Glenn Hoetker
Director, Centre for Sustainability and Business; Professor of Strategy
Melbourne Business School
08:15
Registration and welcome coffee
08:50
Opening remarks from the Chair
INSIGHTS FROM THE REGULATOR
09:00
Finding the sweet spot between Greenwashing and Greenhushing – the challenge for the ACCC
Mick Keogh
Deputy Chair
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
09:20
Insights on the AASB’s exposure drafts of sustainability reporting standards
Dr Keith Kendall
Chair
Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)
NAVIGATING RISK IN THE EVOLVING REGULATORY LANDSCAPE
09:40
Minimising risk and staying on top of the latest regulatory developments in sustainability reporting
- Understanding the evolving legal and regulatory complexities of sustainability reporting frameworks in Australia
- Exploring key issues from the ISSB’s new global sustainability disclosure standards
- Considering what’s happening globally and the impact on Australia
- Examining where Australia’s at, where it’s going, and how your organisation fits in
Luke Heilbuth
Chief Executive Officer
BWD Strategic
10:10
Morning tea & networking
10:40
PANEL DISCUSSION: How should organisations adapt to new and changing sustainability reporting requirements to minimise their risk?
- What are the key risks organisations are facing right now related to sustainability reporting?
- How should organisations assess and respond to these risks?
- What strategies are effective responses to new sustainability reporting requirements?
Moderator:
Maria Balatbat
Senior Lecturer | Founding Member
University of New South Wales Business School | Institute of Climate Risk and Resilience
Panellists:
Désirée Lucchese
Honorary Associate of the Finance Department | Future Skills Industry Mentor - Sustainability and Social Impact
UTS Business School | RMIT Online
Annelies Hodge
ESG Lead
NDY
Madlen Jannaschk
APAC Lead, Sustainability Strategy and ESG
Cundall
11:30
Start with why: Building business resilience through climate disclosure
Thousands of Australian companies have a big task ahead of them to prepare for mandatory climate-related financial disclosure. By starting with the ‘why’, companies can reframe the work they put into complying with these requirements and appreciate the true value of reporting: arming themselves with the insights, data and tools to build business resilience to climate change. In this session, Nancy will unpack ‘why’ the disclosure requirements matter, ‘how’ it can benefit businesses, and break down ‘what’ steps companies need to take today.
Nancy Xie
Senior Managing Consultant, Climate Risks & Opportunities, APAC Lead
South Pole
SOLVING YOUR METRICS, MEASUREMENTS & DATA PROBLEMS
11:50
Creating metrics that enable effective reporting
- Creating metrics that align with your sustainability and business goals
- Mapping your goals and metrics to what you can reasonably and effectively measure
- Developing measurable metrics that can be integrated into reporting processes and strategies
Madlen Jannaschk
APAC Lead, Sustainability Strategy and ESG
Cundall
12:20
Networking Lunch
13:20
Collecting, analysing and using data to strengthen your reporting and sustainability strategies
- Developing the systems and processes needed to collect and quantify data
- Leveraging technology to collect consistent, comparable, quality data for your reporting
- Obtaining reliable data from your supply chain and what to do when that’s a challenge
- Managing sustainability data across multiple organisational systems and departments
Felicity Kelly
Head of Sustainability
Bunzl Australia & New Zealand
13:50
PANEL DISCUSSION: How can you create effective reporting by aligning your sustainability strategy and business goals?
- How can you ensure the core principles of your sustainability initiatives tie into your business strategies?
- How are investor strategies being impacted by sustainability, natural capital and nature-based solution strategies, and how does that impact businesses?
- How can you build frameworks and standard inclusions into your initiatives so you know what to measure?
- How should you develop templates and data capture systems to gather reliable data to enable accurate tracking and reporting on what you’re measuring?
Moderator:
Susan Dyster
Senior Strategy Manager
BWD Strategic
Panellists:
Clifford Tuck
Chief Governance & Legal Officer
29Metals
Amanda Nuttall
Sustainability Leader
Aurecon
Connor McCauley
Head of Sustainability
JLL
14:40
Creating an accurate and cohesive sustainability reporting strategy
- Clearly conveying your sustainability goals and your progress towards them
- Explaining your metrics including and how and why they’re used
- Building a strong and accurate narrative around the data collected for your report to engage stakeholders while avoiding greenwashing
- Identifying and minimising risks from potentially inaccurate data and forecasts
- Developing templates and data capture systems to gather reliable data that enables accurate tracking and reporting
Michaela Jamison
Head of ESG Research
Jarden
15:10
Afternoon tea & networking
BUILDING & EXECUTING YOUR REPORTING PLAN
15:40
Incorporating ESG risks and responses into the company’s overarching strategy and risk framework.
- Understanding the interplay between director’s legal duties and ESG
- Mitigating greenwashing liability risks
- Exploring the Board’s role in ESG
- Strategic guidance from a general counsel’s perspective
Kala Sonni
General Counsel and ESG Lead
Questas Group
16:10
Identifying and remedying the gaps in your reporting program
- Identifying holes in your reporting practices against current and incoming reporting requirements
- Developing new processes, strategies and systems to fill these gaps
- Exploring new tools and technology to identify, measure and report your environmental footprint
Jodi Litzenberger
Head of Sustainability & People Safety
Guzman y Gomez
16:40
Closing comments from the Chair
16:50
End of EV Charging Conference 2025 Day 1
17:00
Networking Drinks
18:30
Official Event Dinner
Date: Tuesday, 19 March
Venue: Platform 818, 818 George Street, Chippendale ( 5 min walk from venue)
Time: 6.30 PM