Reporting

type: Resource

Climate risk: Key resources for boards

Climate risk: Key resources for boards

Boards must respond to climate-related issues to ensure the sustainability of their organisations.

Climate change
Reporting

type: Guide

Audit quality – a director’s guide

Audit quality – a director’s guide

The FMA's 2020 guide sets out how directors can contribute to an audit, as well as what they can expect from the FMA and auditors.

type: Submission
date: 06/03/25

Capital markets reform submission supports reassessment of liability provisions

Capital markets reform submission supports reassessment of liability provisions

A significant aspect of these reforms centred on the climate-related disclosures (CRD) regime, with a focus on director liability.

type: Submission
date: 11/06/25

Supporting smarter international alignment in climate reporting

Supporting smarter international alignment in climate reporting

Chapter Zero NZ urges phased, principles-based alignment that supports Trans-Tasman coherence and protects local relevance.

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 29/09/23

Bringing shared value to reality

Bringing shared value to reality

Data can transcend numbers as boards navigate modern expectations for more high-performing, holistic and transparent organisations.

type: Resource

Principles for climate and nature governance

Principles for climate and nature governance

This guidance from the World Economic Forum (WEF) sets out the four fundamental principles for effective climate and nature governance.

Climate change
Director duties
Reporting

type: Submission
date: 12/12/25

Financial markets reform: turning down the liability, turning up the signal

Financial markets reform: turning down the liability, turning up the signal

The IoD and Chapter Zero NZ endorse changes so listed boards rely on core duties and deliver more meaningful climate reporting.

Climate change
Policy and legislation
Reporting

type: Climate
date: 14/11/25

ANTHEM

Muted voices: how greenhushing and media cuts stall climate conversations

Muted voices: how greenhushing and media cuts stall climate conversations

As boards and media go quiet on climate, directors must find new ways to communicate sustainability with clarity and credibility.

Climate change
From our sponsors
Reporting

type: Resource

New Zealand’s climate reporting regime: key updates for directors

New Zealand’s climate reporting regime: key updates for directors

What directors need to know about threshold changes, no-action relief and the strategic case for voluntary reporting.

Director duties
Regulation
Reporting

type: Climate
date: 30/10/25

Changes to climate reporting drive complex choices for directors

Changes to climate reporting drive complex choices for directors

Fewer firms must report, but directors should assess if stopping is the right call, given stakeholder expectations and future regulation.

Director duties
Reporting

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 13/10/25

DENTONS

How does your board measure up to New Zealand’s climate disclosure benchmark?

How does your board measure up to New Zealand’s climate disclosure benchmark?

Boards must ensure climate-reporting compliance, provide oversight, and manage risks such as greenwashing and liability.

Climate change
From our sponsors
Reporting

type: Webcast
date: 10/10/25

2025 Director Fee insights

2025 Director Fee insights

Watch this webcast to delve into the findings of the IoD Directors’ Fees Report 2025/26.

Remuneration
Reporting

type: Climate
date: 26/09/25

From policy to practice: transition planning as a boardroom imperative

From policy to practice: transition planning as a boardroom imperative

Boards are under growing pressure to deliver credible climate strategies. Transition planning is where governance meets execution.

Climate change
Net Zero
Reporting