ASRS Reporting:
Lessons from
Australia’s First Reporters

​Join Unravel Carbon during Climate Action Week Sydney to hear how companies are navigating mandatory climate reporting in Australia.

In the session you will hear from experts that will cover concrete examples, learning what worked, what didn’t, and how leading teams are handling data, governance and assurance in their first year of disclosure.

You’ll also see live AI agents for sustainability in action, and how they can help Group 1, 2 and 3 organisations stay on top of ASRS compliance while boosting the output of lean reporting and sustainability teams.

​You’ll hear first-hand lessons from Group 1 reporters, advisory insights, and a forward-looking perspective on the role of technology and AI in strengthening compliance and climate action.

​Date: Thursday 12 March 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:15 pm AEDT

​Agenda

​-12:00 – 12:30 pm: Registration & Lunch (Greenhouse Lounge)

​-12:30 – 1:00 pm: Keynote
Professor Veena Sahajwalla AO, Director of Sustainable Materials Research & Technology at UNSW

​-1:00 – 1:30 pm: Panel – ASRS in Practice
moderated by Marc Allen, Co-Founder & Chief Sustainability Officer, Unravel Carbon

​Representing Group 1 ASRS reporters:

• ​Paolo Bevilacqua GAICD, Group Head of Sustainability, Frasers Property Limited.​

• ​James Gallus, Zero Emissions Buses (ZEB) Transition Manager at Ventura Bus.​

​Providing an advisory and assurance perspective:​

• ​Thierry Lotrian, Founder & CEO, Climate & Decisions.

​-1:30 – 1:45 pm: Agentic AI to support climate disclosure
Marc Allen, Co-Founder & Chief Sustainability Officer, Unravel Carbon
A demonstration of AI agents for sustainability, including ISSB / ASRS applications, followed by open discussion on how technology can support robust reporting and climate risk management.

​-1:45 – 2:00 pm: Closing Reflections

​2:00 – 2:15 pm: Networking

​About the speakers:

​Professor Veena Sahajwalla AO
Professor Veena Sahajwalla is an internationally recognised materials scientist, engineer, and inventor revolutionising recycling science. She is renowned for pioneering the high temperature transformation of waste in the production of a new generation of ‘green materials’ at the UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre, where she is Founding Director. Professor Veena is the inventor of polymer injection technology, known as green steel, an eco-friendly process for using recycled tyres in steel production. In 2025, Professor Veena was awarded the ‘Officer of the Order of Australia’ (AO) for distinguished service to science, sustainable materials research and technology and waste management on Australia Day.

​Paolo Bevilacqua GAICD
Paolo is Group Head of Sustainability at Frasers Property, overseeing its sustainability strategy across its multinational and multi-asset class portfolio in 20 countries. He has delivered industry leading programmes and solutions at both project and organisational levels across real estate and energy sectors in multiple markets.
Prior to his current role, Paolo was the founding General Manager and Chair of Real Utilities, a green energy retailer and utilities business of Frasers Property. Before joining Frasers Property, Paolo held various sustainability and renewable energy roles at Lendlease.
With two decades of experience in the real estate sector, Paolo’s sustainability leadership credentials include serving as a current Board member of the World Green Building Council, former Vice Chair of the International Living Future Institute and former Chair of the Property Council of Australia’s National Sustainability Roundtable.

James Gallus:
James Gallus is Zero Emissions Buses (ZEB) Transition Manager at Ventura Bus, responsible for the end-to-end delivery of Ventura’s transition to battery electric buses. Ventura is Victoria’s largest bus operator, operating a fleet of over 900 buses and employing more than 1,800 team members. In 2025, James led the deployment of a carbon accounting platform and strengthened internal systems and the governance framework to meet emerging regulatory requirements, including compliance with the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards. Prior to joining Ventura, James worked as a project delivery lead and management consultant across the energy retail, telecommunications, and government sectors, driving transformation and operational improvement initiatives.

Thierry Lotrian
Thierry Lotrian is the Founder and CEO of Climate & Decisions, a specialist advisory firm supporting organisations on climate risk, sustainability regulation, and strategic transition. He works with executive and board teams to prepare for ASRS mandatory disclosures, building the governance, data, and control frameworks required to deliver audit-ready, investor-grade reporting.
Thierry was a Partner at Deloitte and has held senior leadership roles at SAP and Capgemini, advising major organisations on risk, finance transformation, technology implementation, and regulatory change. He brings deep expertise at the intersection of sustainability, finance, and AI, helping organisations embed climate risk into enterprise risk management and strategic decision-making.

​Marc Allen
Marc is co-founder at Unravel Carbon, an agentic AI powered software solution for measuring, tracking, reducing and disclosing climate related data - and using that information to develop strategic responses to climate change and sustainability risks. He has been working in the climate space in Asia-Pacific for the last 18 years - helping large companies in Australia and South-East Asia decarbonise and reduce exposure to sustainability risks, across multiple sectors. A chemical engineer by training, he is focused on helping companies thrive through the transition to a net-zero economy and Unravel Carbon is a way for him to maximise his impact using technology.

​Location

​Greenhouse Tech Hub (Salesforce Tower)

​Level 3, 180 George Street

​Sydney NSW 2000

​Room: Telford Room

​Getting There

​Greenhouse Tech Hub is located inside Salesforce Tower at Circular Quay.

​Public Transport:

• ​Circular Quay Train Station – 3 min walk

• ​Barangaroo Metro – 5 min walk

• ​Light Rail (Bridge Street stop) – 6 min walk

• ​Multiple bus routes stop near Circular Quay & Bridge Street

​Parking:

​There is no parking on site.

​Nearby options:

• ​Wilson Parking – 155 George Street

• ​Secure Parking – 122 Pitt Street

​Drop-off / Rideshare:

​There is no stopping zone on 180 George Street.

​Please use:

• ​33 Pitt Street

• ​Underwood Street