Crowe Sustainability Reporting and Assurance

Climate Reporting is here. Is your organisation ready?

Australia’s mandatory climate reporting requirements under AASB S2 are changing how organisations identify, measure and disclose climate-related risks and opportunities. Whether you are required to report now, are preparing for future obligations, or are part of the value chain of a reporting entity, reliable and assurance-ready climate information is becoming essential.

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Sustainability expertise built for assurance

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Crowe provides an end-to-end AASB S2 implementation solution that brings together climate reporting, governance, data, controls and assurance readiness. As a professional services firm with deep audit and assurance capability, we help organisations design sustainability reporting processes that are practical, compliant and able to withstand external assurance requirements.

Our assurance-ready lens: We support clients to build robust methodologies, evidence trails, internal controls and disclosure processes from day one. This reduces rework, improves confidence and prepares organisations for statutory sustainability assurance.

Our end-to-end climate reporting services

We support organisations across the full climate reporting journey, from board education and diagnostic reviews through to report preparation and statutory assurance.

Our services

1. Governance, education and readiness

Educational workshops for boards and senior management
Climate reporting diagnostic tools
Gap assessments against AASB S2 requirements
Implementation roadmap development

2. Climate risk and materiality

Materiality analysis
Value chain assessment
Climate risk assessment
Climate scenario analysis
Identification of climate-related risks and opportunities

3. Data, controls and disclosure

Scope 1 and 2 GHG inventory and methodology development
Scope 3 GHG inventory and methodology development
Internal control uplift and disclosure drafting
Disclosure and report preparation

4. Assurance and compliance

Assurance readiness assessments
“Dry-run” reporting and assurance preparation
Evidence and documentation review
Statutory sustainability assurance

1. Governance, education and readiness

Educational workshops for boards and senior management
Climate reporting diagnostic tools
Gap assessments against AASB S2 requirements
Implementation roadmap development

2. Climate risk and materiality

Materiality analysis
Value chain assessment
Climate risk assessment
Climate scenario analysis
Identification of climate-related risks and opportunities

3. Data, controls and disclosure

Scope 1 and 2 GHG inventory and methodology development
Scope 3 GHG inventory and methodology development
Internal control uplift and disclosure drafting
Disclosure and report preparation

4. Assurance and compliance

Assurance readiness assessments
“Dry-run” reporting and assurance preparation
Evidence and documentation review
Statutory sustainability assurance

Why Crowe?

Many organisations approach climate reporting as a compliance exercise. We take an assurance-ready approach, helping clients develop climate disclosures that are reliable, decision-useful and supported by appropriate governance, controls and evidence.

Our team combines sustainability reporting expertise with the discipline and rigour of a large audit and assurance practice. We understand not only what needs to be disclosed, but also the processes, documentation and evidence required to support and ultimately assure those disclosures.

As part of the Crowe Global network, we can draw on sustainability and reporting specialists across multiple jurisdictions. Wherever your organisation operates in the world, we provide coordinated support that combines global consistency with an understanding of local reporting requirements.

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Meet our sustainability team

Our national sustainability specialists work across Australia and New Zealand to support clients with climate reporting, ESG advisory, assurance readiness and sustainability assurance.

Australia and New Zealand

Justin Tan — National Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Leader | [email protected]
p. (02) 9250 6557

Brisbane

Mori Fathallah — Associate Partner | [email protected]

Level 16/120 Edward St, Brisbane City QLD
p. (07) 3233 3555

Melbourne

Mark Seddon — Partner | [email protected]

Mazin Hussain — Manager | [email protected]

Level 42/600 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
p. (03) 9292 0101

Sydney

Trishant Chandra — Associate Partner | [email protected]

Bede Clark — Associate Partner | [email protected]

Sindre Fossan — Consulting Manager | [email protected]

Level 24/1 O'Connell St, Sydney NSW
p. (02) 9262 2155

Hastings (New Zealand)

Paul Walker — Partner | [email protected]

Farming House, Level 1/211 Market Street South, Hastings 4122
p. +64 6 872 9200

Ready to make your climate reporting audit-proof?

An assurance-ready approach can reduce risk, improve efficiency and build stakeholder confidence. Speak with our Sustainability Reporting and Assurance specialists to understand how Australia’s mandatory climate disclosure requirements may affect your organisation.

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