Australian Sustainability Reporting Standard AASB S2 Climate-related Disclosures
25To achieve this objective, an entity shall disclose information about:
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25 To achieve this objective, an entity shall disclose information about:
(a) the processes and related policies the entity uses to identify, assess, prioritise and monitor climate-related risks, including information about:
(i) the inputs and parameters the entity uses (for example, information about data sources and the scope of operations covered in the processes);
(ii) whether and how the entity uses climate-related scenario analysis to inform its identification of climate-related risks;
(iii) how the entity assesses the nature, likelihood and magnitude of the effects of those risks (for example, whether the entity considers qualitative factors, quantitative thresholds or other criteria);
(iv) whether and how the entity prioritises climate-related risks relative to other types of risk;
(v) how the entity monitors climate-related risks; and
(vi) whether and how the entity has changed the processes it uses compared with the previous reporting period;
(b) the processes the entity uses to identify, assess, prioritise and monitor climate-related opportunities, including information about whether and how the entity uses climate-related scenario analysis to inform its identification of climate-related opportunities; and
(c) the extent to which, and how, the processes for identifying, assessing, prioritising and monitoring climate-related risks and opportunities are integrated into and inform the entity’s overall risk management process.
26 In preparing disclosures to fulfil the requirements in paragraph 25, an entity shall avoid unnecessary duplication in accordance with Appendix D (see paragraph B42(b) in Appendix D). For example, although an entity shall provide the information required by paragraph 25, if oversight of sustainability-related risks and opportunities is managed on an integrated basis, the entity would avoid duplication by providing integrated risk management disclosures instead of separate disclosures for each sustainability-related risk and opportunity.
Aus26.1 The requirement in paragraph 26 to avoid unnecessary duplication applies particularly if an entity elects to voluntarily apply AASB S1 to disclose information about other sustainability-related risks and opportunities in addition to climate-related risks and opportunities in general purpose financial reports.
Metrics and targets
27 The objective of climate-related financial disclosures on metrics and targets is to enable users of general purpose financial reports to understand an entity’s performance in relation to its climate-related risks and opportunities, including progress towards any climate-related targets it has set, and any targets it is required to meet by law or regulation.