18-19 February 2025, Grand Millennium, Auckland
re:new Sustainability & Climate Reporting Conference
Unlocking the potential of best practices in climate sustainability reporting for enhanced accountability and strategic decision-making
The Framework for Reporting Climate-related Financial Disclosures has been in force for a year, with an expected expansion to more entities. Organisations must understand their obligations for measuring and reporting climate risks. Meanwhile, a global movement is pushing businesses to report on broader sustainability impacts beyond emissions.
The 3rd Annual Sustainability & Climate Reporting Conference will dive into the technical aspects of transparent sustainability and climate reporting. While climate and carbon remain key, the event will explore all ESG dimensions, including biodiversity and social impact.
Attend the event to learn how to develop systems and processes to produce the consistent, comparable, and quality data that will be required to become compliant and to explore how sustainability reporting be integrated with business strategy.
Why Attend?
- Addressing mandatory sustainability and climate reporting requirements, including TCFD
- Overcoming challenges with inconsistent and inaccurate data
- Aligning sustainability goals with business strategy, financial planning, and risk management
- Communicating sustainability efforts to foster trust through transparency
- Adapting to emerging trends in sustainability reporting and regulatory changes
Agenda
8:30 | Registration and Coffee |
9:00 | Opening remarks from the MC Jonathan Pooch, Managing Director, Deta |
The Future of Sustainability Reporting | |
9:10 | The evolving role of sustainability standards and reporting • Demonstrating that economic growth and business growth are not distinct from and can increasingly be aligned to sustainability standards • How sustainability reporting has shifted from compliance-based reporting to strategic business necessity • Exploring how sustainability standards and reporting are ensuring that sustainability factors become a mainstream part of business and investment decision-making • Key challenges and opportunities shaping the future of sustainability practices • Ways companies are using sustainability reporting to create value and attract investment • Understanding the impact of global regulations on corporate reporting practices Belinda Mathers, General Manager, Toitū Envirocare |
9:50 | The Global landscape of sustainability reporting • Discussing the role of global standards in promoting transparency and accountability • Delivering a global baseline of comparable and consistent sustainability disclosures • Delivering on the call to create provide high-quality, globally comparable information on sustainability-related risk across global capital markets • Overview of global sustainability reporting frameworks • Understanding what businesses need to prepare for as regulations converge across borders Sue Lloyd, Vice-Chair, International Sustainability Standards Board |
10:30 | Morning Break |
11:00 | Panel Discussion: Overview of the first year of mandatory Climate-Related Disclosures (CRD) in NZ • Reviewing what we have seen in the year one of CRD in New Zealand • Delving into the specific requirements of New Zealand’s CRD framework and how it impacts businesses • Highlighting industry-specific challenges, such as the resource intensity of compliance for smaller firms and under-resourced sectors • Understanding the Government's role in shaping CRD compliance and providing regulatory support for effective climate risk disclosure • Exploring how CRD disclosures are influencing new business models, partnerships, and investment strategies in the New Zealand context • Discussing the future of CRD in New Zealand as a tool not just for compliance, but for shaping the long-term resilience of businesses operating in diverse sectors Kate Wilson Butler, Director - Climate, Sustainability & ESG, Chapman Tripp Simon Tucker, Global External Affairs, Fonterra Emily Davies, Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability, Tower Insurance Lloyd Kavanagh, Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
12:00 | Case Study: Achieving success in sustainability reporting • Practical lessons from companies with successful sustainability journeys and their best practices • Explanation of strategies used by companies to set and achieve ambitious sustainability targets • Understanding common challenges in sustainability reporting and how businesses overcame them • Insights into collaboration across departments to ensure accurate sustainability data collection Tim Jones, CEO & Founder, Grow Good |
12:40 | Lunch Break |
13:40 | Navigating the Scope 3 Emissions landscape • Tackling the complexity of Scope 3 emissions and why they are critical for sustainability • How to assess materiality and set a boundary for emissions across your value chains - from suppliers and customers • How to balance completeness, transparency and action focus • Real-world challenges in tracking and managing emissions across supply chains • Exploring the Scope 3 disclosures and Climate Related Reporting – what is required today and what is coming • Case study: Ports Scope 3 emissions and how the sector is managing the complexity of their value chains • What does the future hold – reporting on nature and its ecosystem services Marta Karlik-Neale, Sustainability & Resilience Principal, Tonkin and Taylor Shannon Holroyd, Environment & Sustainability Manager, Port Nelson Crystal Lenky, Head of Environment and Sustainability, Lyttelton Port |
14:20 | Case study: Collaborating to tackle scope 3 emissions • Explore how Fonterra and Nestle built on their existing commercial relationship to forge a partnership that could tackle the challenges of Scope 3 Emissions • Examine the initiatives and projects that are allowing Nestle and Fonterra to reach their emissions reduction milestones Amanda Robertson, Head of Sustainability (Oceania), Nestlé Charlotte Rutherford, Director of Sustainability, Fonterra |
