As promised at its last public workshop on implementation of Senate Bill 253 (SB 253), the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has today provided supplemental guidance for the first round of GHG reporting under SB 253.

The U.S. government has formally asked the European Union to significantly narrow two of its flagship sustainability laws, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), arguing that both still place unfair burdens on American businesses despite recent reforms.

The most significant takeaways from the California Air Resources Board's fifth public workshop on implementation of Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act.

The California Air Resources Board proposed deferring the 2026 Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions reporting deadline from Aug. 10 to Nov. 10, 2026.

With the first reports under California's Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) quickly approaching, here is what covered companies need to know.

The SEC’s climate disclosure rules (adopted in 2024 but mired in legal challenges and uncertainty ever since) now appear headed for formal repeal.

The California Air Resources Board held a public workshop to share its latest thinking on the implementation of SB 253, California’s corporate greenhouse gas reporting law. 

Don’t forget to register for CARB’s next virtual public workshop, to be held Monday, March 23, 2026, from 1–4 pm Pacific Time.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. has agreed to pay $29.5 million and adopt significant operational restrictions to settle a multi-state antitrust lawsuit led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

J.P.Morgan Asset & Wealth Management, one of the largest global investment managers, has announced it will stop using third‑party proxy advisory firms for U.S. proxy voting and will instead rely on a newly launched internal, AI‑powered platform, Proxy IQ, to manage all aspects of the voting process for more than 3,000 company annual meetings.

On November 18, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) convened its third virtual public workshop to discuss implementation of California’s climate disclosure laws, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting under Senate Bill 253 (SB 253) and climate-related financial risk reporting under Senate Bill 261 (SB 261).