some states in Australia but don’t receive data from the container deposit scheme of how many bottles & cans are being recycled. Here is some doubts: ❓How can importers provide data to beverage industry if they don’t receive any from the scheme? ❓Should the 10c fee be split between beverage importers and the beverage industry (who will use the data to meet climate reporting obligations)? ❓Can container deposit scheme provide this data? Feel free to share your answers and thoughts🙌💭 🤖PS: The image below captures this thought, created with AI (some letters are missing- AI got confused 🫤 ). 🔗Mandatory climate regulation article: https://lnkd.in/gbYF8NRv Containers for Change QLD (COEX) Containers for Change (WARRRL) NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) TOMRA Collection Australia Exchange for Change TOMRA Cleanaway Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme #circulareconomy #recycling #ESGdata #reportingesg #bottlesandcans #climatereport #beverageindustry #scope3emissions #carbonfootprint #lifecycleassessment

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Highly recommended webinar recording for those interested in understanding the potential impact of impending regulations on your business. If you are a food or agribusiness wanting to understand the types of opportunities this might unlock for you, please send me a DM

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Australia’s sustainable finance taxonomy, led by the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), marks a transformative shift in linking financial practices to ecological and social priorities. This project draws on international frameworks but remains distinctly Australian, crafted to reflect the country's unique economic structure and environmental landscape. At its core, the taxonomy embodies an understanding that economic stability is fundamentally tied to ecological resilience, steering capital toward practices that support both community wellbeing and ecosystem health. With a clear call to include First Nations perspectives, the taxonomy respects the significance of Indigenous knowledge in shaping a sustainable future. This inclusion reflects a commitment to embedding cultural heritage and equity into financial systems. By establishing robust definitions for sustainable activities, the taxonomy aims to curb superficial sustainability claims and promote genuine, impactful practices. The goal is to create criteria that can accommodate varied sectors, from established industries to emerging players, recognising each has different responsibilities and impacts on this journey. This approach positions the taxonomy as a tool for guiding Australia’s transition towards a resilient and regenerative economy, aligning financial practices with ecological and social imperatives to create lasting resilience. ASFI has now opened its second and final round of public consultation, inviting feedback on criteria for six priority sectors, a Do No Significant Harm framework, minimum social safeguards, and potential applications for the taxonomy. The consultation period runs until 1st December 2024. This is a key moment to help shape Australia’s path toward a resilient, inclusive economy. Learn more and provide your input: https://lnkd.in/dxQkXrnp #SustainableFinance #Australia #Taxonomy #ClimateAction #IndigenousKnowledge #ASFI #FinanceForGood

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New climate technologies are essential for enabling our energy system to achieve net-zero by 2050. On day two of The Australian Financial Review Energy & Climate Summit, Andrea Culligan spoke during the 'The case for climate-focused business' panel, stressing the crucial role of connecting climate technology innovation with industry in accelerating decarbonisation efforts. Learn more about our climate insights and perspectives: https://deloi.tt/4e43jPW. #AFREnergyClimateSummit #Energy #Sustainability

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Latest addition to ImpactDB - The Impact Database - a carbon pricing simulator/model. Data sources: NZDPU / Carbon Disclosure Project (GHG emissions, scopes 1-3) International Foundation For Valuing Impacts (IFVI) carbon monetisation proposal (@$236/tonne). Some of the numbers are interesting! #carbonpricing #socialcostofcarbon

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Another big win for confidence in carbon markets.✅️✅️ The Australian National Audit Office was asked to audit Australia's carbon credit (ACCU) program and found, well, nothing. In fact, they found better than nothing, and reported that: 1️⃣ Administration of the issuing, compliance and contracting of ACCUs was largely effective. ✅️ 2️⃣ The development of ACCU methods and the issuing of ACCUs was largely effective.✅️ 3️⃣ The CER’s approach to management of ACCU scheme compliance activities was effective.✅️ 4️⃣ The CER’s management of carbon abatement contracts was largely effective.✅️ The Audit Office made one recommendation, related to record keeping at the government department that oversees the program. Can we please, please, please now drop the stone throwing and get on with delivering climate action at scale? #carbonmarkets #climatechange Thanks to John Connor and Carbon Market Institute (CMI) for following this. *The ANAO’s legislated purpose is to support accountability and transparency in the Australian Government sector through independent reporting to the Parliament

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Australian Sustainable Finance Institute released the first draft of its technical screening criteria for a national sustainable finance taxonomy today. The draft covers three sectors - energy, built environment and mining, metals and minerals. At first glance, it is most welcome that the taxonomy takes a stance on: - CCS: "electricity generation via abated fossil fuels is currently out of scope as an activity in the transition methodology due to the low technological readiness level of carbon capture and storage."   - Nuclear energy: "Given the legal context, there is no case to include nuclear power generation in the taxonomy at this point in time." - Gas firming: "gas firming is not [currently] in scope at an activity level" I'll be engaging with the market in coming weeks to identify and collate stakeholder feedback regarding the credibility and usability of this taxonomy. If you would like to share your thoughts/concerns and learn from what others are saying, please drop me a DM. This public consultation process will run until 9:00pm Sunday 30 June 2024 (AEST). https://lnkd.in/gtewdX8V Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

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The Australian Sustainability Reporting Standard passed the Senate and will come in as of 1 January 2025. So What? Big Australian organisations will be required to make detailed disclosures about their climate-related risks (and opportunities). This includes greenhouse gas emissions, climate-related transition plans and corresponding reduction targets. Each year going forward the revenue/asset threshold for reporting will drop until all ABN's in the economy are reporting like this. Although this may take years. The things that are reported on the company Directors will be liable for... this moves climate from the marketing department to the risk department, which is far closer to the CFO's desk. The things that are reported on will grow over time. I think it will be the whole SDG/ESG side of things that get reported in the end. This is internalising the cost of climate and environment... who is ready for Climate and Sustainability Reporting to be on the level of Financial Reporting? Regen Farmers Mutual is helping our members get ready. #sustainabilityreporting #scope3 #emissions

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