15:10 | Afternoon Break |
15:30 | Quantifying Climate-related Financial Impacts - Merging Financial and Sustainability Data • The importance of quantifying climate-related financial impacts – discussing the interdependence of financial and sustainability performance • Understanding the requirements to quantify financial impacts for climate-related disclosure • Identifying common obstacles in merging data, including data sources, quality, and uncertainty • Strategies for fostering cross-departmental collaboration and establishing reporting governance Kristianne Hoi, Senior Investments Consultant, WSP Azura Patterson-Ng, Consultant – Strategic Advisory (Climate Change and Sustainability), WSP |
16:10 | Global tech innovations and trends in sustainability reporting • The business case for better sustainability data • Data timeframes - why gathering historical data should only be the starting point and forecast data should be our holy grail • The typical starting points of: siloed sustainability data, bespoke processes and spreedsheets • How companies are integrating sustainability metrics into their existing business intelligence and financial reporting systems for a more holistic view of corporate performance • The role of automation in simplifying complex data collection processes, improving accuracy, and enabling real-time monitoring of sustainability performance across various business functions • The roles for machine learning and AI in working with sustainability data to help build forecasts and scenarios for the future Matthew Cowie, Partner, EY |
16:50 | Closing remarks from the MC and Networking Drinks Jonathan Pooch, Managing Director, DETA |
8:30 | Registration and Coffee |
9:00 | Welcome back from the MC Jonathan Pooch, Managing Director, DETA |
Climate Risk, Nature, and Social Sustainability | |
9:10 | Proactive climate risk management: Reporting and strategy integration • Understanding the distinctions between physical risks such as extreme weather and natural disasters, and transition risks such as regulatory changes and market shifts in climate reporting • Aligning reporting practices with established frameworks to ensure compliance with evolving global regulations • How forward-thinking companies have embedded climate risk considerations into their overall business strategies to enhance resilience and sustainability • Strategies for adjusting climate risk assessments in real-time as new data, market conditions, and regulatory updates emerge, helping companies remain proactive rather than reactive James Hughes, Technical Director - Climate and Resilience, Tonkin and Taylor |
9:50 | Protecting and restoring nature and biodiversity • A deep dive into the potential role of the private sector in the local application of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and The Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) • Strategies businesses can use to protect biodiversity and incorporate it into sustainability goals • Exploring biodiversity markets and their potential link to carbon management & reporting • Implementing biodiversity initiatives, balancing business goals with nature conservation, and aligning with TFND • Effective ways to report nature-related impacts to stakeholders Sean Weaver, CEO, Ekos |
10:30 | Morning refreshments |
11:00 | Unlocking the power of social impact: Measurement and reporting strategies • Exploring how companies can integrate social sustainability, focussing on diversity, equity, and community development • Key methods for identifying and tracking social metrics, such as workforce diversity, community support initiatives, and employee well-being • Insights on aligning business growth with meaningful social outcomes, ensuring long-term success without compromising social values • Best practices for reporting social impact using frameworks to improve stakeholder engagement and accountability Nicola Nation, CEO, The Akina Foundation |
11:40 | Innovations in sustainable business practices • Overview of innovative practices and trends that are shaping the future of sustainable business operations • Highlighting specific examples of organisations that have successfully implemented innovative sustainability initiatives and the role that measurement and reporting had in delivery • Discussing the role of leadership in driving change and fostering a culture of sustainability within organisations Bailey Lenart, Founder, World Changing Business |
12:20 | Aligning investor relations with ESG expectations • Explanation of key Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics that investors prioritise when evaluating companies • Analysing the evidence that ESG performance acts as a proxy for low risk, long term, high yield investment? • Insights into how ESG performance impacts investment decisions and corporate valuations • Understanding investor expectations regarding ESG risks and opportunities and how to address them in reporting • Discussing emerging trends in ESG investing and how companies can adapt their strategies accordingly Sydney Straver, Founder & CEO, &Bloom |
12:50 | Lunch and networking |
13:50 | Making it real – Climate action through transition planning and a transition work programme • Understanding why transition planning – which integrates climate change strategy and business strategy – is an inseparable part of the climate disclosures process • Applying transition planning guidance from the External Reporting Board (XRB) at the board, executive leadership, and staff levels • Using a transition work programme to ‘make it real’, implementing transition planning with tangible actions • Employing delivery efficiencies and preparing for the transition to a low-emissions, more climate-resilient global economy in a systematic and practical way Matt Raeburn, Principal – Climate Change and Sustainability, WSP |
