Climate risks don't stop at sector boundaries—our responses shouldn't either
Australia's first mandatory climate reporting regime is now upon us. Since January 2025, organizations across the economy have been required to comply with AASB S2. It requires organizations to assess their climate risks and opportunities and show how they plan to stay resilient under plausible future climate scenarios.
Australia's first mandatory climate reporting regime began in January 2025, requiring organizations to assess climate risks and opportunities and outline resilience strategies under various future climate scenarios. Recent work in two community-focused financial sectors - mutual banks and mutual health funds - has revealed a more interconnected and broader picture of climate risks compared to a single-entity view.
Both sectors have developed sector-wide climate scenarios and assessments, revealing shared risks that persist across high- and low-warming futures. For mutual banks, these risks include borrower affordability and credit risk, while for mutual health funds, they encompass provider costs, premiums, and affordability pressures. These shared risks highlight how climate impacts spread through households, communities, health care systems, housing markets, and local economies.
By collaborating and sharing scenarios, organizations can better identify common vulnerabilities and understand how risk moves through interconnected systems. This collective approach could shift climate reporting from a focus on individual risks to a broader understanding of sector-wide resilience.
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