Navigating Compliance, Climate Disclosures & Sustainable Resource Management

Breakfast Forum

Thank you to all Speakers from DEMIRS, GHD and Greenbase, who shared their valuable expertise and to all those who attended, ensuring the success of this event.
The Event saw mining and environmental professionals from BHP, Liontown Resources, Mineral Resources Ltd, Fortescue, WSP and Roy Hill, Amira Global, Greenprint Solutions, SLR Consulting, Greenbase, DT Infrastructure attend

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Keynote Speakers

Tyler Sujdovic

Executive Director, Resource and Environmental Compliance Division of DEMIRS

Huia Adkins

Chair – APAC Circular Economy Taskforce

and GHD Business Group Leader, Technical Director Circular Economy

Fraser Eynon

Climate Risk & Sustainability

Senior Consultant

Greenbase

MODERATOR AND WELCOMES

Moderator

Brendan Tapley

Managing Director

Decarbonate

and

Mines and Environment Advisory Board Member

Welcome

Lynn Gabriel

Mines and Environment Director of Events, Networks, Strategic Initiatives & Conference Development

As the regulatory landscape for the resource sector continues to evolve, businesses must stay ahead of key developments in environmental compliance, climate-related financial disclosures, and sustainable resource management.

This breakfast briefing provides a comprehensive platform for industry professionals to gain crucial insights, discuss best practices, and explore innovative solutions to pressing environmental and regulatory challenges.

From understanding the latest enforcement measures to implementing climate risk disclosures and integrating circular economy principles, this event offers a strategic perspective on how industries can navigate compliance while driving sustainability and resilience.

About the event

This event will feature expert-led discussions on three key areas shaping the future of the resource industry:

✔ Environmental Compliance & Enforcement – A regulatory update on administrative procedures, compliance frameworks, and enforcement strategies aimed at improving governance and environmental stewardship.

✔ AASB S2 Climate Disclosures – A deep dive into the framework for climate-related financial reporting, focusing on the four key pillars of Governance, Strategy, Risk Management, and Metrics & Targets. This session will provide practical insights on integrating climate risks and opportunities into corporate financial performance.

✔ Sustainable Resource Extraction & Circular Economy – An exploration of how industries can transition from traditional extraction models to sustainable resource management practices, minimizing waste and maximizing efficiency through circular economy strategies.

The briefing will conclude with an interactive panel session, offering attendees the opportunity to engage with industry leaders, discuss emerging trends, and address sector-specific challenges.

This session is essential for professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of regulatory requirements, improve sustainability strategies, and strengthen their organization’s approach to environmental compliance and climate risk management.

Agenda

7.15am – 7.25am

Arrival

7.30am – 8.00am
Sit Down Breakfast

8.00am – 8.10am

Welcome and introductions

8.15am - 8.50am

Environmental Compliance and Enforcement: Administrative Procedures & Updates

Presented by Tyler Sujdovic, Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

In this presentation, Tyler Sujdovic, Executive Director of the Resource and Environmental Compliance Division at the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS), will provide an in-depth overview of the latest developments in environmental compliance and enforcement within Western Australia’s resource sector.

Tyler will highlight key updates to administrative procedures, focusing on regulatory changes, enhanced compliance frameworks, and the evolving enforcement landscape.

The session will cover recent advancements in digital transformation, improvements in governance regimes, and the strategic direction of regulatory services aimed at ensuring sustainable resource management.

Attendees will gain insight into how the Resource and Environmental Compliance Division is strengthening its policies and practices to drive better environmental outcomes, streamline processes, and engage with industry stakeholders effectively.

Tyler will also discuss the role of regulatory reforms in fostering a robust compliance culture while balancing industry needs with environmental stewardship.

This presentation is essential for anyone involved in resource development, environmental policy, or regulatory functions, providing them with the latest administrative updates and actionable insights into the evolving compliance environment.

8.55am - 9.35am
AASB S2 Explained

Presented by Fraser Eynon, Greenbase

The commonly introduced four pillars of AASB S2 and climate disclosure in general; Governance, Strategy, Risk Management, and Metrics and Targets provide report readers with a clear and logical order to process and understand an entity’s climate risk. However, listing and describing these sections does not give new (and perhaps existing) report preparers a good basis for understanding AASB S2 and integrating an understanding of climate-related risks into their company.

The key to understanding AASB S2 is to centre climate-related risks opportunities (CRROs) and relate them to their potential impacts on the financial performance of a company.

These climate disclosures are made alongside a company’s financial statements and exist to complement them.

