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Australia’s mandatory climate reporting (2026): What investors need to know | Dr Mary Stewart (ERM)This week on The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar speaks with Dr Mary Stewart of ERM about Australia’s new mandatory climate disclosure regime introduced in 2024 and what the first wave of calendar‑year reports, due next month, means for investors, boards, and markets.Dr. Stewart frames climate as a knowable risk with opportunity, urging investors to look for clear, accessible disclosure of what companies know, don’t know, and how they will close gaps on issues like scope 3 and scenario analysis, and argues strong Australian reporting could raise global investor expectations.01:29 What mandatory reporting is02:22 Who must report first03:41 Early report quality check05:43 Adequate versus gold standard07:23 CEO And CFO ownership09:49 Sector risks and market impact13:16 Investor checklist for disclosures15:01 Australia sets global expectations15:52 Wrap up and disclaimerThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
