How to Revive Sustainability Amid the Pursuit of Long Term Value and Resilience

  • Why ESG is dead — and what should replace it
  • Sustainability as an anti-fragile strategy for long-term value
  • Trump’s return and the corporate retreat from ESG
  • Navigating the sustainability hype cycle
  • Three immediate moves boards can make to build anti-fragility

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The First Mandatory Climate Reports Are In. Some Are Embarrassing.

  • Why most mandatory climate disclosures satisfy lawyers but miss the point entirely
  • The resilience science behind AASB S2 and what it’s really asking boards to do
  • How Santos buries its biggest risk in volume while Pepper Money quantifies climate exposure in dollars
  • Greenhushing is replacing strategy: boards hiding their best thinking to manage personal liability, not long-term risk

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The Reporting Platform Question

  • Why reporting platforms like Workiva, Tangelo and CtrlPrint promise an easier process — and where the real trade-offs hide
  • The data integration benefit that eliminates hours of manual reconciliation — and the setup cost that comes with it
  • How a well-designed template pays off year after year, and why a designer is still essential to get there
  • Think process change, not system implementation — the technology is rarely the bottleneck

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What Comes after 100%?

  • Why buying “100% renewable energy” no longer signals corporate leadership
  • The problem with Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and greenwashing
  • How companies can claim “100% renewable” while still running on fossil fuels
  • The real challenge of achieving true renewable energy use
  • What leading businesses are doing beyond the “100% renewable” label

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Rest Assured: Preparing for Sustainability Assurance

  • Why sustainability assurance will be the biggest cost increase from mandatory climate reporting
  • The shift from voluntary to legally mandated sustainability disclosure in Australia
  • The seven key assertions auditors check in sustainability reports
  • How to build an evidence trail that satisfies assurance requirements
  • Four practical steps to prepare your organisation for assurance season

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Issue 7 • March 2025

  • Sustinability crossroads: How geopolitics, climate tech and reporting mandates are reshaping corporate risk
  • Pollution and the circular economy
  • What does Trump’s return mean for sustainability?
  • Emerging Solutions from the Smart Cities Expo World Congress 2024
  • Regulatory updates

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Issue 6 • February 2025 • North America special edition

  • Getting it right on value chain impacts
  • How to understand the difference between material matters and material information
  • Material information in sustainability vs financial statements
  • Mandatory sustainability reporting

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Issue 5 • September 2024

  • Latest climate reporting standards update
  • Finding your reporting suite sweet spot
  • Will AI replace our jobs?
  • Harnessing data for a nature-positive future
  • Mandatory sustainability reporting: what you need to know

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Issue 4 • March 2024

  • COP28: An insider’s view and outcomes for business in 2024
  • The Death of ESG?
  • Emerging trends in climate litigation
  • The true heroes in corporate sustainability
  • Updates on the latest reporting standards

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Issue 3 • October 2023

  • Introducing a visionary concept into corporate strategy and reporting (IFRS S1 and IFRS S2)
  • Mandatory climate reporting coming to Australia
  • Paving the path to a circular economy
  • TNFD LEAP Framework
  • ACCC investigating a number of businesses for potential ‘greenwashing’
  • Gilbert + Tobin’s ESG, Sport and Human Rights Forum

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Issue 2 • May 2023

  • Applying resilience science to business
  • 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy
  • Sustainability reporting trends for 2023
  • ASIC’s proceedings against Star an important reminder
  • European Commission proposes a Green Claims Directive

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Issue 1 • December 2022

  • Decarbonisation developments in Australia & overseas
  • Four ways to ensure credible corporate net zero targets
  • Climate Risk Disclosure developments in Australia & overseas
  • Need to do more on climate risk? Here’s where to start.

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