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California Climate Disclosure Laws: CARB Draft Regulations Clarify Fees, Deadlines, and Applicability
By Jayni Hein & Jared Gilmour on
California regulators tasked with implementing and enforcing the state’s two landmark climate disclosure laws released draft regulatory text on December 9, 2025, providing additional insight on key issues, including initial deadlines for reporting greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and details on how regulators will determine annual fees. The release of the…
Continue Reading California Climate Disclosure Laws: CARB Draft Regulations Clarify Fees, Deadlines, and ApplicabilityThe European Commission’s New Green Claims Guidance: What Businesses Need to Know
By Seán Finan & Cándido García Molyneux on
The European Commission has published a detailed Q&A guidance document (the “Guidance”) on the interpretation and application of the Greenwashing Directive’s environmental claims and circular economy rules, which EU Member States will have to enforce from September 27, 2026.
The Greenwashing Directive updates the EU’s consumer protection rules to tackle greenwashing…
Continue Reading The European Commission’s New Green Claims Guidance: What Businesses Need to KnowThe CSRD/CSDDD Omnibus Endgame: Key Points for Companies
After months of uncertainty, the outlook for key EU sustainability laws is far clearer.
On November 13, 2025, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”) Omnibus simplification. This follows the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal in…
Continue Reading The CSRD/CSDDD Omnibus Endgame: Key Points for CompaniesTask Force for Corporate Action Transparency Launches New Frameworks for Climate Action Reporting
By Gary S. Guzy, Paul Mertenskötter & Elise Hartnett on
Posted in Disclosure Requirements
In the lead-up to COP30 in Brazil, the newly created Task Force for Corporate Action Transparency (TCAT) launched two comprehensive greenhouse gas reporting frameworks designed to fill an important gap in how companies measure, report on, and verify their corporate climate actions. TCAT leadership has indicated that the frameworks will…
Continue Reading Task Force for Corporate Action Transparency Launches New Frameworks for Climate Action ReportingCarbon Measures Coalition Signals Growing Momentum for Ledger-Based Carbon Accounting
On October 20, 2025, a coalition of nineteen leading companies in the energy, finance, and logistics sectors, launched the Carbon Measures Coalition, proposing a significant departure from established carbon accounting frameworks. The Coalition represents a prominent industry-led effort to move away from traditional inventory-based emission calculation methods toward a…
Continue Reading Carbon Measures Coalition Signals Growing Momentum for Ledger-Based Carbon AccountingThe Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Proposed Scope 2 Guidance: Key Changes and Considerations for Stakeholders
In late October, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (“GHG Protocol”) proposed updated Scope 2 guidance for companies quantifying and reporting their greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions. If finalized as proposed, the guidance would have significant impacts on how companies plan their renewable energy investments and measure progress toward their climate goals. The…
Continue Reading The Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Proposed Scope 2 Guidance: Key Changes and Considerations for StakeholdersEPA Proposes Changes to TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule
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Posted in Disclosure Requirements, PFAS
On November 10, 2025, EPA released a proposed rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”), proposing to amend its reporting requirements relating to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). The original rule, promulgated in 2023, led to concerns by some regulated entities that it would be difficult to collect the…
Continue Reading EPA Proposes Changes to TSCA PFAS Reporting RuleCalifornia AG Targets Plastic Bag Manufacturers for Misleading Recyclability Claims
By Laura Kim & Taylor Kay on
Posted in Environmental Enforcement, Environmental Marketing
On October 17, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced enforcement actions against seven plastic bag manufacturers for allegedly violating state environmental and consumer protection laws through explicit and implicit claims that plastic bags sold in California were recyclable. This comes at the conclusion of an investigation of these plastic…
Continue Reading California AG Targets Plastic Bag Manufacturers for Misleading Recyclability ClaimsState Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programs: New York’s Proposed Mandatory Reporting Program and California’s Existing Program
By Jayni Hein, Paul Mertenskötter & Eva Dorrough on
Posted in Disclosure Requirements
While the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is proposing to amend the federal Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (“GHGRP”) to remove reporting requirements for nearly all sources, it remains important for companies to track developments and manage their compliance obligations with existing and emerging state GHG reporting programs. Several states, such as…
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