How accountants will help save the planet

The once humble accountant will be key to supporting the transition to net zero.

Sophie Jackman is likely to expand her team when the new sustainability reporting standards are introduced. Eamon Gallagher

Sally PattenBOSS editor

Dec 12, 2024 – 5.00am

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Come January 2025, large companies will need to include climate-related information in their annual reports. It is all part of a global plan to encourage investors to allocate capital to companies that are managing the transition towards a net-zero economy.

Under the regime, companies must add another section to their annual reports. Alongside the financial statements, the director’s report and the audit report, boards will need to publish a sustainability report, which must identify the company’s material climate-related risks and opportunities.

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Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.