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CPA Australia Sustainability Actions

Published ESG guidance and tools

CPA Australia has published a large set of ESG resources for members, including guidance on climate risk, greenhouse gas accounting, net zero transition plans, carbon accounting, supplier due diligence, and sustainability reporting. It also offers checklists and reference guides for boards and small businesses. In plain terms, this means it is trying to help accountants and clients understand how to measure and report environmental and social issues in a more structured way.

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Built ESG training courses

CPA Australia has created sustainability micro-credentials and other ESG training for finance professionals. The courses cover topics such as ESG fundamentals, reporting and disclosure, AI ethics and governance, greenhouse gas accounting, and sustainability leadership. These short courses are meant to help members build practical skills so they can work with sustainability data and reporting rules in their jobs.

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Launched ESG webinars and series

CPA Australia has run webinars and a Global ESG Series to explain ESG to accountants and finance staff. The sessions cover why ESG matters, social responsibility, biodiversity, climate risks, and how to use ESG frameworks in practice. This shows the organisation is actively teaching members how to apply ESG ideas in day-to-day work, not just talking about them in theory.

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Set a net zero pathway

CPA Australia has published a Net Zero Emissions Pathway that maps out steps to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, or sooner, within its own organisation. The pathway includes greener energy use, less waste, better energy efficiency, tracking travel emissions, and looking at supply chain emissions. Net zero means cutting emissions as much as possible and balancing the rest.

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Joined global climate action

In 2021, CPA Australia joined 13 other professional accounting bodies in a climate action commitment through the Accounting Bodies Network. The group’s call to action recognises that accountants can help respond to climate change because they work across many parts of the economy. This is an external collaboration aimed at pushing the profession toward climate-related action and reporting.

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Held a sustainability conference

CPA Australia hosted a Sustainability in Action conference in Hobart focused on ESG as a business issue. The event brought together business, government, and not-for-profit delegates to discuss sustainability reporting, stewardship, and practical ways to embed ESG into strategy and operations. It also highlighted the role of accountants in helping organisations prepare for reporting under AASB S2, an Australian climate reporting standard.

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Published integrated reporting

CPA Australia says it publishes an annual Integrated Report and uses it to share progress on its ESG work. An integrated report combines financial and non-financial information, so readers can see how the organisation says it creates value over time. This is part of its stated approach to regular ESG monitoring, reporting, and assurance.

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