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Free ASRS Board Reporting Template
Misha Cajic
May 6, 2025
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The release of the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (AASB S1 and S2) marks a turning point for climate-related disclosures in corporate Australia. These standards align with global ISSB requirements and introduce structured expectations around governance, risk management, and performance metrics. For sustainability teams, this means ensuring that climate governance is not just a compliance exercise but a board-level conversation. To help make that easier, we’re releasing a free ASRS Board Reporting Template—designed to support sustainability managers and consultants in effectively briefing their boards and executives.
As climate reporting becomes embedded in corporate governance, boards are expected to engage with sustainability risks and opportunities with the same rigour as financial risks. But turning complex climate data into concise, decision-useful board updates can be tough. Our new ASRS Board Reporting Template is here to streamline that process.
It gives you a standardised structure for presenting key information—climate-related risks and opportunities, emissions performance, targets, and compliance status—aligned with ASRS expectations. Whether you're briefing the board quarterly or drafting content for public reports, this tool helps frame the conversation in a format that makes sense to executive stakeholders.
This resource is designed primarily for sustainability managers and consultants tasked with translating ASRS-aligned disclosures into board-level updates. Whether you're internal to a reporting entity or advising one, this template helps connect the dots between regulatory reporting and executive decision-making.
The template is structured for presentation-style reporting, making it ideal for use in board meetings or executive briefings. It includes a clean, clear format that guides you through each core area of the ASRS, with visual aids and pre-populated examples that illustrate best practices.
Each section is structured to prompt relevant disclosures, including:
By using this structure, teams can deliver consistent updates that are easy for board members to digest—without watering down the substance.
One of the key challenges in board reporting is keeping technical content engaging. That’s why the template includes visual aids like graphs, charts, and dashboards to bring emissions performance and climate risk data to life. These visuals make it easier for board members to understand trends, compare actuals to targets, and engage in strategic conversations.
We’ve also included some illustrative examples — so you’re not starting from scratch. These examples aren’t intended to be copied wholesale but offer a benchmark for what good climate board reporting can look like.
This template isn’t just about presentation — it’s about regulatory alignment. With ASRS coming into effect, organisations will need to demonstrate governance of sustainability-related risks and opportunities. This means your board needs clear visibility over what’s being disclosed, why, and how it's being managed. Our template gives you the structure to deliver exactly that.
Whether you're preparing internal updates or laying the groundwork for external disclosures, the ASRS Board Reporting Template helps ensure the board is engaged, informed, and ready to sign off with confidence.
The ASRS Board Reporting Template is available now — completely free. Use it as a base for your next board pack or adapt it for public reporting as needed. It’s a small step toward making climate governance more consistent, practical, and actionable at the top levels of an organisation.
