Australia AASB S2
Corporations Act 2001 Ch 2M (Treasury Laws Amendment (FMI and Other Measures) Act 2024, No. 87) — AASB S2
Sujet : climat · Niveau : national
Aujourd’hui
Group 1 from 1 Jan 2025, Group 2 from 1 Jul 2026, Group 3 from 1 Jul 2027. G3 threshold rise and assurance changes not legislated.
Résumé
L'Australie impose la publication climat (norme AASB S2) via le Corporations Act. Le groupe 1 a commencé avec les exercices ouverts au 1er janvier 2025, le groupe 2 au 1er juillet 2026, le groupe 3 au 1er juillet 2027. Le scope 3 est dû dès la 2e année. Un relèvement des seuils du groupe 3 est proposé.
Qui est concerné
- Chiffre d’affaires
- G1 ≥A$500m; G2 ≥A$200m; G3 ≥A$50m (2 of 3 tests)
- Effectif
- G1 ≥500; G2 ≥250; G3 ≥100
- Cotée en bourse
- cotées et non cotées
- Secteurs
- All sectors
- NGER reporters
- Asset owners ≥A$5bn
- Activités déclencheuses
- Lodging financial reports under Ch 2M
- Meeting 2 of 3 tests (revenue/assets/FTE)
- NGER registration
- Portée hors territoire
- Non
Scope 3 required from second reporting year; value-chain data requested from overseas suppliers.
- Exemples
- ASX miner buying Chinese equipment
- Australian retailer sourcing from China
- Large private importer above size tests
Ce que la loi exige
- Prepare an annual sustainability report with climate statements under AASB S2
- Disclose Scope 1-2, then Scope 3 from second year, with scenario analysis
- Obtain assurance, limited first, reasonable by 1 Jul 2030 (options to delay to 2035)
- Lodge within 3 or 4 months of year end with directors' declaration
Sanctions
Corporations Act civil penalties apply. Modified liability until FY starting 2027 for Scope 3, scenarios, transition plans: only ASIC can act.
Ce que cela change pour un fournisseur en Chine
Australian buyers must report Scope 3 from their second year. Chinese exporters of goods and equipment receive emission data requests, with proxy data accepted early on.
Preuves attendues
- Scope 1-2 GHG inventory
- Product carbon footprint for exported goods
- Electricity mix and fuel data
Niveaux : Tier 1