14:30 | Effective communication in sustainability reporting • Exploring strategies for customising sustainability reports to meet the specific needs and expectations of diverse stakeholders, such as investors, regulators, customers, and employees • Defining the risks associated with both greenwashing (overstating sustainability efforts) and greenhushing (underreporting sustainability progress) in the context of sustainability reports • Practical guidelines for presenting authentic and verifiable sustainability achievements which maintain regulatory and ethical standards • Exploring third-party certifications and audits as tools to bolster credibility and avoid the perception of greenwashing • Techniques for using sustainability reports as a tool to build long-term trust with investors, regulators, and customers by providing both risks and opportunities • Strategies for connecting sustainability metrics with long-term value creation, including environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance Jennifer Whittle, Director of Communication and Engagement, NZ Green Building Council |
15:30 | Afternoon refreshments |
15.50 | From waste to value: Measuring and reporting circular economy initiatives • Defining the circular economy and its importance in driving sustainability within businesses • Identifying key metrics for assessing circularity, including resource recovery rates, waste diversion percentages, and product lifecycle impacts • Overview of established reporting frameworks that support circular economy initiatives, such as GRI, ISO, and the Circularity Indicators framework • Strategies for integrating circular metrics into existing sustainability reporting systems to enhance transparency and accountability Jim Goddin, Head of Circular Economy, Thinkstep-anz |
16:30 | Climate-centric decision making for building resilience • Defining what it means to integrate climate into decision-making processes and its significance in today’s business landscape • Building the data and analytics capabilities climate into decision-making • Discussing the critical climate factors that should influence business strategy and decision-making, with a focus on long-term impacts • Techniques for scenario planning to anticipate climate-related challenges and opportunities, including adaptive strategies • Overview of tools that support climate-centric decision-making, such as sustainability analytics platforms and carbon accounting software Dr Melanie Baker-Jones, Climate Advisor & Project Manager, Te Whakahaere Mark Baker-Jones, Director, Policy & Regulation, Te Whakahaere |
17:00 | Closing remarks from the MC & end of conference Jonathan Pooch, Managing Director, Deta |
2025 Speakers
Crystal Lenky
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Sean Weaver
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Matthew Cowie
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Nicola Nation
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Nicola is passionate about combining business models and positive impact to deliver social and environmental change. She holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington.
Nicola has over 15 years experience in public and private sector consulting, including roles at MBIE, Kiwibank and Deloitte. She has held senior procurement roles in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally; most recently at ACC and the World Bank.
Having been with Ākina since 2018, Nicola started as Tumu Whakarae in October 2021 and is proud to lead a talented and passionate Ākina team on a journey to create positive change in people’s lives and for our planet.
Kristianne Hoi
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Azura Patterson-Ng
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Matt Raeburn
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Charlotte Rutherford
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Marta Karlik-Neale
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Amanda Robertson
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James Hughes
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James has a 20-year career in the infrastructure and environmental sectors, and works for engineering and environmental specialists, Tonkin and Taylor. He leads T+T’s climate and resilience practice and has been involved in a wide range of important projects over recent years. These include the first National Climate Risk Assessment, MfE’s Climate Adaptation Technical Working Group, the Health Sector and Telecommunication Sector Climate Scenarios, and a large number of climate related disclosure projects and climate risk assessments.
Mark Baker-Jones
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Dr Melanie Baker-Jones
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Jim Goddin
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Tim Jones
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Sydney Straver
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Sue Lloyd
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Jonathan Pooch
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Emily Davies
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Bailey Lenart
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Bailey is a consultant and software startup founder with over a decade of experience working in some of New Zealand’s fastest-growing SaaS companies where she learned firsthand how to empower teams to innovate, collaborate, and succeed—all while keeping people at the centre of the process.
Her journey took an unexpected turn in 2023, bringing her back to where her career began: accounting. What started as an exploration into how businesses could become forces for good led her to realise the crucial role accounting and finance professionals play in sustainability.
Simon Tucker
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Lloyd Kavanagh
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Kate Wilson Butler
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Supporting Organisations
RiskNZ
AICPA & CIMA
Sustainable Business Network
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