By early 2026, more than 4,000 U.S. companies must comply with California’s climate disclosure laws, or risk falling behind competitors. Under SB 253 and SB 261, penalties can reach $500,000 a year. The real cost of non-compliance goes far beyond penalties, though: public disclosures will make compliance – or the lack of it – visible […]
A key component of the California Climate Laws signed into law in 2023 is the requirement for US businesses with more than $1 billion in revenue doing business in California to report their assured Scope 1 and 2 emissions beginning in 2026. This is under the “SB 253” law, and many companies are now seeking […]
How companies can prepare for California’s SB 261 climate risk disclosure requirements by learning from best practices in existing TCFD-aligned reports.
If customers are pressuring you to step up on sustainability, you’re not alone. Every year, companies ask tens of thousands of suppliers to report their greenhouse emissions and other sustainability data. If that pressure hasn’t hit yet, it will—soon. Despite the recent market uncertainty permeating across the globe and impacting business across sectors, the sheer […]
California’s climate disclosure rules—now consolidated under SB 219 (formerly SB 253 and SB 261)—require companies doing business in the state to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks starting in 2026. The clock is ticking for ~10,000 companies with over $500 million in revenue doing business in California. Starting in 2026, they’ll be […]
As companies work towards Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) compliance, ensuring that double materiality assessments, data collection, and reporting are audit-ready is critical. Starting January 1st, 2025, CSRD compliance will be phased in. From their first report, companies must undergo limited assurance auditing by an approved third party. This requires companies to ensure their data […]
Mid-market U.S. companies are increasingly called upon to report and manage their sustainability practices as market pressures intensify. Large multinationals are increasingly attempting to measure and reduce their energy and other emissions and meet the rise of environmental regulations. Understanding and responding to climate and sustainability reporting requests is now critical to maintaining and growing […]
The manufacturing sector stands out as one of the main sustainability challenges to tackle. While we’re making significant strides in other high-impact sectors, such as transportation with electric vehicles and in energy with renewables, manufacturing remains a challenging yet crucial area to address. As one of the most significant users of raw materials, energy, and […]
As the world’s supply chains become more complex regulators across the globe are introducing new requirements for suppliers and buyers. The European Union (EU) unsurprisingly is the first mover with its introduction of a significant new global carbon tariff, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). CBAM is designed to address climate change by managing […]
Join Anthony Offredi, Director of the Customer Advisory Team at Quickbase and Andries Verschelden, CEO and co-founder of Good.Lab, for an essential webinar to understanding the SEC's groundbreaking climate disclosure rule. This regulation marks one of the most significant shifts in U.S. regulatory history, and it’s crucial to know how to prepare for compliance.
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a directive by the European Union designed to make sustainability and ESG (environmental, social, governance) reporting by companies more comprehensive, consistent, and aligned with financial reporting standards. The CSRD is currently the most comprehensive sustainability reporting regulation globally. Achieving compliance will demand comprehensive and accurate reporting by certain […]