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.

As 2025 wraps up, it’s hard to miss the global sustainability plot twists, shifting political positions, trade tensions, tariff chatter… the list goes on. But while politicians debate, revise, and occasionally reverse, one thing has become crystal clear: Businesses aren’t waiting. They’re getting on with it.

Sustainability and climate risk aren’t “nice to have” anymore; they’re business fundamentals. Organisations across every sector are now expected to understand their climate-related risks, respond to regulation and weave ESG into everyday decision-making. One qualification that genuinely enables this capability is the GARP Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR®) Certification.