ESG Reporting in Financial Services: Challenges & Future-Proof Solutions

Hear from industry specialists, Andy Moy and Natasha Gray as they discuss how financial services organisations can stay ahead of ESG regulations.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting in financial services is becoming increasingly complex as regulations evolve, frameworks multiply, and data requirements intensify. While 67% of large-cap Australian organisations have adopted ESG practices, major hurdles remain — including persistent skill shortages, fragmented reporting approaches, and the growing demand for Scope 3 and nature-related disclosures such as TNFD. Financial institutions must balance global standards like GRI and TCFD with local legislation, ensuring consistency across sustainability reports, climate disclosures, modern slavery statements, and annual filings, all while regulators actively check for discrepancies.

Traditionally, many organisations have relied on manual, people-based processes, which drive up costs, increase risks, and struggle to deliver audit-ready assurance.

The podcast highlights how system-based solutions, such as Objective Keystone, are transforming ESG compliance by centralising content, enabling reusable clause banks, integrating with source data, automating stakeholder workflows, and maintaining full version histories and audit trails.

Listen to the full podcast above!