No matter where you are in your sustainability journey, we help you move forward and grow with confidence.
We are a sustainability consultancy that meets you where you are now – and guides you to where you want to be.
From mandatory climate reporting to modern slavery and governance, we help organisations navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape and build a business that’s robust, resilient and ready for the future.
Our international multidisciplinary team brings together world-leading sustainability experts with experienced legal advisors to deliver a perspective that’s truly unique and deeply pragmatic.
Combining best-in-class strategies for sustainability performance with a deep understanding of the underpinning legal requirements, we support you with all aspects of ESG strategy, performance, reporting and compliance – allowing you to move forward with confidence.
Whether you need strategic guidance, implementation support, or anything in between – we support you across all facets of sustainability.
Develop a sustainability strategy that’s underpinned by good practice and tailored to your business.
Includes single- and double-materiality assessments, target setting, action planning, and ongoing implementation monitoring.
Turn strategies into practical action with a clear roadmap and action plan, based on real-world experience and regulatory requirement timelines.
Implementation of sustainability roadmaps and action plans can be supported by our Source in-house ESG Manager outsourcing offering.
Designing and establishing robust ESG governance structures and operating models to ensure effective sustainability decision-making and compliance with directors’ duties.
Development of the required operational processes and policies.
Integrating ESG risks into Enterprise Risk Management frameworks – risk identification, evaluation, risk mitigation strategies and monitoring systems.
Supporting you in obtaining and maintaining verification, labelling andcertifications, to showcase your sustainability credentials, build trust with customers and achieve compliance with industry bodies.
Including carbon accounting and carbon credit procurement, physical and transition climate change risk and opportunity assessments, modern slavery risk assessments and statements, natural capital accounting and dependency risk and opportunity assessments, lifecycle assessments, and other specialised sustainability services.
Map your business against regulations and frameworks (such as ASRS/AASB, ISSB/IFRS, CSRD, SFDR, SDR, CSDS, EU and other Taxonomies, GRI, SASBI, SBTi and others), understand where you sit in relation to your competitors and your stakeholder expectations.
Drafting and reviewing sustainability reports fully compliant with mandatory Australian and international reporting requirements (e.g. ASRS/AASB S1 and S2, Modern Slavery Act, ISSB/IFRS, EU CSRD, EU SFDR, EU CBAM, EU CSDDD, UK SDR, China CSDS, NZ CS 1-3, AU, EU, ASEAN and other sustainable finance taxonomies, etc.) as well as aligned with voluntary reporting frameworks (such as Climate Active, GRI, SASB, CDP, IR, TCFD, TNFD, SBTI, SBTN, PRI, etc.)
We offer a full drafting service, including liaising with internal and external stakeholders and supporting the approval process.
Alternatively, we offer senior ESG expert reviews of prepared reports, including providing a legal opinion in collaboration with our allied businesses.
Helping you understand what parameters your future ESG data system needs to fulfil, and supporting the selection of the most suitable provider for your current and future needs.
Enabling you to provide or access sustainable finance through ESG due diligence, sustainable investment strategies and frameworks. Build trust with investors by meeting their ESG information requirements and making sure your ESG ratings reflect your efforts.
Awareness and training for company boards and management on the key aspects of mandatory requirements and their duties.
Training of internal teams on a broad range of sustainability topics, internal socialisation of your company’s sustainability strategies and approaches for broad internal buy-in and participation.
Materra is a sustainability consultancy that helps organisations navigate the shifting sustainability landscape, no matter what stage they are at in their journey.
We exist to give companies confidence in their sustainability performance, statements and compliance. With extensive experience across all facets of ESG, including regulation co-authoring and lawyer-grade expertise, we give companies peace of mind that they are meeting their obligations now and in the future.
Our international multidisciplinary team brings together world-leading sustainability experts with experienced legal advisors to deliver a perspective that’s truly unique and deeply pragmatic.
The ESG expert team at Materra is led by Linda – a senior advisor on sustainability, with close to two decades of experience delivering high-impact work on a wide range of sustainability topics through policy-making, research and consulting for a broad range of entities in the public and private sectors. She brings deep expertise across all facets of ESG, with a particular focus on local and international sustainable finance and corporate sustainability reporting frameworks and standards such as the ASRS/AASB, ISSB/IFRS, CSRD EU (and other) Taxonomies, SFDR, GRI, SASB, TCFD, TNFD, PRI and many others.
Early in her career Linda worked within the European Commission drafting the inaugural European Union’s climate change policies, worked closely with the European Environment Agency and international supranational organisations, and her extensive expertise is recognised in her current high-level appointments supporting the drafting of sustainable finance and corporate sustainability regulations and standards for Australia, European Union, and internationally. Linda is a co-author of and contributor to the EU, Australian, ASEAN and other sustainable finance Taxonomies, EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Standards among others and serves on the ISO committee on sustainable finance.
Notably, Linda worked within the European Commission drafting the inaugural European Union’s Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change and is currently helping draft sustainable finance and corporate sustainability regulations and standards for Australia, European Union, and internationally. She is likewise known for her work on natural capital, socially just transitions and many other sustainability topics.
We know that sustainability can be complex.
Every aspect requires multiple disciplines and experts to truly stay compliant – let alone get ahead.
As part of HPX Group, we can provide Materra clients with comprehensive wraparound ESG services, all under the one roof.
Whether it’s specialist legal advice ahead of a merger or acquisition, deep expertise on a specific sustainability matter, or assistance with day-to-day ESG workload, we can assemble a tailored and integrated multidisciplinary team that truly understands your context, needs and goals.
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