ESG reporting in the infrastructure sector - ISCouncil

Expert interview: What new ESG reporting requirements mean for the infrastructure sector

In an insightful discussion featuring Ricky Bridge, Group Executive General Manager for Sustainability and Environment, Downer, Ken Lunty Technical Director and National Lead for Sustainability, Arcadis, Ben Hale Sustainability Lead, Gamuda Australia, and Isabella Levi, Principal – Financial Services, Climate & Sustainability, Oliver Wyman, explored the significant changes surrounding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting in the infrastructure sector. The shift from voluntary to mandatory ESG disclosures is a central theme, particularly in Australia and New Zealand, where new regulations are reshaping the landscape for sustainability in infrastructure.

The conversation highlights the urgency for infrastructure firms to integrate comprehensive ESG strategies, improve data management, and upskill leadership to meet these new challenges and maintain competitiveness in a rapidly changing landscape.

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IS Ratings for ESG & Sustainable Finance.

Watch our interview on IS Ratings for ESG & Sustainable Finance, recorded on August 12, 2024, or download a readable PDF version below

Highlights from Contributors

It is quite a big change moving from voluntary to mandatory reporting. Not for all organisations, and I think actually, infrastructure is probably one of the best setup sectors, because there has been a long-standing history of reporting and understanding sustainability related components.

Isabella Levi, Principal - Financial Services, Climate & Sustainability, Oliver Wyman

For us it's about how do we come up with design and engineering solutions that enable our clients to meet the decarbonization targets that they're setting for themselves, based on the reporting.

Ken Lunty, Technical Director and National Lead for Sustainability, Arcadis

We are very much looking at this as a financial instrument, and our finance team is largely doing the groundwork with assistance from the sustainability and ENS teams 

Ben Hale, Sustainability Lead, Arcadis

I think data is a key one, having your systems and processes that underpin your reporting, and the technology to help both the data and the consolidation of work that needs to happen in this space

Ricky Bridge, Group Executive General Manager for Sustainability and Environment, Downer.

Thank you to our contributors

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IS Ratings for ESG Reporting and Sustainable Finance

Published May 2023

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