California Climate Disclosure Laws: Compliance Strategy for SB 253 and SB 261
CARB Guidance for GHG Reporting Under SB 253, Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosures Under SB 261, Aligning With AB 1305
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will guide attorneys and in-house counsel through the latest developments in California's expansive climate disclosure laws, including SB 253 (GHG emissions reporting) and SB 261 (climate-related financial risk disclosures). The panel will address the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) recently released July 2025 FAQs, updated timelines, public docketing process, and "good-faith" enforcement guidance, as well as litigation challenges that may affect future compliance obligations.
Outline
- Introduction and definitions
- Deadlines and disclosure mechanics
- SB 261 Jan 2026 reports
- CARB public docket
- SB 253 phased GHG reporting
- Changes in CARB's July 2025 FAQs
- Enforcement discretion, reporting periods
- Procedural clarifications
- Litigation and constitutional challenges; status and practical implications
- Operating compliance: governance, data management, vendor contracting
- Intersection with SEC climate rule and AB 1305
- Practitioner takeaways
Benefits
The panel will review these and other critical issues:
- Covered entities, current deadlines, and CARB's docketing requirements for SB 261
- Using CARB's July 2025 FAQs to create actionable compliance plans
- Litigation risk and why disclosures proceed absent a stay
- Developing internal controls and data strategies aligned to TCFD/ISSB
- Aligning with AB 1305, SEC climate rules, and CSRD to streamline compliance
Faculty
Elizabeth Haskins
Shareholder
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Ms. Haskins represents clients in environmental and energy litigation, regulation, and compliance matters before... | Read More
Ms. Haskins represents clients in environmental and energy litigation, regulation, and compliance matters before federal, state, and administrative courts and commissions. Her experience includes representing clients in matters involving environmental, health and safety (EHS), including Clean Water Act issues, contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) and PFAS, OSHA and California Proposition 65 claims. Ms. Haskins also provides environmental due diligence on real estate transactional matters, including brownfield developments, and counsels clients on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) risk management strategy.
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Chris D. Schlag
Counsel
Nixon Peabody
Ms. Schlag advises clients on a wide range of environmental, social, and governance issues, providing strategic and... | Read More
Ms. Schlag advises clients on a wide range of environmental, social, and governance issues, providing strategic and practical guidance. She helps clients navigate emerging challenges by finding policy, regulatory, and transactional solutions to manage complex environmental, social, and governance risks.
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