Minimum Viable Compliance: Simplifying Climate Reporting with AI
Featuring Aletta Boshoff, Advisory Partner and National Leader, IFRS & Corporate Reporting at BDO
📍Room 1954, Pullman Hotel, Melbourne | 🗓 Tuesday, 9th December 2025 | ⏰ 7:30 – 9:00am | 🥞 Breakfast invitation
Australia’s new climate reporting standards (AASB S2) represent one of the most significant transformations in corporate reporting history. For many organisations, adapting to these requirements will demand substantial time and investment, with the Treasury estimating implementation costs between $750,000 and $1.6 million. Spanning more than 260 pages, the standards are dense and complex, leaving finance, legal, and ESG leaders asking: How much effort is enough? How do we manage cost and internal disruption? And how can we ensure the work withstands audit scrutiny?
For organisations seeking the most efficient, credible path forward, Minimum Viable Compliance (MVC) provides a practical answer. Developed by Trace, MVC focuses on what’s truly required for Year One compliance, removing unnecessary effort and complexity while building capability for more strategic reporting over time.
At the heart of MVC is AI. Climate reporting requires hundreds of hours of work, but much of it can be automated. Whether it’s mapping emissions factors across your operations or generating an initial draft of your climate risk assessment, AI can remove manual, repetitive tasks and free teams to focus on analysis, decision-making, and driving real business impact. But can this approach withstand auditor scrutiny and meet assurance requirements?
Speakers:
To answer this question, we’re joined by Aletta Boshoff, Advisory Partner and National Leader, IFRS & Corporate Reporting at BDO. Aletta will share what auditors will be looking for under AASB S2 and help you understand how to balance a pragmatic, efficient approach to compliance with credible disclosures that meet assurance standards. Drawing on her more than 25 years of experience in corporate reporting, Aletta will offer practical insights to help you focus effort where it matters most—building confidence that your reporting is both fit for purpose and audit-ready.
You will also hear from ASRS & Climate Reporting Expert, Rachael Brock from Trace on how we’re approaching AASB S2 through the lens of “minimum viable compliance” - reducing the burden of reporting through our essential compliance methodology and technology.
This intimate breakfast is designed for senior leaders in finance, legal, risk, and ESG. Places are strictly limited, and registrations are reviewed to ensure relevance and value for all attendees. Expect a practical, peer-led discussion on what compliance truly requires, how to simplify the process, and how AI can accelerate and support credible reporting.
Enjoy excellent coffee, a proper breakfast, and insights to help you set a confident path for climate disclosure in 2026 and beyond.
Please register by 25 November to secure your seat. If you’d like to invite a peer or colleague, please share the link and we’ll confirm attendance based on availability.