Climate firms launch resilience in a box for Australia

Climate & Decisions and Komunidad have launched Resilience in a Box for Australian organisations dealing with climate disclosure rules.

The product combines Climate & Decisions' physical climate risk assessment and disclosure work with Komunidad's climate monitoring and early warning software. It is intended to help organisations connect climate reporting with day-to-day responses to weather and other physical climate threats.

Australian companies are facing growing scrutiny over climate disclosures under the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards and AASB S2. Against that backdrop, the partners are targeting organisations that need asset-level analysis as well as evidence suitable for audit and board reporting.

Rather than focusing only on periodic assessments, the new offering adds live monitoring of risks such as heat, flooding, storms and wind. It also includes alerts, tracking of climate thresholds and trends, and support for operational planning and response protocols.

The product is designed for Group 2 and Group 3 reporters in Australia and can be deployed across large asset portfolios, linking climate risks with financial impacts.

Compliance push

Businesses have been under pressure to show not only that they understand physical climate risks, but also that they can explain how those risks may affect operations and finances. That has created demand for tools that go beyond static reports and can be used by operating teams as well as finance and risk staff.

Climate & Decisions describes itself as a climate advisory firm focused on climate risk, regulation and strategy. Komunidad describes itself as a climate technology company providing climate risk intelligence, early warning systems and analytics.

The partnership combines a consulting-led approach to AASB S2-aligned assessment with a software platform that monitors conditions in real time. In practice, users can assess exposure at asset level, connect the findings to disclosure requirements, and continue monitoring those assets as conditions change.

Climate & Decisions Chief Executive Officer Thierry Lotrian said the companies see a gap in the market. "Most solutions in the market stop at risk assessment or reporting. But climate risk is dynamic, it impacts operations in real time," he said.

"With Resilience in a Box, we are bridging the gap between disclosure and decision-making, helping organisations not only meet ASRS requirements, but actively manage and reduce climate risk across their assets."

Operational focus

The companies argue that climate disclosure is no longer only a compliance exercise. For sectors with dispersed sites, infrastructure or logistics networks, shifts in weather conditions can affect uptime, maintenance, staffing and business continuity.

That is why the product is framed as much around operational resilience as disclosure. The package includes prioritised mitigation and adaptation strategies alongside disclosure inputs and monitoring tools, they said.

Komunidad Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Felix Ayque said many organisations now need to translate board-level reporting obligations into decisions at asset level. "Climate reporting in Australia has rapidly become a board-level priority, but the real challenge is turning that reporting into meaningful action," he said.

"At Komunidad, we've built our platform to integrate climate risk intelligence, compliance, and real-time early warning capabilities into one system. Partnering with Climate & Decisions allows us to bring that global capability to Australian organisations, enabling them not only to meet AASB S2 requirements, but to operationalise resilience across their assets and respond to climate risks as they evolve."

Market gap

The launch points to a wider shift in the climate services market, where advisers and software providers are trying to connect disclosure work with live operational data. Companies subject to reporting rules often complete climate risk assessments as a defined project, but the challenge then becomes keeping that information current and useful.

By tying audit-ready analysis to continuous monitoring, the partners are positioning the offering as a bridge between compliance, risk management and site operations. They describe that approach as decision-ready climate intelligence, which they say is needed as climate regulation becomes more detailed and expectations from boards, auditors and investors rise.

Lotrian reinforced that point in a further comment on the launch. "The market doesn't need more reports, it needs decision-ready insights and operational tools," he said.

"This partnership with Komunidad brings real-time capability into the core of climate strategy, enabling organisations to turn climate risk into a managed, measurable and actionable part of their business."