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AASB S2 Mapping

AASB S2 (Climate-related Financial Disclosures) requires Australian entities to disclose climate-related risks and opportunities across four pillars: Governance, Strategy, Risk Management, and Metrics and Targets. AtlasCore maps its data outputs to specific AASB S2 paragraphs.

Four pillars​

PillarAASB S2 paragraphsAtlasCore support
GovernanceAus5.1–Aus10.1Placeholder — requires entity-authored narrative
StrategyAus11.1–Aus22.1Physical risk indicators, transition context
Risk ManagementAus25.1–Aus27.1Data-sourced risk identification and assessment
Metrics and TargetsAus29.1–Aus34.1Emission factors, company profiles, evidence bundles

What AtlasCore provides​

Metrics and Targets (strongest coverage)​

AtlasCore provides the quantitative data backbone for Metrics and Targets disclosures:

  • Scope 1 and 2 emissions — NGA-sourced factors, NGER corporate emissions, AEMO grid intensity
  • Evidence bundles — audit-ready five-file bundles mapping to paragraph requirements
  • Emission targets — tenant-authored target storage with deterministic progress tracking
  • Organisational boundaries — declarative boundary definitions (equity share, operational control, financial control)

Risk Management (data-supported coverage)​

  • Physical risk — BOM SILO climate data (temperature, rainfall, extreme heat days) for company and site locations
  • Transition risk — config-driven sector intensity, Safeguard exposure, and regulatory trajectory assessment
  • Water stress — BOM water balance data with sector-aware intensity classification (when ingested)

Strategy (context and projections)​

  • Climate context — physical risk indicators and statistical reference data for strategic narrative support
  • Scenario projections — CMIP6-derived climate projections (RCP 2.6/4.5/8.5) for 2030, 2050, and 2070 horizons when ingested
  • Transition risk — sector-based transition risk assessment from ANZSIC classification, Safeguard coverage, and benchmark position

Governance (not covered)​

Governance disclosures require entity-specific narrative about board oversight, management roles, and internal processes. This is outside AtlasCore's scope.

Framework registry​

AtlasCore maintains a versioned registry of AASB S2 requirements that tracks coverage status per paragraph:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ac_test_key" \
"https://api.atlascore.com.au/v1/packs/au_climate_disclosure/frameworks/aasb-s2/requirements"

The registry includes:

  • Supported AASB S2 versions (September 2024 operative, December 2025 amended)
  • Paragraph-level coverage status (data-supported, context-only, placeholder, not applicable)
  • Stable evidence_hash for each registry version

Reporting groups and timing​

AASB S2 applies to different entity sizes on a phased schedule:

GroupBeginsSize thresholds (2 of 3)
Group 11 January 2025Revenue > $500M, Assets > $1B, Employees > 500
Group 21 July 2026Revenue > $200M, Assets > $500M, Employees > 250
Group 31 July 2027Revenue > $50M, Assets > $25M, Employees > 100

Assurance requirements​

PeriodRequirement
Before 1 July 2030Review or audit to the extent required by AUASB (ASSA 5000 / ASSA 5010)
On or after 1 July 2030Full audit (ASSA 5000)

AtlasCore's evidence bundles, provenance chain, and evidence hashing are designed to support the assurance requirements under ISSA 5000 / ASSA 5000.

Coverage is descriptive

AtlasCore's framework registry provides descriptive coverage status. It does not imply filing readiness or legal sufficiency — entities should seek professional advice for their specific reporting obligations.