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Legal Questions for Your Sustainability Team #4

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This series seeks to identify legal questions that can add definition and value to the good work that sustainability teams are doing. ...more

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Is a delay in the cards for California’s climate accountability laws?

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You might recall that, in 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two bills related to climate disclosure: Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, and SB261, Greenhouse gases:...more

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California’s New Climate Disclosure and GHG-Related Claims Laws

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On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a trio of climate-related bills that will impact what companies doing business in California must (or can) say about their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the...more

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California – First State to Enact Climate Reporting Legislation

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On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two expansive climate disclosure bills (SB 253 and SB 261), making California the first state in the U.S. to impose requirements on greenhouse gas (“GHG”)...more

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Five Things to Know About California’s New Climate Disclosure Bills

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Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261) into law, which means the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is now tasked with...more

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California Enacts Law Mandating Climate-Related Financial Risk Reporting

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This February post noted the introduction of SB 261 which aimed at imposing climate-related financial risk reporting.  In the ensuing months, the bill was amended seven times and garnered numerous supporters and opponents. ...more

Morgan Lewis

California Requires Companies to Disclose Climate Change Risks, GHG Emissions

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two watershed climate bills on October 7, 2023 that will require companies with significant revenue to make climate-related disclosures starting in 2026. The stated purpose of...more

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California Corporate Data Accountability and Climate-Related Financial Risk Act

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California is poised to become the first state to require large companies to disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from direct operations, supply chains and employees and report on climate-related financial risk and any...more

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California’s Bold Move on Climate Disclosures

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As public companies anticipate the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) final climate disclosure rules, which are expected to be released sometime fourth quarter of 2023, California has beaten the federal government...more

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