30/03/2026
Over the past few weeks, Trellis team attended 3rd annual Sustainability Reporting Summit in Sydney and Sustainability Leaders | 10–11 March 2026 | Melbourne, and came away with a clearer view of where sustainability reporting and technology are heading.
A few themes stood out.
From Sydney: sustainability reporting is maturing fast
🔹 Executive buy-in is critical. Progress depends on education, alignment, and making the case in a language leadership understands. As sustainability becomes more tied to financial disclosure, risk, and business performance, communicating risks and opportunities is essential.
🔹 Reporting is not the same as sustainability. Regulations will continue to evolve, but impact remains the real driver. The challenge is building reporting approaches that support better decisions, not just compliance activity.
🔹 Ownership is still fragmented across organisations. Reporting often sits across finance, risk, assets, operations, and sustainability teams. As Bridgestone ANZ recently shared, using the Trellis platform has helped them consolidate emissions data, maintain year-on-year visibility, and share insights across teams, regions, and customers.
🔹 Data quality is still the foundation. Many organisations still deal with inconsistent source material, manual processes, and gaps in data capture. Streamlining collection, validation, and structure remains a major step forward.
🔹 The market is looking for more than basic carbon accounting. As AI becomes more accessible, the real value will come from solving harder problems around data capture, validation, transformation, usability, and domain-specific insight. This is where Trellis is focused, with machine learning, invoice monitoring, automated data validation, and advanced Scope 3 helping organisations move beyond spreadsheets.
From Melbourne: sustainability is becoming more embedded in business strategy
🔹 Sustainability is becoming more connected to strategy, governance, risk, operations, procurement, and brand.
🔹 Trust, accountability, and stakeholder expectations are rising.
🔹 Partnerships and cross-functional collaboration are critical.
🔹 Sustainability strategies are becoming more focused, material, and tied to long-term value.
🔹 AI can accelerate progress, but strong outcomes still depend on solid data and systems.
Our biggest takeaway?
Emissions reporting is not simply a compliance exercise. Organisations that invest early in robust, auditable emissions tracking are positioning themselves for long-term value creation and competitive advantage, while retaining the flexibility to navigate external uncertainty and build trusted stakeholder relationships.
If your organisation is navigating sustainability reporting, data challenges, or growing Scope 1, 2 and 3 complexity, Trellis can help.
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