All other disclosures can then either be understood as a required input to assess a company’s CRROs or as a downstream consequence of a company’s CRROs. Classifying a disclosure into one of these categories helps an AASB S2 report preparer understand why each disclosure is necessary and the signals it sends to financial markets.

This presentation will use this risk-based conceptual model to explain each of the key components of AASB S2 disclosures with practical examples and important lessons learnt from our experience in an Australian mining context.

Key themes will include understanding why AASB S2 has been introduced and identifying the critical considerations and steps in your company’s implementation process.

9.40am - 9.55am

Break

9.55am - 10..30am

Sustainable Resource Extraction and Circular Economy

Presented by Huia Adkins, GHD

All companies are under increasing pressure from investors, customers, stakeholders and governments to demonstrate continuous improvement in sustainability and ESG.

The Circular Economy is an essential piece of this puzzle, concerned with how materials move through systems and how wastes are generated, avoided or repurposed

Given that nearly half of our greenhouse gas emissions are directly related to the materials we consume, the circular economy is also essential to our net zero ambitions.

This presentation explores how mining businesses can embed circular economy principles into business/operational processes to improve efficiency, enhance long-term sustainability as well as addressing the legacy of mining impacts on our landscape

10.30am - 11.00am

Panel Session

11.00am - 11.15am

Who should attend?
Mining Professionals, Environmental Consultants/Managers, and ESG Managers, Risk and Audit Professionals, Regulators Hydrologists and Hydrogeologists, Sustainability & Circular Economy Leaders, Environmental Scientists & Researchers – interested stakeholders

Certificates of Attendance will be available on request to acknowledge professional development.

The above program serves as a guide and timings are subject to change

SPEAKER BIO'S

Tyler Sujdovic

Executive Director, Resource and Environmental Compliance Division of DEMIRS

Tyler Sujdovic is the Executive Director, Resource and Environmental Compliance Division within the Resource and Environmental Regulation Group at the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS). Tyler is an experienced regulator within the State Government, with a history of delivering regulatory reform relevant to the resource sector.

In his current role, Tyler leads a diverse team responsible for ensuring the sustainable development of Western Australia’s resources.

Huia Adkins

Business Group Leader - Sustainability

GHD and Chair – APAC Circular Economy Taskforce

Huia is an experienced professional who

co-creates sustainability strategy and action.

She utilises her expertise and understanding of the principles, tools, and strategies to help deliver workable solutions that support the global sustainability goals.

She has been part of, and project managed, teams across a wide range of disciplines including planning, policy and strategy development, environmental impact assessment, sustainable construction and waste management, and resource recovery.

With more than 19 years’ working across private, public, and tertiary education sectors, Huia has been supporting organisations to recognise untapped potential within their value chains and reach desired outcomes.

Fraser Eynon

Senior Consultant

Climate Risk & Sustainability at Greenbase

Fraser Eynon is an expert in climate risk and sustainability disclosures, with a specialised focus on the resources sector.

His background as an environmental engineer supports a risk-based approach to considering acute and chronic climate-related risks in mining operations.

With extensive experience working across small, medium and large mining companies, Fraser has honed a tailored approach to assessing physical and transition climate risks, ensuring solutions align with the scale and complexity of each organisation.

His approach is grounded in practicality and driven by a genuine curiosity to ask “why” — an essential mindset in the ever-evolving landscape of corporate sustainability.

Brendan Tapley

Managing Director Decarbonate

and

Mines and Environment Advisory Board Member

Brendan has 20 years’ professional experience as a Decarbonisation and Sustainability consultant and subject matter expert.

He is Managing Director of Decarbonate, a boutique Perth based consultancy focussed on ESG and climate change advisory services, and delivering professional training, to companies operating in the mining, energy, manufacturing and transport sectors.

Brendan is 1 of 4 people in Australia to sit on the GRI’s Mining Sector Standard working group.

That new standard was released in February 2024, setting a new best practice ESG standard for mining companies.

He has also contributed to the development of the GRI’s climate change, energy and GHG emissions topic standards. Prior to joining Decarbonate, Brendan was a Director at PwC, who formed and led PwC’s Sustainability and Climate Change Team in Perth.

Decarbonate is a registered training Partner with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – the best practice ESG standards providers that is used by 80% of the ASX100 listed companies.

Navigating Compliance, Climate Disclosures & Sustainable Resource Management Breakfast Forum

Keynote Speakers

MODERATOR AND WELCOMES

SPEAKER BIO'S

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Navigating Compliance, Climate Disclosures & Sustainable Resource Management

Breakfast Forum