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Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a business model that incorporates self-regulation mechanisms and aims to ensure better corporate compliance with ethical standards and international norms. Some... more +
Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a business model that incorporates self-regulation mechanisms and aims to ensure better corporate compliance with ethical standards and international norms. Some businesses approach the concept of corporate social responsibility more generally and define it as efforts to limit businesses' negative environmental and social impacts.  less -
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Sustainability Reports Are Getting Longer – Is That a Good Thing?

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As I get older, my motto has been “less is more.” That certainly works for a mindful lifestyle. And it also works for pickleball, as one learns to hit the ball softly and place it cleanly rather than banging away at it to...more

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Beginning in 2025, California Employers Must Disclose Child Labor Findings of Labor Law Compliance Audits

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California’s AB 3234, which requires California employers to publicly disclose child labor findings and certain other information regarding voluntary labor compliance audits, will go into effect on January 1, 2025....more

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The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 9 "New Social Audit Requirements for Child Labor"

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In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 Days of California Labor and Employment" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on employers. On the ninth day of the holidays, my labor and...more

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California Offers Enforcement Relief on GHG Disclosures

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On December 5, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued an Enforcement Notice regarding the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253), which will require companies “doing business” in California to...more

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Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, November 2024

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We are pleased to share the November 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

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California Law Highlights the Need to Prepare for Climate Disclosures

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The march toward mandated corporate disclosures for climate-related risks continues. Despite significant pushback and substantial legal challenges, state legislatures and regulators are continuing to advance laws and rules...more

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California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Enacting Changes to California Climate-Related Disclosure Laws

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On September 27, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 219, the Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk (SB 219) after the California Assembly and Senate each...more

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Sustainability Spotlight – Q1 2024

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Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions. ...more

Allen Matkins

Chamber Of Commerce Highlights Some Differences Between SEC And California Climate Disclosure Mandates

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Last year, the California legislature enacted two bills, SB 253 and SB 261 that purport to impose burdensome disclosure mandates on businesses.  The legislature did so in spite of obvious constitutional infirmities.  It was...more

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SEC, California, and CSRD Climate Disclosure Requirements Comparison Tool

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Following an order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implementing a stay of its final climate disclosure rules pending review of legal challenges to such rules in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more

Allen Matkins

California Seeks To Delay Demise Of California Climate Related Disclosure Statutes, But Why?

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In February, I noted that the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and several others filed suit in the Central District Court challenging two laws passed last year. SB 253 (Wiener) compels disclosure of...more

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Reminder: Compliance with AB 1305 Is Required by January 1, 2024

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As the new year approaches, many companies will need to make sure that their websites include disclosure by January 1, 2024, that complies with California Assembly Bill No. 1305 (AB 1305). AB 1305 is the only law among the...more

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California Enacts Landmark ESG Legislation

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Introduction - On 7 October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law landmark legislation mandating corporate climate and climate-related financial risk disclosures. Together, SB 253 and SB 261 apply to public...more

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Change is in the Air: Everything You Need to Know About California’s Sweeping New Climate Disclosure Laws

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On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two sweeping climate disclosure bills, Senate Bill 253 (“SB 253”), the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, and Senate Bill 261 (“SB 261”), the...more

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California’s New Climate-Related Disclosure Laws

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California has enacted two new laws on corporate disclosure of direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related financial risks.  Senate Bill (SB) 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act,...more

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Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, October 2023

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We are pleased to share the October 2023 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

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California’s Bold Move on Climate Disclosures - (UPDATED October 2023)

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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

Allen Matkins

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

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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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California Passes Two Climate Disclosure Laws That Will Require Unique, Public Reporting of Carbon Emissions and Climate Risk

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California's Legislature has passed two new climate disclosure bills, SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (CCDAA), and SB 261, the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (CRFRA), which together will require a...more

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New “Climate Reporting” Laws in California – Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosure Required

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Two new bills have been passed in California as part of a “Climate Accountability Package” that require US-based companies “doing business”1 in California to make disclosures about their emissions and climate-related...more

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California Throws Its Weight Behind Climate Accountability

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California’s latest move on climate change is expected to bring “national and global repercussions.” Once signed (Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his intention to do so), Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability...more

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California’s Proposed Bills Require Companies to Report on Climate Emissions and Risks

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While all eyes are on proposed federal and European climate disclosure rules, the California legislature passed two climate-related bills that overlap somewhat with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s proposed...more

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California Bill on Climate-Related Disclosure

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California Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, if passed, will require all companies that do business in California and report over $1 billion in annual revenue to report on the full range of their...more

Allen Matkins

Legislators Left In Dark About Constitutional Concerns When Voting On Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosure Bill

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Last year, I reported on a California bill that would require large companies to report annually on their greenhouse gas emissions.  Since then, the bill, SB 260, has been working its way through the legislature.  Earlier...more

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