Since 1 January 2025, Australia's mandatory climate reporting regime has applied to the first cohort of large entities. Now, with the start of FY27, many more organisations are turning their attention to what comes next and whether they are ready. For businesses approaching reporting thresholds, the new financial year presents an opportunity to move beyond awareness and begin building the systems, governance and data needed for effective disclosure.

Our lives increasingly depend on the cloud, but while we are staring at our screens, few of us are actively contemplating the physical infrastructure that makes it possible. Data centres enable streamed movies, online payments, and AI queries: energy- and water-hungry facilities that are becoming increasingly critical and commonplace in Australia.