Legal compliance
14 March 2026Greenwashing in Australia: legal risks and how to comply
Sprintlaw summarises greenwashing risks under Australian law and the importance of specific, truthful and evidence-based environmental claims.
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Articles for sustainability-ready suppliers.
Recent reading on climate reporting, procurement, greenwashing risk and supplier evidence.
Sustainability claims
1 March 2026Greenwashing, greenhushing and sustainability: what to expect
Gilbert + Tobin reviews recent enforcement trends and the risks of both overstated and under-communicated sustainability performance.
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2026 readiness
16 February 2026Scope 3 emissions 2026 mandatory value-chain reporting guide
EnviroCapture looks ahead to 2026 reporting pressure and explains the role of indirect emissions across the value chain.
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SME ESG
10 January 2026ESG for Australian SMEs: When to start and why it matters
A 2026 guide for growing Australian businesses on when ESG becomes important and how it can support customer, investor and tender requirements.
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22 November 2025Greenwashing and sustainability: a clear enforcement focus for regulators
White & Case explains regulator scrutiny of sustainability claims and why businesses need substantiation before making environmental statements.
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5 November 2025Australia’s greenwashing regulatory landscape
Ashurst reviews ASIC and ACCC enforcement focus on greenwashing and the legal risks of unsupported sustainability claims.
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2 October 2025Demystifying Scope 3: a strategic guide
Anthesis provides a detailed guide to Scope 3 categories, relevance testing and the strategic value of understanding value-chain emissions.
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9 September 2025Scope 3 reporting is mandatory: how to collect the data
Carbonly outlines data collection challenges for Scope 3 reporting and the importance of repeatable supplier data workflows.
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5 August 2025Australia’s new climate reporting laws
Sprintlaw outlines Australia’s climate reporting laws and why small businesses should understand future expectations from customers and regulators.
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21 July 2025ASIC reminds small businesses about new sustainability reporting requirements
Grant Thornton summarises ASIC’s reminder that climate reporting obligations can affect smaller businesses through finance, customers and supply chains.
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4 July 2025Why Strong SMEs Can’t Ignore AASB S2
Explains why SMEs outside mandatory reporting thresholds may still need emissions evidence because larger customers need Scope 3 supplier data.
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2 June 2025Sustainability reporting: What SMEs need to know and how to prepare
A SME-focused overview of mandatory climate reporting flow-down effects and steps smaller businesses can take to prepare for customer requests.
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17 May 2025Understanding Scope 3 carbon emissions reporting requirements in Australia
A plain-English overview of Scope 3 reporting requirements and why organisations need more reliable supplier and value-chain data.
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Tender responses
12 May 2025ESG in tenders: The questions buyers ask most in 2025
A practical look at the ESG questions increasingly appearing in tenders, including carbon reduction evidence, targets, policies and supplier data expectations.
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Supply chain
28 April 2025Preparing your supply chain for mandatory climate disclosures
Bentleys explains practical supply-chain preparation for Scope 3 reporting, including data collection, supplier engagement and compliance planning.
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10 April 2025Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy
The Australian Government’s procurement policy explains the shift toward stronger environmental requirements and evidence in covered government purchasing categories.
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19 March 2025Tackling Scope 3 emissions as part of Australian mandatory climate disclosure
Avetta discusses why Scope 3 emissions are central to mandatory climate disclosure and how supplier networks must prepare better data.
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8 March 2025How to avoid greenwashing when promoting sustainability-related products
ASIC guidance on avoiding vague, unsupported or overstated sustainability claims, with practical principles relevant to suppliers preparing tender responses.
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3 February 2025Environmental and sustainability claims
The ACCC’s guidance sets out how businesses should make clear, accurate and evidence-backed sustainability claims and avoid misleading greenwashing statements.
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15 January 2025Sustainability reporting for small business
ASIC explains how Australia’s new sustainability reporting regime affects small businesses indirectly, especially where larger customers request climate data from suppliers.
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