Use Case
Support climate and ESG regulatory reporting with structured data
Climate and ESG reporting is becoming mandatory.
Organisations across banking, insurance, superannuation, corporate and government sectors are increasingly required to disclose climate-related risks, emissions and governance arrangements.
These requirements vary by jurisdiction and sector but share a common expectation: organisations must explain how they identify, assess, manage and monitor climate-related risks and opportunities.
The Reporting Challenge
Regulatory reporting increasingly requires organisations to:
This is difficult without structured data
Many organisations find reporting challenging because:
- data is fragmented across systems
- risk assessments are manual or inconsistent
- value chain visibility is limited
- emissions data is incomplete or estimated
- scenario analysis is difficult to operationalise
Regulatory Context
Reporting requirements are expanding globally. Examples include:
While requirements differ, the underlying need is the same: organisations must demonstrate how climate risk has been assessed and what it means for the business.
How the NCED Helps
The NCED provides a structured data foundation that can support regulatory reporting requirements. It offers:
This allows organisations to move from narrative-only disclosure to evidence-backed reporting.
Supporting the Reporting Workflow
Risk Identification
The NCED can help identify where climate risk exists across:
- own operations
- customers or clients
- suppliers and value chains
- investments or lending portfolios
Risk Assessment
The NCED supports assessment by providing:
- physical risk indicators by hazard and location
- transition risk indicators by sector
- concentration and accumulation analysis
- materiality context
Metrics and Targets
The NCED can support disclosure of metrics including exposure by geography, sector, risk type and hazard. It also supports Scope 3-related context, including emissions proxies and sector-level emissions intensity.
Scenario Analysis
The NCED can help feed into scenario analysis by identifying which entities, sectors and geographies may be more or less exposed under different climate scenarios.
Governance and Risk Management
By providing a structured and repeatable assessment process, the NCED supports documentation of how climate risk is identified and managed. This is increasingly important for audit, assurance and board-level oversight.
Practical Outputs
The NCED can support the preparation of:
The Strategic Value
Regulatory reporting is not just a compliance exercise. It is also an opportunity to build a stronger understanding of climate risk across the organisation.
The NCED enables organisations to:
- demonstrate a structured approach to climate risk assessment
- support mandatory reporting with evidence
- explain how exposure has been identified and assessed
- reduce reliance on manual or inconsistent processes
- align risk, finance and sustainability teams
- improve confidence in disclosure accuracy
- prepare for future regulatory evolution
NCED supports regulatory reporting by providing structured climate and ESG data - enabling organisations to move from narrative-only disclosure to evidence-backed, defensible reporting.