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Pamela Hanrahan, Emerita Professor, UNSW Business School, UNSW Sydney

Businesses and directors could face multi-million dollar penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact

Large businesses will have to publicly disclose detailed information about what they are doing to reduce carbon emissions and other climate-related financial information under legislation before federal parliament.

Under the new legislation companies will have to include a separate sustainability report in their annual report.

And, as with the financial component of the annual report, the sustainability document will be formally adopted by the company’s board.

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