Sustainability is central to organisational vision, strategy and decision-making.

The regulatory expectations for ESG standards, reporting and disclosure continue to evolve and national and international standards are now imminent.

Join us for the Sustainability Forum as leaders from across sectors and industries share their expertise and experience on their ESG journey and the advantages for embedding best practice.

Our panel of speakers will examine the strategies and frameworks for ESG and how effective communication, public disclosure and reporting have become critical and offer a competitive edge.

How can you create and canvas effective partnerships, resources and internal and external stakeholders, to develop the knowledge base? How do you gather intelligence and meaningful data to deliver sound sustainability strategy and disclose accurate reports.

Key themes for discussion include

• Framing a broad overview of ESG, its definition and practical applications in different contexts
• How to overcome inertia and be an effective communicator of ESG principles, targets and ambitions to internal and external stakeholders
• Taking stock of the regulatory landscape, a brief overview of domestic and international developments.
• An essential update on climate-related financial disclosures
• The task and accountabilities for boards
• How SMEs and NFPs can plan and respond to mandatory reporting and disclosure requirements.
• The state of climate litigation and the role of regulators
• Leveraging AI to achieve sustainability goals
• Environmental stewardship: the business case for measuring and reporting on nature impact
• Implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• An essential update on modern slavery
• Navigating the S in ESG

Speakers Highlights

• Aurelie Jacquet, Member, AI National Expert Group and Chair, AI Standards, Standards Australia
• John Lydon, Co-chair, Australian Climate Leaders Coalition
• Klaus Moosmayer, Chief Ethics, Risk and Compliance Officer, and Member of the Executive Committee, Novartis (Live cross from Switzerland)
• Susan Mizrahi, Sustainability Executive and Non-Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Australia and Honorary Fellow (industry), Melbourne Climate Futures
• Karen McWilliams, Business Reform Leader, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
• Tim Nelson, Executive General Manager – Energy Markets, Iberdrola
• Tamara Somers, Group General Manager, Sustainability and Impact, Xero
• Ilona Miller, Partner, Gilbert and Tobin

Tamara Somers, Group General Manager, Sustainability and Impact, Xero

Tamara is a highly effective sustainability professional with global experience in managing risk and reputation to deliver sustainable business performance in complex operating environments. With close to twenty years of experience across government and private sector,  she’s managed ESG strategy to enhance business reputation, attract capital, respond to shareholder expectations and engage employees.

Karen McWilliams, Sustainability and Governance Professional, Thought Leader, Chartered Accountant

Kate is the Sustainability and Business Reform Leader in the Advocacy team at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). She is responsible for shaping and influencing business reform issues of relevance to Chartered Accountants, including insolvency, corporate governance, anti-money laundering, corporations law, climate change and sustainability matters. Karen chairs the finance, risk and audit committee of the UN Global Compact Network Australia Board and is a member of the Australian Government’s Nature Finance Council.

Who should attend?

Business leaders and managers cannot afford to miss this update, including: 

• Directors
• C-Suite
• CoSecs, General Counsels, Heads of Secretariat and Governance
• CROs, Risk Managers and Head of Internal Audit
• Governance and risk consultants and advisors

The forum is relevant for all sectors including listed, non-listed, government and not-for-profit. 

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