Sovereign Sustainability Reporting- NSW and Beyond

The sustainability impact of governments is of growing interest to financial market participants, regulators and communities.

Should governments simply regulate the private sector and legislatively back a common set of reporting standards and mandate priority disclosures for the market, or should they also disclose their own sustainability impacts? ?

A new Policy Insights Paper by the James Martin Institute for Public Policy (JMI) examines whether and how government entities should report on and disclose sustainability-related actions.

Read a summary report here. To view the full report, click here.??

Written by Dr Angela Cummine, who joined JMI between July and August 2022 as the inaugural Senior Policy Fellow, this report addresses that gap by suggesting practical steps and proposing a draft template for the NSW Government – and other Australian governments – to commence sustainability reporting and disclosure.?

There is a real opportunity for NSW to become an exemplar in government sustainability reporting and disclosure.

Dr. Vafa Ghazavi, JMI Executive Director, Research & Policy ?

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Learn more about JMI Policy Fellowship here.??

Views are those of the fellow and do not represent those of the NSW Government or any department or agency.

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