RFP Climate-related financial disclosures

### 🌍 Tender Overview: Climate-Related Financial Disclosures **Central Queensland University (CQU)** is inviting proposals from expert consultants to develop a strategic, modular, and scalable framework for **climate-related financial disclosures**. As these requirements are currently emerging for statutory bodies in Queensland, CQU seeks a proactive approach to ensure future compliance and institutional readiness. ### 📋 Scope and Requirements This project does not prescribe a fixed scope, allowing consultants to leverage their expertise to: * **Framework Alignment:** Support compliance with standards such as **AASB S2**, International Sustainability Standards, and the **TCFD framework**. * **Regulatory Readiness:** Address broader public sector and higher education expectations, including **NSW Treasury’s TPG 24-33**. * **Maturity Modeling:** Distinguish between foundational, advanced, and future-phase services. * **Collaborative Delivery:** Propose models that support both CQU-specific needs and shared, multi-institution solutions for the **Regional Universities Network (RUN)**. ### 🎯 Desired Outcomes CQU is particularly interested in proposals that offer: * Standardized or reusable deliverables across multiple universities. * Shared tools, templates, and guidance materials. * Joint training models and economies of scale in pricing. ### 🔍 Keywords Climate-related financial disclosure, AASB S2, TCFD, Sustainability Reporting, Higher Education Compliance, ESG Consulting, Regional Universities Network, Financial Advisory, Regulatory Readiness.